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Charleston SC, USA (South-Carolina) - Grace Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charleston SC
Region:Charleston County
Address: 98 Wentworth Street, 29401, Charleston, SC
Website: https://www.gracechurchcharleston.org/

Description nr.: 2076114.

Built by: John Baker (1867)
Replaced (1926)


John Baker built an organ for Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston in 1867 with nineteen registers. It was replaced in 1926 by a new organ from Hillgreen, Lane & Co. Some of Baker's registers were taken over in the new organ.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Swell Organ8
- Pedal Organ2
Total number of stops19
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g''', division between B/c°): Open Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8' (D), Stopd Bass 8' (B), Clarabella 8' (D), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8', Cremona 8' (D).
Swell Organ (C-g''', division between B/c°): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8' (D), Stop'd Diapason 8' (B/D), Dulciana 8' (D), Principal 4' (B/D), Cornet 3 ranks (D), Hautboy 8' (D), Vox Humana 8' (D), Vox Humana Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-c'): Double Open Diapason 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals.

Literature Mr. Baker on the eminent success which has crowned his labors. - In: The Charleston Daily News, Saturday Morning, March 30, 1867.