Fabry Inc., Fox Lake, Illinois
The Community Church, Ludington, Michigan
Fabry Inc. has been maintaining the church’s 3-manual,
27-rank Wicks pipe organ for the past ten years. After many years of service,
the mechanical relays and console contacts were failing. The constant
combination action troubles and dead notes due to contacts breaking in the
chamber relays made the instrument difficult to play. It was obvious that
contact replacement or a solid-state conversion was needed. The church elected
to convert the entire system to solid-state.
Fabry Inc. completed a total solid-state conversion of this
instrument with the addition of electric shade actions, electric tremolo units,
movable platform console, and new electric chime system. The entire wood
interior of the console has been replaced and fitted with an MSP-1000
microprocessor from Peterson. The console project also included full MIDI
resource system, sound module, speakers, and adjustable bench.
Fabry Inc. would like to thank Mr. Lee Shipman who
coordinated the entire project. David G. Fabry completed all the console
woodwork and installed the console microprocessor. Crew leader Joseph Poland
and David J. Fabry handled the installation of the remaining equipment.
--David J. Fabry
GREAT
8’ Open
Diapason
8’ Second
Diapason
8’ Doppel
Flute
8’ Viola
d’Gamba
8’ Gemshorn
4’ Octave
4’ Flute
4’ Gemshorn
22⁄3’ Twelfth
2’ Fifteenth
III Mixture
8’ Trompete
Tremolo
Chimes
SWELL
16’ Lieblich
Gedeckt
8’ Open
Diapason
8’ Stopped
Flute
8’ Flauto
Traverso
8’ Salicional
8’ Aeoline
8’ Voix
Celeste
4’ Principal
4’ Flauto
Traverso
4’ Violina
4’ Flute
d’Amour
4’ Aeoline
22⁄3’ Nazard
2’ Piccolo
11⁄3’ Larigot
III Harmonic
Aetheria
8’ Trumpet
8’ Oboe
Horn
8’ Vox
Humana
4’ Clarion
Tremolo
CHOIR
16’ Dulciana
8’ Geigen
Diapason
8’ Melodia
8’ Concert
Flute
8’ Gemshorn
8’ Dulciana
8’ Unda
Maris
4’ Prestant
4’ Open
Flute
4’ Dulciana
22⁄3’ Dulciana
Twelfth
2’ Dulciana
Fifteenth
13⁄5’ Dulciana
III Dulciana
8’ French
Horn
8’ Clarinet
Tremolo
Chimes
Zimbelstern
PEDAL
32’ Untersatz
32’ Violone
16’ Violone
16’ Open
Diapason
16’ Bourdon
16’ Lieblich
Gedeckt
16’ Dulciana
8’ Octave
8’ Bass
Flute
8’ Flauto
Dolce
8’ Cello
8’ Dulciana
4’ Choral
Bass
III Mixture
32’ Bombarde
16’ Trombone
8’ Trumpet
8’ Oboe
Chimes
Couplers
Great
16-UO-4
Swell
16-UO-4
Choir
16-UO-4
Sw
to Gt 16-8-4
Ch
to Gt 16-8-4
Sw
to Ch 16-8-4
Gt
to Ch 8
Ch
to Sw 8
Gt
to Sw 8
Gt
to Ped 8-4
Ch
to Ped 8-4
Sw
to Ped 8-4
MIDI
to Gt, Sw, Ch, & Ped
Nave
shades on/off
Bedient Pipe Organ Company, Roca, Nebraska
Opus 65, United Methodist Church, Storm Lake, Iowa
In 1995, the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake, Iowa,
was given a generous gift. Because the donors stipulated that the money must be
spent on a new pipe organ, the organ committee put aside their original plan to
rebuild their old instrument and began researching pipe organ builders and
additional donors. Bedient was awarded the building contract, resulting in the
creation of a two-manual, mechanical-action organ with 19 ranks of pipes.
With its tonal qualities based on 18th-century German and
19th-century French and American traditions, the organ generates a wide dynamic
range for various accompanimental and performance tasks. All three traditions
provide a broad palette of musical possibilities, which are enhanced by the
lively acoustical environment provided through recent renovations.
The white oak organ case was designed to integrate with the
front of the sanctuary, which features a gilded trefoil pattern in the
woodwork. The pipe shades are of basswood in a flowing organic configuration.
The keyboard naturals are covered with blackwood and the accidentals are of
maple. The pedal keys are made of oak and the accidentals are capped with
moradillo. The stop knobs are made of cocobola.
Dr. Davis Folkerts, Professor Emeritus, Central College,
Pella, Iowa, and consultant on the organ project, played the dedication concert
on April 28, 2002. It featured diverse pieces from many countries and eras, and
included an historical narrative by Eunice Folkerts.
--Gene Bedient
GREAT
8’ Principal
8’ Rohrflote
8’ Dulciana
4’ Octave
2’ Octave
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III–IV Mixture
SWELL
8’ Viole
de Gambe
8’ Voix
celeste
8’ Bourdon
4’ Spitzflute
2’ Doublette
II Sesquialtera
16’ Fagott
8’ Trompete
PEDAL
16’ Subbass
8’ Flute
16’ Fagott
(Sw)
Great/Pedal
Swell/Pedal
Swell/Great
Tremulant
