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Charleston SC, USA (South-Carolina) - Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charleston SC
Region:Charleston County
Address: 71 Broad Street, 29401, Charleston, SC
Website: https://www.stmichaelschurch.net/
Description nr.: 2075903.
Built by: Kenneth Jones & Associates (1994)
The organ contains older material: Organ Case Great & Choir Organ from 1767 by John Snetzler
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop' Diapason 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 5 ranks (from c'), Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Stop' Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflute 2' - bass from Fifteenth, Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbal 2 ranks (1 1/3'), Cromorne 8', Grand Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stop' Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Doublette 2', Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - transmission, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Principal 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension from Great, Twelfth 5 1/3' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension from Great, Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant for Great and Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons for Great, 8 Thumb Pistons for Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons for Swell, 8 Thumb Pistons for Pedal, 8 General Thumb Pistons, 8 Toe Pistons for Pedal (Duplicate), 8 General Toe Pistons (Duplicate), Great and Pedal Pistons Combined, Setter Piston with 16 Sets of Internal Memory.
Charleston SC, USA (South-Carolina) - Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charleston SC
Region:Charleston County
Address: 71 Broad Street, 29401, Charleston, SC
Website: https://www.stmichaelschurch.net/
Description nr.: 2075903.
Built by: Kenneth Jones & Associates (1994)
The organ contains older material: Organ Case Great & Choir Organ from 1767 by John Snetzler
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1767 | John Snetzler | new organ | 1816 | William Marcellus Goodrich | maintenance/reparations | 1834 | Henry Erben | enlargement | 1859 | Henry Erben | enlargement | 1871 | John Baker | restoration | 1911 | Austin Organ Company Inc. | new organ in old case | 1940 | Austin Organ Company Inc. | rebuild | 1994 | Kenneth Jones & Associates | new organ in old case |
- In 1994, Kenneth Jones built a new three-manual organ for Saint Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It has forty voices, five of which are transmissions. The case of the main organ, with Great and Choir, is taken from the church's first organ. This was built by John Snetzler in 1767. It is one of the oldest organ cases in the United States. The organ was dedicated on June 5, 1994. The official inauguration concert was on September 24, 1994.
- Snetzler's organ had three manuals and 21 registers. In 1816 William Goodrich made repairs. The instrument had no pedal, so Henry Erben expanded it in 1834 with a one-octave pedal, to give more ground to the organ sound. In 1859 the instrument was expanded with a few stops. During the Civil War, the church was closed for several years, and the organ was dismantled and put into storage. It was overhauled by John Baker after re-installation in 1871.
- The earthquake in August 1886 damaged the organ. It was repaired, but the church board wanted a more modern organ. On the advice of experts, it was decided no longer to continue with the old organ, but to have a new instrument built. The Austin Organ Company built this instrument as opus 308 in 1910-1911, retaining Snetzler's front. In 1939-1940 the organ was renovated and expanded by Austin.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Choir Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 10 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 40 (35) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop' Diapason 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 5 ranks (from c'), Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Stop' Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflute 2' - bass from Fifteenth, Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbal 2 ranks (1 1/3'), Cromorne 8', Grand Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stop' Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Doublette 2', Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - transmission, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Principal 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension from Great, Twelfth 5 1/3' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension from Great, Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant for Great and Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons for Great, 8 Thumb Pistons for Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons for Swell, 8 Thumb Pistons for Pedal, 8 General Thumb Pistons, 8 Toe Pistons for Pedal (Duplicate), 8 General Toe Pistons (Duplicate), Great and Pedal Pistons Combined, Setter Piston with 16 Sets of Internal Memory.
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