Pickens Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; front
311 West Main Street
Pickens, SC
Images
2022-01-23 - Rear of organ, pedal bourdon (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Registration suggestions by Gene Bedient, located on laminated sheets in the organ bench, page 3 (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Registration suggestions by Gene Bedient, located on laminated sheets in the organ bench, page 2 (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Registration suggestions by Gene Bedient, located on laminated sheets in the organ bench, page 1 (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Windchest diagram located in organ bench (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Casework and facade (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Right side stops, including tremulant and bellows signal (uncertain if the bellows signal currently operates anything) (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Middle stops (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Left side stops, including 16' stops and couplers (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Manual and pedalboard with foot trundles and swell pedal (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2022-01-23 - Keydesk and stops (Photograph by Trey Williams/Trey Williams)
2014-11-30 - Sanctuary interior with organ at front, left. (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Spring 2010 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 1 manuals
- 8 stops
- 15 registers
- 2 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 27 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
- Combination action: Fixed Mechanical
- Has combination trundles
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1987. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - From Immanuel Lutheran, Staplehurst, NE. Manual stops divided at middle C. All but Open Diapason and Principal are enclosed. Gamba tuned as celeste. -Database Manager
2022-01-10 - This congregation is very proud of their organ. The story goes that the organ was erected in an airplane hangar for inspection prior to being purchased by the church, which was then erected with the assistance of church members (this story has been related to me by perhaps a dozen different parishioners). In the organ bench are registration suggestions by Gene Bedient on laminated sheets. The gamba no longer appears to be tuned as a celeste. There are two compositions pedals: the left pedal brings on all stops (does not affect couplers). The right pedal retires all stops except the Pedal Bourdon, and enclosed 8' Lieblich Gedackt and Salicional. -Trey Williams
2022-01-10 - From the 'Music' page of the church website, *"The search for an organ to replace the previous Hammond electronic organ of 40 years began in 1983. The Gene Bedient Company, of Lincoln, Nebraska recommended to the search committee the early 1900’s Hinners pipe organ weighing 3,290 lbs with one manual (split) keyboard and 9 ranks of 453 pipes. This organ became available when two Lutheran congregations merged.*
*It was 20 below zero and being stored in an unheated aircraft hanger at the Lincoln Airport when Organist Donna Nabors and former Music Director, Paula Owens arrived to inspect it. Once purchased, the corner of the sanctuary where it now resides had to be remodeled to accommodate it.*
*Gene and Gwen Bedient packed and transported the 1000’s of pieces themselves from Nebraska. They assembled and tuned the organ ready for the dedication service on Sunday, March 17th, 1985. The Hinners organ has served the church even since."* -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
Source: Taken from another submitted stoplist, but indicating divided stops Januay 10, 2012
Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens Presbyterian Church
Hinners Organ Co., 1905 - Original Specifications
Bedient Pipe Organ Company, 1985 - Moving, Re-Installation
MANUAL (Expressive)
16 Ft. Bourdon Treble (mc) 37
16 Ft. Bourdon Bass (tc) 12
8 Ft. Open Diapason Treble (mc) 37 Unenclosed
8 Ft. Open Diapason Bass 24 Unenclosed
8 Ft. Liebl. Gedackt Treble (mc) 37
8 Ft. Liebl Gedackt Bass 24
8 Ft. Gamba Treble (mc) 37
8 Ft. Gamba Bass 24
8 Ft. Salicional Treble (mc) 37
8 Ft. Salicional Bass 24
4 Ft. Principal Treble (mc) 37 Unenclosed
4 Ft. Principal Bass 24 Unenclosed
4 Ft. Flute Treble (mc) 37
4 Ft. Flute Bass 24
Tremulant
PEDAL
16 Ft. Ped. Bourdon 27
COUPLERS (drawknob)
Man. Oct. Coupler
Pedal Coupler
FOOT TRUNDLES
Forte - Full ensemble
Piano - Reduces to 8' Liebl Gedackt & 8' Salicional
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (balanced)
ACCESSORIES
Bellows Signal
Source: Taken from Console 1/9/2022
MANUAL (All stops divided bass/treble at Middle C) Bourdon 16 (TC), Open Diapason 8 (Unenclosed, partly facade), Principal 4 (Unenclosed), Liebl. Gedackt 8, Gamba 8, Salicional 8, Flute 4, Tremulant, Octave Coupler, Bellows Signal,
Pedal Ped. Bourdon 16, Pedal Coupler
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