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Montgomery AL, USA (Alabama) - Saint John's Episcopal Church
Municipal: Montgomery AL
Region:Montgomery County AL
Address: 113 Madison Avenue, 36104, Montgomery, AL
Website: https://stjohnsmontgomery.org/

Description nr.: 2062965.

Built by: Wicks Organ Company (1961) - opus 4166

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1961 Wicks Organ Company4166 new organ
1977 Wicks Organ Company4166A enlargement
2005 Wicks Organ Company4166B restoration

  • In 1961 the Wicks Organ Company built a two manual organ for Saint John's Episcopal Church in Montgomery. A number of stops are extension and transmission. A third manual, being a 'Rück Positiv' was prepared for. This division was installed in 1977.
  • The same company restored the organ in 2005. A new console was installed and some ranks were revoiced. The organ was also enlarged with several digital stops.
  • The stop list mentioned here is from 1977.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ12 (6)
- Swell Organ14 (9)
- Rück Positiv10 (9)
- Pedal Organ12 (6)
Total number of stops48 (30)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintade 16', Diapason 8', Spitzfloete 8', Octave 4', Spitzfloete 4' - extension, Nachthorn 4', Quint 2 2/3' - extension, Principal 2' - extension, Nachthorn 2' - extension, Terz 1 3/5' (from c°) - extension, Rauschpfeife 2 ranks - extension, Mixture 4 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrfloete 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Hohlfloete 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasat 2 2/3' - extension, Ocatvin 2' - extension, Hohlfloete 2' - extension, Larigot 1 1/3' - extension, Klein Oktave 1' - extension, Fagotto 16', Kopfregal 8', Tremolo, Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Rück Positiv (C-c''''): Grobgedeckt 8', Rohrfloete 8', Quintade 8' - from Great, Principal 4', Gedecktfloete 4', Principal 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Zimbel 3 ranks, Rohrschalmei 8', Tremolo, Spanisch Trumpet 8', Zimbelstern.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32' - extension, Diapason 16' - extension from Great, Quintade 16' - from Great, Principal 8', Spitzfloete 8' - from Great, Choralbass 4', Nachthorn 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Sordun 32', Posaune 16', Fagot 16' - from Swell, Kopfregal 4' - from Swell, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Swell.

Literature St. John's Episcopal Church, Montgomery, Alabama. - In: The Diapason, 71st Year, No. 3, March, 1980. - Advertisement.