Recent Projects
Æolian-Skinner Opus 1083
Phase one completed. Following initial evaluation of the instrument, Phase one of this project involved a complete releathering of the Console, Great, Swell, Positive and Choir relay pneumatic’s in order to get the instrument into a playable state in which to further evaluate its preservation needs following an unfortunate attempt at rebuilding by a previous…
Blue Mound United Methodist Church
Refurbishment of Möller Opus 4078, 1924. Refurbish console with new manuals, stop keys/actions and stop rail, restore and refinish console case, reproduction music rack, install complete new control system for entire instrument. Rewire of all Möller chests and necessary replacement of pitmans/retainers etc. for continued reliable operation. Replacement of rectifier and Kinetic blower coupling. Stripping,…
Huntingburg parish gives new life to pipe organ
WRITTEN BY SISTER MARY LOUISE – UEBELHOR, O.S.B. for ‘The Message’ On Oct. 26, Bishop Charles C. Thompson blessed the newly restored and updated Wick’s pipe organ in a special ceremony at St. Mary Parish in Huntingburg. The ceremony took place at the opening of the Mass in which Bishop Thompson installed Father Ryan Hilderbrand as…
Opus 5443 Our Lords Lutheran Maryville, IL
On April 25, 1969 Rev. Charles Miller signed the contract for Wicks Opus 5069, a 1 manual 1 rank instrument, to serve the new fledgling congregation of Our Lords Lutheran in their first worship space in Collinsville, IL. Upon completion of the present building, the instrument was moved and continued to serve the congregation. After…
Second Chances: A Testimonial On Opus 6475 (2013)
It’s always nice to hear from the friends we’ve made over the past 100+ years, and hear how our “children” have been getting on. Bill Easter is one such friend, and Opus 6475 installed at White Plains United Methodist Church in Cary, NC (2013) Is one such child. A very special child (Not that we pick favorites!!). Bill,…
Testimonial: Fr Dwight Longenecker, Greenville, SC. Opus 6304
This past fall, we completed the relocation and installation of Opus 6304 (1994) into the brand new and beautifully executed home of Our Lady Of The Rosary Catholic Church in Greenville, SC. It was a sincere pleasure to work with everyone at Our Lady Of The Rosary, and wish them many years of uplifting music…
We Have Moved To A New Location!
107 years after taking up residence in what would be our second home, we have picked up and started fresh in new offices and shop space. But we have not gone too far, just across the street to 416 Pine in Highland, IL. Following the organization of the company in 1906, the Wick Brothers set…
Wicks Organs Survives Downturn – Article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch
A few years ago, Wicks made the decision to temporarily halt all organ production and only supply maintenance, repairs and parts to existing organs. We have recently made the change back to organ production and are back in business. Tim Bryant of the St. Louis Post Dispatch came to our office during a tour to…
Wurlitzer Opus 950
Wurlitzer Opus 950 has called First Christian Church in Fairfield, IL home and happily accompanied its congregation since it was installed in 1924. It remained intact until the 1970s, when a St. Louis based organ builder made tonal revisions, additions, and alterations which included banishing the original Vox Humana from the premises, reconfiguration of the…
Zion United Church of Christ, New Baden, IL
Opus 3011, originally built for a church in Degraff, OH in 1950; has called Zion United Church of Christ in New Baden, IL “home” since its installation in their new worship center since 2015. Pastor Marguerite “Gretchen” Sterrett traveled to Akron, OH to consider the instrument for inclusion in Zions new sanctuary. She gained somewhat…