Pipe Organ Database

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Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3335, 1953)

Location:

University Congregational UCC
4515 NE 16th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98105 US
Organ ID: 26029

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: United Churches of Christ (UCC)
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on July 03, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Wicks Direct Electric
  • 32 ranks. 2,093 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 31 stops. 63 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Wicks Direct Electric chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on July 03, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 31
  • Registers: 63
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on July 03, 2018.
Database Manager on May 13, 2007:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was designed and installed by Seattle Wicks Representative Charles W. Allen. Choir, Great, and Pedal on right. Swell entirely left. Echo prepared-for. Ceiling chamber has chimes installed.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> February 1954
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1988-08-12

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1988-08-12

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