Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 622, 1926
First Evangelical Church / Evangelical United Brethren Church
Sanctuary
229 East Park Street
Waterloo, IA, US
26 Ranks - 1,900 Pipes - 5 Physical Divisions
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions26 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
In 1946, the Evangelical Church merged with the Church of the Brethren to form the Evangelical United Brethren denomination.
Database Manager on November 9th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Robert Brock. -- Source of information is from factory specifications
Database Manager on November 1st, 2013:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Robert Brock, using information found in an un-named publication. -- In 1955, the church moved to a new location in Waterloo, IA. Wicks altered the organ to a three-manual instrument (Opus 3622) to fit the new sanctuary. The Evangelical church building was later sold to Kimball Avenue Methodist Church.
Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3622, 1955)
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