H. A. Howell (Pipe Organs)
2002

Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 2918, 1948)

St. Ita's Catholic Church

5500 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL, US

68 Ranks - 4,230 Pipes

Instrument ID: 49229 ● Builder ID: 2990 ● Location ID: 43331

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Movable Console

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions61 Stops74 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Sequencer✓ 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: 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 October 18th, 2017: 
Updated by Paul Marchesano, listing  this website as a source of information: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171016/edgewater/saint-ita-catholic-church-st-bing-crosby-organ-pipes-beach-hotel-henry-j-schlacks.<br>
Article about Bing Crosby donating money for the original installation.

Database Manager on February 15th, 2012: 
Identified through online information from Randall Karstens.  -- The organ has Electric-slider chests in the Swell and Choir.  Electro-mechanical chests are used for unit stops for these two divisions as well as the Solo.  The orgiginal Wicks chests are still used in the Great, with some additions of other electro-mechanical chests.  I am looking up the updated specification to see if there are any changes to the numbers of ranks, stops, and pipes.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 2918, 1949)

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