Wicks
2005

Updated by LINDA WEISS, who has heard or played the organ.

The organ also has a Zimbelstern which was donated and probably installed, also, in 1994 and was included in the original Estey/Pilcher instrument.

Updated through online information from John Dill. -- This instrument was tonally designed by Bill Hamner, who at the time was the Tonal Director at Wicks. This was the last instrument he finished while still living in St. Louis and prior to leaving Wicks. The lowest wind pressure on the instrument is seven (7) inches. The reeds in the Choir are on ten (10) and the Hooded Tuba is on fifteen and a half (15.5). This instrument contains "expansion chambers" under every pipe lower than 4' C. The expression shades are two and five eights (2 5/8) inches thick, horizontal using Peterson Swell Motors - 16 stages. The Memory and Relay system were built by Syndyne using their 2800 system. The instrument is unapologetically English (right down to linen lead) being based on the work of Henry Vincent Willis, grandson of (Father) Henry Willis of England. Two complete ranks used recycled pipe work. The 16' Open Wood came from the church's original Estey (very little is known about this instrument) that Dr. Robert Markham moved for the church from the first sanctuary to the present. The second recycled set of pipes are the 16' Subbass which were Pilcher. This set came from another instrument created by Dr. Markham at First Methodist in Waco. That instrument no longer exist except for this one rank as well as the bottom 12 of the 16' Minor Bourdon in the Swell. The builder of the 12 pipes used in the bottom octave of the Minor Bourdon is not known though they are very similar to Pilcher. Nothing is known about the original instruments that the Subbass or Minor Bourdon came from. All windchests, blowers, various components, console, pipe work, etc. etc. excluding that listed above were new in 2005.

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ contains 2 ranks of pipes from the former First Methodist Church in Waco.

Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ is in regular use for 8:30 and 10:45 services (2008).