John Baker
ca. 1859

Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

305 Buncombe Street
Edgefield, SC, US

Instrument ID: 3502 ● Builder ID: 290 ● Location ID: 3332
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Builder: John Baker
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (54 Notes)13 Note Pedal8 Stops10 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on November 7th, 2024:

The organ is still located at St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception in Edgefield, SC. Efforts are being made to acquire grants to restore the organ. Church Address: 305 Buncombe St, Edgefield, SC 29824. There has not been any work done on the organ since Brad Cunningham's entry from 2014, nor has there been any structural damage to the instrument from weather related causes, settling of the building, etc.

Information received online from Aaron Dixon on 2024-10-30

Database Manager on May 5th, 2014:

Updated through online information from Brad Cunningham. -- Original hand-operated bellows replaced with Kinetic Organ Blower. However, discarded original bellows and parts related to its operation are still on location, next to the electric blower.

Name plate on organ was stolen by "one of the top organ historians, and will be returned if the instrument is restored." This information was reported in a letter written by Morris Spearman of Spearman-Hawkinson Inc., to St. Mary Catholic Church 11 March 1996. This correspondence and other correspondence related to the removal of the nameplate without knowledge of the Diocese of Charleston, is on file with St. Mary Catholic Church.

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