Parsons Pipe Organ Builders
Opus 52, 2024
Saint Benedict Cathedral
1328 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN, US
70 Ranks - 4,369 Pipes - 5 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 72181 ● Builder ID: 7389 ● Location ID: 62004
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STOPLISTS
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| Great (II)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Sub Principal🛈 | 85 |
| 16' | Gemshorn | CH |
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Principal | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Harmonic Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Gamba🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Gamba Celeste🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Octave🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Principal | ext. 16' |
| 4' | Spitz Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Twelfth🛈 | 61 |
| 2' | Fifteenth🛈 | 61 |
| 1 3⁄5' | Seventeenth🛈 | 54 |
| Mixture IV🛈 | 244 | |
| Full Mixture IV🛈 | 244 | |
| 16' | Trombone🛈 | 85 |
| 8' | Trumpet🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Clarion | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Tuba | CH |
| 8' | Bombarde | ext. PD |
| Chimes🛈 | DIG | |
| 16' | Great to Great | |
| Great Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Great to Great | |
| 16' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Swell to Great | |
| 4' | Swell to Great | |
| 16' | Choir to Great | |
| 8' | Choir to Great | |
| 4' | Choir to Great | |
| 8' | Nave Swell to Great | |
| Manual I-II Transfer |
| Swell (III - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt🛈 | 73 |
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Open Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Chimney Flute | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Salicional🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Voix Celeste🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Flauto Dolce🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Flute Celeste🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Octave🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Traverse Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 2' | Piccolo🛈 | 61 |
| Mixture III-IV🛈 | 221 | |
| 16' | Contra Fagotto🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Trompette🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Oboe🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Vox Humana🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Clarion🛈 | 61 |
| 16' | Swell to Swell | |
| Swell Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Swell to Swell | |
| 8' | Choir to Swell |
| Choir (I - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Gemshorn🛈 | 85 |
| 8' | Violin Diapason🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Gemshorn | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Gemshorn Celeste🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Bourdon🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Fugara🛈 | 61 |
| 4' | Gemshorn | ext. 16' |
| 4' | Chimney Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Nasard🛈 | 61 |
| 2' | Principal🛈 | 61 |
| 2' | Block Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 1 3⁄5' | Tierce🛈 | 54 |
| 1 1⁄3' | Larigot🛈 | 61 |
| 1' | Sifflöte🛈 | 61 |
| Mixture III🛈 | 183 | |
| 16' | Bass Clarinet🛈 | 73 |
| 8' | Tromba | GR 16' |
| 8' | Clarinet | ext. 16' |
| 8' | English Horn🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Tuba🛈 | 61 CH 8' Tuba, GT 8' Tuba, PD 8' Tuba |
| 8' | Concert Flute | Nave |
| 8' | Pontifical Trumpet | Nave |
| Cymbelstern🛈 | ||
| Harp | DIG | |
| Celesta | DIG | |
| Orchestral Bells | DIG | |
| 16' | Choir to Choir | |
| Choir Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Choir to Choir | |
| 16' | Swell to Choir | |
| 8' | Swell to Choir | |
| 4' | Swell to Choir | |
| 8' | Great to Choir | |
| 8' | Pedal to Choir | |
| Enclosed Great on Choir | ||
| Nave Swell on Choir |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 32' | Contrebasse🛈 | 44 PD 32' Contrebasse, PD 16' Contrebasse |
| 32' | Bourdon | DIG |
| 16' | Open Wood🛈 | 56 |
| 16' | Principal | GR |
| 16' | Contrebasse | ext. 32' |
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | 44 |
| 16' | Gemshorn | CH |
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt | SW |
| 8' | Octave🛈 | 44 |
| 8' | Flûte | ext. Open Wood |
| 8' | Bourdon | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Gemshorn | CH |
| 8' | Lieblich Gedeckt | SW |
| 4' | Choral Bass | ext. 8' |
| 4' | Flûte | ext. Open Wood |
| 32' | Contra Trombone🛈 | 12 ext. Gt. 16' |
| 16' | Bombarde🛈 | 73 |
| 16' | Trombone | GT |
| 16' | Fagotto | SW |
| 16' | Clarinet | CH |
| 8' | Bombarde | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Tromba | Gt. 16' |
| 8' | Fagotto | SW |
| 4' | Clarion | ext. 16' |
| 8' | Tuba | CH |
| Chimes | DIG | |
| Pedal Unison Off | ||
| 8' | Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 8' | Choir to Pedal | |
| 8' | Nave Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Nave Swell to Pedal | |
| 4' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 4' | Choir to Pedal |
| Nave Analysis (Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | 97 |
| 16' | Dulciana🛈 | 85 |
| 8' | Diapason🛈 | 73 |
| 8' | Concert Flute🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Unda Maris🛈 | 61 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Nazard🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Flügelhorn🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Pontifical Trumpet🛈 | 61 |
| Nave Tremolo |
| Nave Great (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Diapason | |
| 8' | Concert Flute | |
| 8' | Chimney Flute | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Chimney Flute | |
| 2' | Fifteenth | |
| Mixture II | ||
| 8' | Flügelhorn | |
| 8' | Pontifical Trumpet |
| Nave Swell (III - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Chimney Flute | |
| 8' | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Unda Maris (t.c) | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Chimney Flute | |
| 4' | Dulciana | |
| 2 2⁄3' | Nazard | |
| 2' | Piccolo | |
| 8' | Flügelhorn | |
| 8' | Pontifical Trumpet | |
| Nave Swell Unison Off |
| Nave Pedal (Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | |
| 16' | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Diapason | |
| 8' | Chimney Flute | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 8' | Pontifical Trumpet |
| Accessories🛈 | ||
| General Tremolo🛈 | ||
| Flexible Wind🛈 | ||
| All Swells to Swell | ||
| Crescendo on Nave Expression | ||
| Pedal Stops on Manual Combinations |
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CONSOLES
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Builder: Parsons Pipe Organ Builders
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal7 Divisions59 Stops110 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Pedal Divide✓ Transposer✓ Sequencer✓ MIDI✓ Record/Playback✓ Wireless Control✓ Combination 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: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Opus-Two
Additional Notes: Duplicate consoles exist in the Gallery and at the front of the Nave. Has storage drawer and music storage cabinet at the side of the console.
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DETAILS
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Peter Geise on November 7th, 2024:
Original instrument was 1934 Wicks Op. 2367 of 20 ranks. This was designed by tonal director Henry Vincent Willis. New organ incorporates re-conditioned and re-voiced foundations and 1 reed from the Wicks.
Original instrument was 1934 Wicks Op. 2367 of 20 ranks. This was designed by tonal director Henry Vincent Willis. New organ incorporates re-conditioned and re-voiced foundations and 1 reed from the Wicks.
Paul R. Marchesano on November 6th, 2024:
Replaced a "Willis" Wicks organ, some ranks potentially reused in the current organ
Webpage Links: New Organ
Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 2367, 1934)
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