Pipe Organ Database

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Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 2500, 1942)

Location:

First United Methodist Church
501 W 4th St.
Joplin, MO 64801 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 72925

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on March 13, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 10 ranks. 2 manuals. 10 stops.
Main:
  • Built by Wicks Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 10
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on March 13, 2023.
Jim Stettner on March 13, 2023:

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from the Wicks opus list. The organ is housed behind the facade of the church's 1905 organ. Unknown if any pipework from the 1905 organ was retained.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on March 13, 2023.

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