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Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 6476, 2014)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 9121, 1958)

Location:

Christ United Methodist Church
400 Fifth Ave. SW
Rochester, MN 55902 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 55356

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered 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 May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Wicks Direct Electric
  • 64 ranks. 3,400 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 50 stops. 85 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Wicks Direct Electric chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 50
  • Registers: 85
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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: Computerized/Digital system.
  • 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
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 09, 2015:

Originally installed in 1958 as 3/29 Moller Op. 9121, retaining seven ranks from the previous organ, 1915 Austin Op. 576; Antiphonal added in 1960; tonal changes by Robert Sipe 1967 as 5/64 with West German-built 5-manual console; rebuild, tonal changes and new console in 2014 by Wicks as 4/64 Op. 6476.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist courtesy of the Wicks Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Wicks Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2014-07-14

Church interior: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-04-19