Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Pipe Organ Co. (Opus 20, 1910)

Exhibited in the 1965 OHS convention(s)

Location:

First German Evangelical Church / Columbia United Church of Christ
4311 Eastern Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 59984

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Evangelical and Reformed Churches
The organ is unaltered from its original state.
The organ's condition is playable, but not in usable condition.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022.

Technical Details:

Chests: Pneumatic
11 ranks. 640 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 11 stops. 11 registers.

Divisions

Great:

Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
Position: In a case at the front of the room.
Built by Wicks Pipe Organ Co.

We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.

Swell (Expressive):

Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
Position: In a case at the front of the room.
Built by Wicks Pipe Organ Co.

We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.

Pedal:

Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
Position: In a case at the front of the room.
Built by Wicks Pipe Organ Co.

We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.

Consoles

Main:

Built by Wicks Pipe Organ Co.
Manuals: 2
Divisions: 3
Stops: 11
Registers: 11
Position: Keydesk attached.
Manual Compass: 61
Pedal Compass: 30
Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, not in standard AGO position.
Pedalboard Type: Concave straight pedalboard.
Has Crescendo Pedal
Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons

We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.

Notes

Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022:

The order for this organ was placed in December 1909. The Carnegie Foundation paid one half of the total price of $1750.00. The organ was dedicated the second Sunday in April, 1910. Wicks was established in 1906. Tubular pneumatic action. -- 1965 OHS Handbook

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022.

Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021:

Installed with electric blower in 1910, cost $1,700.00.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.

Stoplists

Stoplist copied from photos of the console and pipework: Open In New Tab Originally published May 25, 2021
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on May 25, 2021.