
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Evansville, Indiana
Current Organ:
Wicks Organ Company
Opus 132, probably prior to 1920.
Expansion Project:
The organ was expanded by Sam Bowerman of River City Organ Works in Louisville in 2009-2010 with pipework from the former organ at St. Mary Catholic Church in Evansville. Among the additions are diapason ranks on the Swell, Great and Pedal divisions, and a Flauto Traverso on the Great.
Earlier organ:
Henry Pilcher's Sons (1903, Opus 451).
2 manuals. 23 stops. 27 ranks.
Original price: $3500. Register key stop action instead of d. stops.
Sources:
Wicks Organ Company
http://organ.wicks.com/index.php
Opus number from a conversation with Wicks personale.
Organ Historical Society website:
http://organsociety.bsc.edu/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=16592
Information on Pilcher organ from website, accessed December 10, 2008.
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