Wicks Pipe Organ Co. Opus 2263 (1941)

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2008-08-31 - Church exterior (Photograph by builtstlouis.net, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior to front (Photograph by romeofthewest.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior to rear and organ case (Photograph by romeofthewest.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-08-16 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph by Photograph by Zachary Guenzel, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Tonal design under Henry Vincent Willis. Restored by Wicks with minor tonal changes. Enlarged to 40rk. -Database Manager

2012-03-12 - Updated through online information from Ron Yeater. -- Wicks added 11 ranks in 1958 (a rather unenlightened scheme!). Further slight tonal modifications were done in the 1990s by the organist (a Wicks employee). These were an improvement! -Database Manager

Stoplist

stoplist copied from factory records Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Louis, Missouri Our Lady of Sorrows Church, RC Wicks Organ Co., op. 2263, 1941 Great Organ 73 notes 16 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason 40 sc. 8 Second Open Diapason 42 sc. (ext. 16') 8 Doppel Flute 8 Melodia (Ch.) 8 Viola 54 sc.,not too stringy 8 Gemshorn 4 Octave 4 Flute (ext. Mel.) 4 Gemshorn (ext.) 2 2/3 Twelfth 2 Fifteenth III Mixture 8 Tuba 4 1/2\" sc. Blank tablet SWELL ORGAN 73 notes 16 Lieblich Gedeckt #3 sc. 8 Open Diapason 45 sc. 8 Stopped Flute (ext.) 8 Salicional 58 sc. 8 Voix Celeste tc 8 Muted Viole (tapered) 60 sc. 4 Flute d'Amour (ext.) 4 Violina (ext.) 2 2/3 Nazard (ext.) 2 Piccolo (ext.) IV Plein Jeu 8 Cornopean 8 English Horn Blank tablet Tremolo CHOIR ORGAN 73 notes 16 Dulciana (1-12 free reeds!) 8 Violin Diapason 47 sc. 8 Melodia 8 Viola (Gt.) 8 Dulciana (ext.) 4 Flute (ext. Mel.) 4 Dulciana (ext.) 2 2/3 Dulciana (ext.) 2 Dulciana (ext.) 8 Clarinet Blank Tablet Tremolo PEDAL ORGAN 16 Open Diapason wood 16 Great Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw.) 16 Dulciana (Ch.) 8 Octave (ext. 16 Dia.) 8 Bass Flute (Gt. Dop. Fl.) 8 Cello (Gt. Viola) 8 Flauto Dolce (Sw. Ged.) 16 Trombone (ext. Gt. Tuba) Blank Tablet usual couplers wind pressure 4\" throughout, exc. Tuba/Trombone 6\" Tonal matters on this organ were under the direction of Henry Vincent Willis Mixture compositions: GREAT: 1-15 17-19-22 16-30 15-17-19 31-45 12-15-17 46-61 8-12-15 SWELL: 1-15 15-19-22-26 16-33 12-15-19-22 34-47 8-12-15-19 48-61 5- 8-12 15 In 1958 a number of ranks were added, in a commendable effort to eliminate unification/borrowing. The particular choices made were questionable!! GREAT ORGAN 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Clarion SWELL ORGAN 4 Rohr Floete 4 Trompette 4 Schalmei CHOIR ORGAN 8 Viole d'Orchestre replacing borrowed Viola 4 Fugara 2 2/3 Nasat 2 Block Floete [Received from Ron Yeater 2012-03-12.]

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