Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 3064, 1950
1950 AGO National Convention
Hotel Ballroom
Boston, MA, US
9 Ranks
Instrument ID: 54316 ● Builder ID: 7431 ● Location ID: 47468
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop 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
"One of Biggs's salient contributions to this convention was that he successfully persuaded four organ firms-Aeolian-Skinner, Wicks, Estey, and Moller-to set up small organs in the hotel ballroom."
THE AMERICAN ORGANIST, June, 1996, p.48, by Stephen L. Pinel, referencing Barbara Owen, E. Power Biggs, Concert Organist.
Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, [1987]), p. 92.
Database Manager on February 22nd, 2015:
Built as a 9-rank demonstration organ for the 1950 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Boston; enlarged by 5 ranks and moved to St. Andrew Evangelical & Reformed, where the dedication recital was played by E. Power Biggs; the church closed in October 2012 and the buildings were offered for sale.
Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3102, 1950)
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