Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 4744, 2009
Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 4744, 1968)
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
1502 East Wallen Road
Fort Wayne, IN, US
37 Ranks
Instrument ID: 40835 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 36021
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions34 Stops72 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe 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: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
From a Facebook post, November 27, 2020:
Installation continued this week at St Vincent DePaul Roman Catholic Church in Ft Wayne, IN on the world’s largest Viscount Laurel Hybrid Organ with the delivery of the new console and switching system. This organ is an expanded spec Unico 800 with a custom dual coupler rail. It has 127 speaking stops including 46 ranks of pipes across 4 manuals and pedal. - Information from Viscount Organs of Michigan.
Database Manager on February 8th, 2014:
Updated through online information from Grant Nill.
Database Manager on May 2nd, 2009:
Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Earlier renovations/additions by Wicks in 1993 and 2002. Number of registers includes 17 digital stops, organ is currently under renovation/enlargement by Wicks (information from Wicks website, accessed 5-1-2009)
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