Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Unknown Builder (1927)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1934, 1901)

Location:

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Beckley, WV US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 74054

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider, Information unknown or not applicable
  • 7 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 7 stops. 7 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Hook & Hastings
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Hook & Hastings
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Built by Hook & Hastings
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by Hook & Hastings
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 7
  • Registers: 7
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • 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.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.
Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023:

This entry represents the installation of a used organ. Identified from a related OHS Database entry which was the original source for the organ (ID=57012).

The organ was replaced in 1944 by a new Pilcher. Subsequent disposition of the Hook & Hastings is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.
Stoplist copied from a related OHS Database entry: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on August 05, 2023.

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