Pipe Organ Database

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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (Opus 871, 1905)

Location:

Masonic Temple
Charleston, SC US
Organ ID: 7341

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lodges and Clubs
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 8 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 8 stops. 8 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 8
  • Registers: 8
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • 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.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on June 13, 2014:

According to Andy Albright, the organ is still in good operating condition. Its present location is in Solomon Lodge #1, 1285 Orange Grove Road, Charleston, SC. The organ is going through some restoration, but according to the organ's historian, Jim Hyatt, the organ has never had any type of major repairs.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 17, 2008:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Decorated in blue.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
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Instrument Images:

Pipe Facade: Photograph by Andy Albright. Taken on 2014-06-06

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