Note: Not playable. (in this location)
2007-03-19 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Thanks to a hard ceiling and minimal carpeting, the 3,300-seat auditorium has five seconds of reverb. The organ, one GDH's last large instruments, has a clean and cohesive sound that, combined with the incredible acoustics, makes the organ one of the finest-sounding organs in the Southeast - and thrilling to play. -Database Manager
2008-01-30 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ was removed in May 2007, currently being refurbished at Orgues Létourneau factory in Québec. Organ to be reinstalled in late 2008 (Source: article in Winthrop University online news dated May 4, 2007) -Database Manager
2008-06-11 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Swell mixture replaced in 1963; "Chamade" relocated in 1974; combination action replaced with solid-state.</i> -Database Manager
2009-06-13 - Updated through online information from David Lowry. -- No changes were made in the G. Donald Harrison scheme. Console refinished. SSOS installed. All chest actions, swell motors, reservoirs, and pipes are original. Auditorium has just over 2 seconds reverberation time. 3,460 seats, built in 1938-39 WPA funds. There was no previous organ. This is all Harrison's concept of American Classic. Finished by Harrison 10 months before he died. -Database Manager
2011-08-10 - Updated through online information from Dr. David Lowry. -- The superb renovation by Létrourneau made no changes in G. Donald Harrison's tonal finishing. The only change from the original was made in 1965 by Arthur Birchall, the Swell Plein Jeu. The decision at renovation was made to retain the Birchall revision. Reverberation time in 3,500 seat hall is 2 seconds. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Winthrop College - Byrnes Auditorium
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Opus 1257 1952 4 manuals, 50 stops, 67 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Contra Geigen 61 16' Flauto Dolce 12
8' Diapason 61 8' Geigen Principal 68
8' Spritzprincipal 61 8' Stopped Diapason 68
8' Holzflöte 61 8' Viole de Gambe 68
4' Principal 61 8' Viole Celeste 68
4' Rohrflöte 61 8' Flauto Dolce 68
2 2/3' Quint 61 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 56
2' Super Octave 61 4' Prestant 68
Cornet III-V 239 4' Flauto Traverso 68
Fourniture IV 244 2' Fifteenth 61
Chimes Plein Jeu III 183
8' Trompette en Chamade PO 16' Fagot 68
4' Clairon en Chamade PO 8' Trompette 68
8' Hautbois 68
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Viola 68 4' Clairon 68
8' Viola Celeste 68 Tremulant
8' Concert Flute 68
8' Dulciana 68 PEDAL ORGAN
4' Prestant 68 32' Contre Basse 12 GT
4' Flute Harmonique 68 16' Contre Basse 32
Sesquialtera II 122 16' Bourdon 32
16' English Horn 68 16' Geigen GT
8' Cromorne 68 16' Flauto Dolce SW
4' Rohrschalmei 68 8' Principal 32
Tremulant 8' Gedecktpommer 32
Harp pf 4' Choralbass 32
8' Trompette en Chamade PO 4' Nachthorn 32
4' Clairon en Chamade PO 2' Blockflöte 32
Mixture IV 128
POSITIV ORGAN 32' Fagot 12 SW
8' Nason Flute 61 16' Bombarde 32
4' Koppelflöte 61 16' Fagot SW
2' Principal 61 8' Trompette 12
1 3/5' Tierce 61 4' Clairon 12
1 1/3' Larigot 61 8' Trompette en Chamade PO
III Cymbel 183 Chimes GT
8' Trompette en Chamade 61
4' Clairon en Chamade 12
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[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-09-20]
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