Private Residence

1970 Wicks

Water damaged instrument given new life

This instrument began life in 1970 as a two-rank practice instrument for a private residence in Indiana. While there, the casework surrounding the main chest was badly water damaged. The organ was subsequently moved to the third floor of a mansion in Kankakee, Illinois. A faithful Lutheran organist, who has played for churches for over 60 years, purchased the instrument for her lovely home in Moline, IL. Stuart Weber replicated the casework and improved it. A number of key contacts that were inoperable were replaced as well as a few of the mechanisms behind the drawknobs. The pedalboard was rebushed and other minor adjustments were made. The two ranks are a Gemshorn and a Copula. This lovely instrument is now in very regular use.