Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 6210, 1994
Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 4685, 1926)
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
509 S. Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL, US
50 Ranks
Instrument ID: 28374 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 25043
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions39 Stops55 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
At some point, the console was moved from the gallery to in front of the right transept.
Database Manager on June 23rd, 2008:
Updated through online information from Juan Palacio. -- When the original Möller organ was rebuilt in 1991 by Wicks, it was reduced to 53 ranks, so it is missing 17 ranks. They were taken out and are missing or not on the chests. Once I spoke to the organist, and I saw the chest; indeed, you could see it's missing lots of pipes -- at least 200-500 pipes. The organist told me that perhaps the pipes were removed out of the church. She also told me that the organ was not tuned properly, or the organ itself gets out of tune. The rose window at the rear of the church lets lots of light and heat into the organ, so perhaps that's why the tuning doesn't last long. The organ is played a few times, but most of the time is not played; it sounds OK when played. JUNE 22/2008
Database Manager on September 12th, 2007:
Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Sacred Heart is an historic building dedicated in 1905. Organ is in regular use for services, concerts and recitals (2007). Charles Callahan has recorded on this organ, CD is available through Wicks website.
Webpage Links: Wicks Organ Company [Opus 6210 page]
Related Instrument Entries: M. P. Möller (Opus 4685, 1926) , Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 721, 1911)
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