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Charleston SC, USA (South-Carolina) - Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, Chapel
Municipal: Charleston SC
Region:Charleston County
Address: 142 Church Street, 29401, Charleston, SC
Website: http://www.stphilipschurchsc.org/

Description nr.: 2067376.

Built by: Thomas Appleton (1838)


The oldes pipe organ in Charleston, South Carolina, is an instrument by Thomas Appleton dating from 1838. It was installed in 1966 in a chapel of Saint Philip's Episcopal Church. It was relocated from the Seamen's Home Chapel. But the original location had been the chapel of the Orphans House in Charleston, where it resided until 1920.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1838Charleston, SCOrphans House Chapel
1920Charleston, SCSeamen's Home Chapel
1966Charleston, SCCharleston SC - Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, Chapel

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual8
- Pedal1
Total number of stops9
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (G-f'''), Stop'd Diapason Treble 8' (g°-f'''), Stop'd Diapason Bass 8' (GG-fis°), Dulciana 8' (g°-f'''), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal (C-f°): Aangehangen.