Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 6419, 2004

First Congregational Church

Sanctuary

129 South Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI, US

45 Ranks
Instrument ID: 45592 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 12362
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  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
4'
2 2⁄3'
2'
V
8' CH
8' EC
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2 2⁄3'
2'
V
16'
8'
8'
8'
4'
8' EC
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding 1929 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2 2⁄3'
2'
2'
1 3⁄5'
8'
8'
8'
8'
8' EC
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Floating. Retained from preceding Austin.
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
  • Notes: Retained from preceding ca. 1928 Austin
8'
8'
4'
4'
8'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
32'
32' SW
16'
16' GT
16' GT
16' SW
8'
8' GT
8' GT
4'
32'
16'
16' SW
8' EC
8' CH
8' CH
4' CH
4' CH
GT

[Originally received online from Chad Boorsma]
Originally Written/Published: June 30, 2011

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Wicks Organ Co.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions71 StopsElectrical Key Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on July 2nd, 2011:

The Subterranean Tuba, on 20" of wind, is located in the basement and speaks through the floor behind expression shades. The organ also includes several ranks of pipes from the church's previous ca. 1928 Austin organ.

Database Manager on November 27th, 2009:

Identified through on-line information from John Gouwens. -- This organ was from a brief period when Wicks was attempting to return to the style of organs they built in the 1930s with Vincent Willis. There were reportedly just four large organs that resulted from that initiative before there was a parting of ways, and the tonal people involved formed another company. This is an astoundingly convincing re-creation of a Willis-style "English" organ, and in fine acoustics, to boot! The organ is in its original home, but it includes seven ranks from a mostly-vandalized Austin that preceded it.

Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1514, ca. 1928)

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