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W. W. Kimball Co. (1940)

Originally W. W. Kimball Co. (1917)

Location:

Holy Communion Episcopal Church
218 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403 US
Organ ID: 70656

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 13 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 13 stops. 30 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 13
  • Registers: 30
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.

Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 13
  • Registers: 30
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.
Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022:

This was a rebuild and enlargement of the existing 1917 2-manual Kimball; replaced in 1981 by 3/21 Moller Op. 11540, retaining the Kimball Pedal Open Diapason and Bourdon.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.
From THE DIAPASON July 1940: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.
Write-up from THE DIAPASON July 1940: Open In New Tab Stoplist and description
Document created on 1940-07-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on April 07, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1992-04-20