Wicks Pipe Organ Co.
Opus 2839, 1947
St. Peter's Lutheran Church (1863)
Sanctuary
New Memphis, IL, US
2 Ranks - 1 Physical Divisions
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CONSOLES
Builder: Wicks Pipe Organ Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal2 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from the Wicks opus list. Fuga de Luxe model. From an article: HISTORY OF ST. PETER’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, NEW MEMPHIS, CLINTON COUNTY, IL., 1863 – 1988 The 125th ANNIVERSARY on https://clintonilgenweb.org/churches/stpeter/history.htm. "The original Kilgen organ purchased in 1874 was replaced by a two-rank pipe organ in 1948 at a cost of $3,000.00."
The church was all but destroyed in a June 1960 tornado. A few pipes salvaged by Wicks. New building in 1961. New church has a 1978, 6-rank Wicks.
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