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Ontko & Young Co. Opus 21 (1992)

First Scots Presbyterian Church
53 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC

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Notes

2004-10-30 - "Previous organs: 1829 Appleton destroyed in 1886 earthquake; 1887 Felgemaker burned in 1945; 1947 Austin, rebuilt by Schantz in 1979, altered in 1938 by Ontko & Young, destroyed in hurricane Hugo 1989;" -Database Manager

2007-08-13 - Updated through online information from William Rowland. -- This organ console is very unusual. There are no stop knobs, nothing that even begins to look like traditional stop pulls or devices. Instead there are push buttons one pushes to bring on or take off a stop. These buttons work in concert with combination actions. -Database Manager

2007-10-09 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Has been used in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. The console was relocated to the gallery to provide more room in the choir loft. Organ in regular use for services (2007). -Database Manager

2010-05-29 - Updated through online information from Olivia Margaret Ontko. -- Organ is located in front gallery-level chambers with facade pipes visible behind three wrought-iron grilles. Console is located in the rear gallery. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Taken from AGO Chapter website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Charleston, South Carolina

FIRST (SCOTS) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

ONTKO AND YOUNG, 1992 

4 manuals, 47 registers, 71 ranks 
GREAT (Manual I) 
Principal 16........(zinc & 50% tin, Haskell bass, reconditioned) 
Montre 8.......... (zinc & 50% tin, façade) [1992] 
Principal 8........ (extension of Principal 16) 
Flute a Pointe 8....(25% tin) [1992] 
Prestant 4..........(50% tin, façade) [1992] 
Flageolet 2........ (50% tin) [1992] 
Fourniture IV-V rks...... (50% tin) [1992] 
Cymbale III rks........(50% tin) [1992] 
Dessus de Cornet V rks Mid C .... (25% tin, mounted) [1992] 
Trompette 8...... (zinc & 50% tin, harmonic) [1992] 
Clairon II 4...... (50% tin, harmonic, double flue trebles 4’+2’) [1992] 
Tremulant 

POSITIF (Manual II) 
Gemshorn 8...... (zinc & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Bourdon 8........ (zinc & 25% tin, reconditioned) 
Prestant 4........ (50% tin, façade) [1992] 
Flute a Fuseau 4.. (25% tin, tapered canisters, reconditioned) 
Doublette 2........(50% tin) [1992] 
Tierce-Sept II rks TC......(25% tin) [1992] 
Fourniture IV rks......(50% tin) [1992] 
Cromorne 8........(50% tin) [1992] 

Tremulant 
Zimblestern........(7 bells) 

SWELL ONE (Manual III) 
Flute a cheminee 8....(zinc & 25% tin, chimneys, reconditioned) 
Viole de Gambe 8.... (zinc & 65% tin, reconditioned) 
Voix Celeste 8........ (zinc & 65% tin, reconditioned) 
Flute conique 4........(25% tin, harmonic trebles, reconditioned) 
Nazard 2 2/3.......... (25% tin, reconditioned) 
Quarte de Nasard 2.. (40% tin, reconditioned) 
Tierce 1 3/5............(25% tin, reconditioned) 
Basson 16..............(zinc & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Hautbois 8............ (extension of Basson 16) 
Vox Humana 8........ (reconditioned Austin Vox-in-a-Box) 
Tremulant 

SWELL TWO (Manual III) 
Quintaton 16.......... (zinc and 40% tin, reconditioned) 
Principal 8............ (zinc & 40% tin, reconditioned) 
Quintaton 8............ (extension of Quintaton 16) 
Dulciane 8........... (zinc & 40% tin, Haskell bass, reconditioned) 
Unda Maris 8 TC.......... (40% tin, reconditioned) 
Octave 4................(50% tin, reconditioned) 
Plein-Jeu V............(50% tin, reconditioned) 
Trompette 8.......... (zinc & 50% tin, harmonic, reconditioned) 
Clairon 4.............. (50% tin, harmonic, reconditioned) 

Tremulant 

SOLO (Manual IV) 
Flute en Bois 8........ (open wood, reconditioned) 
Violoncelle 8..........(Zinc & 60% tin, reconditioned E.M. Skinner) 
Violoncelle Celeste 8........ (Zinc & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Flute harmonique 4....(30% tin, reconditioned) 
Octavin 2.............. (extension of Flute harmonique) 
Cor Anglais 8..........(Zinc & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Tuba 8................ (Zinc & 40% tin, harmonic trebles, reconditioned) 
Harp TC.......... (from 4' Celesta) 
Celesta...(reconditioned, 58 bars) 
Chimes................ (reconditioned, 25 tubes) 
Tremulant 

PEDAL 
Resultant 32............(borrowed) 
Contrebasse 16........ (open wood bass, lead trebles, reconditioned) 
Principal 16............ (from Great) 
Soubasse 16.......... (stoppered wood pipes, reconditioned) 
Quintaton 16.......... (from SwellTwo) 
Principal 8............ (zinc & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Basse 8................ (extension of Contrebasse) 
Flute couverte 8........(extension of Soubasse) 

Violoncelle 8........ (from Solo) 
Octave 4................(Zinc and 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Flute 4..................(extension of Soubasse) 
Mixture VI rks............ (40% & 50% tin, reconditioned) 
Contre Bombarde 32.. (Zinc & 50% tin) [1992] 
Bombarde 16.......... (extension of Contre Bombarde) 
Basson 16.............. (from Swell One) 
Trompette 8............ (extension of Contre Bombarde) 
Basson 8................ (from Swell One) 
Clairon 4................(extension of Contre Bombarde) 
Cor Anglais 4.......... (from Solo) 

Electric-slider chests for straight manual stops; rest all-electric. Swells One and Two are independently expressive and coupling. Compass 58/32 

 [Received from Christopher Dunivan 2012-11-18.]

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