St. Mary Catholic Church organ page

St. Mary Catholic Church
Evansville, Indiana

A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
of Lithonia, GA
2 manuals and 38 ranks

http://pipe-organ.com/stmary.shtm

Former Organs:

Unknown organ prior to 1923
Estey Organ, Opus 2100, 1923*
Wicks Organ, Opus 2385, 1941**

Former organ being permanently removed during church renovations in 2007
Former Wicks Organ Specs:

Great

Open Diapason 8'

Stopped Diapason 8'

Flauto Traverso 8'

Violin Cello 8'

Gemshorn 8'

Echo Salicional 8'

Octave 4'

Flute 4'

Gemshorn 4'

Trumpet 8'

Chimes

Tremolo

Swell

Lieblich-Gedeckt 16'

Open Diapason 8'

Melodia 8'

Stopped Flute 8'

Viol D'Orchestra 8'

Voix Celeste 8'

Echo Salicional 8'

Flute D'Amour 4'

Violina 4'

Nazard 2 2/3'

Piccolo 2'

Cornopean 8'

Tremolo

Pedal

Open Diapason 16'

Bourdon 16'

Lieblich-Gedeckt 16'

Diapason 8'

Cello 8'

Flauto Dolce 8'

Trombone 16'

Couplers

Great to Great 16'

Great to Great 4'

Swell to Great 16'

Swell to Great 8'

Swell to Great 4'

Swell to Swell 16'

Swell to Swell 4'

Swell to Pedal 8'

Great to Pedal 8'

Great to Pedal 4'

Pipework from the 1941 organ was distributed to various locations, including St. Boniface Church here in Evansville. The 1941 Wicks organ had 1005 pipes, 30 stops, and 12 couplings. The plaque on the door states that it was a gift of the parishioners in 1941. It was the third organ in the church. The chimes were donated in that same year by local funeral directors, Joseph Schaefer and Son.***

Sources:
*"Purchased by Wicks" on a later list (according to: http://www.esteyorgan.com/opuslist.html).
**http://www.ohschicago.org/TSD/Indexes/Organs/W-OrgansBuilders.html
***Photos of old organ and organ information from St. Mary Parish website in 2007.
Image of new organ from the A.E. Schleuter Pipe Organ Company website: http://pipe-organ.com/stmary.shtm

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