Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 4095, 1961
North Park University
Multi-Purpose Room (former Chapel)
3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL, US
19 Ranks - 1,322 Pipes
Instrument ID: 27109 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 23894
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions19 Stops45 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe 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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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ was sold to Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and combined with its Möller organ.
Database Manager on September 7th, 2008:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This organ incorporates pipework from the University's former organ - M.P. Möller, Op. 6688, ca. 1938 - mostly in the Swell.
Database Manager on July 8th, 2007:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Exposed Great on right wall of chancel. Swell & Choir in divided chambers on either side of chancel. Sforzando toe stud missing. Organ originally built for North Park College, but later enlarged as evidenced by a plaque on the console. Swell chest is 73-notes, but mostly pipes 62-73 are either dead or missing. Sw. 4' Flute is a transposed Melodia. Most Swell components bear the [opus?] number 6688. Organ in mediocre condition in April, 1994. Source: extant organ
Related Instrument Entries: M. P. Möller (Opus 6688, 1938) , Owner (2000)
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