Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

W.B.D. Simmons & Co. (1873 ca.)

Location:

Trinity Episcopal Church
159 Burns St.
Society Hill, SC 29593 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 1132

Update This Entry

Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 9 ranks. 2 divisions. 1 manuals. 9 stops. 11 registers.
Manual:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by W.B.D. Simmons & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by W.B.D. Simmons & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by W.B.D. Simmons & Co.
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 9
  • Registers: 11
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.
Database Manager on August 19, 2015:

Updated through online information from Jim Hepler. -- The organ is in excellent condition. The church has been closed for decades and there is no electricity in the building. The organ can be hand pumped. An electric blower has been installed, but it must be connected to an outside pole via an extension cord. There is one service per year at this historic site. Local contact is St. Matthew's Church (Anglican), Darlington, S. C.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Badly damaged. Church used once a year. Contact the Rev. John Q. Beckwith, P. O. Box 804, Darlington, SC 29532.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Personal examination of organ; original document from Jim Hepler.: Open In New Tab Originally published 2017-06-16
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on January 30, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Organ Case: Photograph by Jim Hepler. Taken on 2015-08-13