Saint John's Lutheran Church

13148 499th Avenue
Willow Creek (Vernon Center Township), MN 56090

(Country township church location)
Builder: Wicks Organ Co., Op. 2696, 1946
Manuals: 2
Ranks: 8 (9?)
Action: Wicks Direct Electric (c)

Notes: Vernon Center Township, settled in 1855, was at first named Montevideo by the county commissioners on April 6, 1858, but ten days later they renamed it Vernon (Center), and on October 14, 1858 they changed this to the present name of Willow Creek, MN. A village had been platted here in June 1857. Wicks opus list show this organ with 9 ranks.

Mark Thompson and Organ Historical Society as of 2009.


GREAT ORGAN
8 Open Diapason
8 Melodia
8 Dulciana
4 Octave
4 Flute
Chimes

SWELL ORGAN
16 Lieblicht Bourdon
8 Violin Diapason
8 Rohr Flute
8 Quintadena
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste
4 Flute d’Amore
4 Violina
2.2/3 Nazard
2 Piccolo
8 Oboe
8 English Horn
Tremolo

PEDAL ORGAN
16 Bourdon
16 Lieblicht Bourdon
8 Bass Flute
8 Flauto Dolce
8 Cello

Instrument composed of 8 unified ranks:
1.English Horn
2.Violin Diapason
3.Salicional
4.Voix Celeste
5. Flute
6.Diapason
7.Dulciana
8. Melodia
Oboe?