Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 3047, 1950

St. Mary Roman Catholic Basilica

1600 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN, US

45 Ranks - 2,878 Pipes

Instrument ID: 38711 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 34146

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Movable Console

Design: Traditional Without Cover

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions39 Stops62 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Stop Keys 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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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on November 28th, 2012:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

Database Manager on October 8th, 2012:

Updated through online information from Richard C Greene. -- Installed August 1949, Henry Vincent Willis IV played an integral role in the original 1949 design. He did the scaling and voicing of opus 3047. In 2008, Wicks rebuilt the organ with new electric stop action, new console, new pipework, and reworked the specification.

Database Manager on August 2nd, 2012:

Updated through online information from Christopher R. Stroh, Organist.

Database Manager on November 27th, 2010:

Updated through online information from Allen Moe.

Database Manager on January 23rd, 2009:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Gradually enlarged over the years; in 2008, the organ was renovated and enlarged to 82 ranks by Wicks, with a new French-style terraced console.

Webpage Links: The Basilica of Saint Mary - Basilica Organ , Basilica of St. Mary Organ Project

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3047B, 2008)

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