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Hook & Hastings (Opus 2496, 1924)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
Aiken, SC US
Organ ID: 15912

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on August 05, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 9 stops. 24 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on August 05, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 9
  • Registers: 24
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on August 05, 2018.
Database Manager on December 05, 2014:

Updated through online information from John McCraney. -- The building was neo-colonial brick contemporary with the organ. The choir was slightly above and behind the pulpit, with a balustrade at waist height. The pipes were behind a balustrade facade above choir head level and spanning the width of the loft. Great and Swell were in separate enclosures. I believe the Pedal 16 Bourdon was located with the Great.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 02, 2005:

On line update from Kenneth Courtney: Replaced with Casavant #3028 in 1969 when the church built a new building. The Hook & Hastings was stored until c. 1987, when it was given to a Presbyterian church in Florida.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on March 01, 2005:

Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in The Hook Opus List 1829-1935, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist supplied by church organist in early 1980's.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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