Organ at Davidson College
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I remember hearing Robin Dinda perform on it in 1977 or 1978, when I worked for Blakely. I even worked on the instrument a couple of times. As I remember, It's tonal qualities weren't what I prefer but it was well done for its' style. What happened to it?
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The Schlicker was c. 1952 and completely rebuilt by Wicks collaborating with Blakely in 1968. The result was an elegant instrument that might have been preserved with control system upgrades. I'm sorry to see it gone! I have several recordings of it and played it both as a student and as assistant at DCPC in 1975-76. The Welsh Trumpet resembled the so-called Wicks "English Trumpet". LOL. Davidson had a line of top organ professors: Noehren, Gehring, R. S. Lord, and then Bill Welsh.
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Beautiful organ, beautiful church.
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Neal ejoyed thank you
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The last time i saw this instrument was in 1978 when i worked for Ralph Blakely
there in Davidson. I wonder where Ralphis now? Anyone know? I know Wilmer
Hayden Welsh is dead. I guess the Welsh trumpet is gone.
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haha nvm about my last comment, but i did get to play it. i really enjoyed it too
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=O i'm going there this thursday with a friend for a worship service. i'm excited now..do you know if they let non-students play the organ?
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splendid? Good clarity and nice to follow! I wont more!
good organ!
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I would be interested to know who rebuilt the Wicks organ. I wish i could remember
the builder of the original DCPC organ.
Are there still any Blakely organs in Davidson? There used to be one in the Methodist church, The tiny little Episcopal Church and a refurbishe wicks Blake;y
put in a practice building.
kenb37 1 year ago
@Kenb37, the original builder was Schlicker, rebuilt in the 1970s by folks associated with Wicks, and the most recent rebuild was also by Wicks. I was privileged to study with Wilmer Welsh on the wonderful instrument here, and to work in Ralph Blakely's organ shop. I was also organist for a small Presbyterian Church just west of Lake Norman that had a very nice, small Blakely tracker organ...great for practice in addition to DCPC, the Skinner in Love Auditorium and the practice organ in Oak Row.
nealbiggers 1 year ago