Wicks
Opus 5517, 1976

Residence: Drew A. Kovach

Argos, IN, US

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  • Position: Other
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Derived
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2'
2'
III
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: Other
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2 2⁄3'
2'
1 3⁄5'
1 1⁄3'
1'
8'
  • Position: Other
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
16'
8'
8'
4'
2'
II
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: Other
  • Chest Action: Direct Electric (Wicks)
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: 1-12 from 8' Rohr Gedackt
16'12
8'85
8'85
4'73
8'49
16'85

Balanced expression pedal, balanced crescendo pedal, crescendo indicator, wind indicator, music rack light, pedal light, tracker touch
Originally Written/Published: 09-12-2015

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Wicks
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal1 Divisions5 Stops33 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Database Manager on June 14th, 2015:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Wind pressure is 2-1/2". Open toe voicing. Case and console of natural cherry. Plate glass expression louvers. Design by Dr. Drew A. Kovach in consultation with Thomas Doeppers and John Sperling of Wicks. Opening recital played March 14, 1976 by Robert Hinkle of Lafayette, Indiana.

Database Manager on June 8th, 2015:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was relocated to Dr. Kovach's home in Grand Junction, Colorado before it found a home in the chapel at Augustana Lutheran in Denver, Colorado.

Database Manager on May 30th, 2015:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by James R. Stettner, based on information from a post by the original owner on Facebook Organists' Association on May 16, 2015.
-- The organ was relocated to the chapel of Augustana Lutheran in Denver, Colorado.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (1976) , Owner (1980s)

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