Wicks Organ Co.
Opus 4847, 1969

First Baptist Church

61 Church Street
Charleston, SC, US

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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions31 Stops40 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on August 30th, 2007:

Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Instrument was rebuilt and altered by Wicks in 1990 following Hurricane Hugo. Erben organ incorporated as Antiphonal. The building is part of the historic district and dates to the early 1800s. It has survived earthquake, fire, and several hurricanes.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks (Opus 4847(A), 1990) , Henry Erben (1832)

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