Aiken, South Carolina
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Estey Organ Corporation, Op. 3228, 1955 (Installed in early 1956)
The nameplate stated "Estey Organ Corporation/Brattleboro, Vermont/1955
The following stoplist differs in three respects with the advertistment in the American Organist:
1--the Swell 8 Geigen Principal had only a console blank with no engraving and only space provided in the Swell chamber; 2--the Great Rauschquinte II had 136 pipes so as to work with the super coupler 7 notes above the keyboard compass as did the other stops on the Great; 2--the tremulant in the adversement was engraved "tremolo" on the stop tabs.
Designed and scaled by William F. Brame; finished by John Wessell (from advertisement)
GREAT
16 Gemshorn 68 (enclosed in Swell)
8 Principal 68
8 Holzfloete 68 (Haskell basses)
8 Erzahler 68
8 Erzahler Celeste 59
4 Octave 68
4 Nachthorn 68
II Rauschquinte 136 (12th and 15th) (advertisement states 122)
Chimes (console preparation)
Tremolo
Great to Great 16, 4, Unison Off
Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
SWELL
8 Geigen Principal (blank tab only--no pipes, although the advertisement lists 68 pipes)
8 Rohrfloete 68
8 Viole de Gambe 68
8 Viole Celeste 59
4 Geigen Octave 68
4 Flauto Traverso 68
III Plein Jeu 183
8 Trompette 68
4 Hautbois 68
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16, 4 Unison Off
PEDAL
16 Subbass 44
16 Gemshorn Gt.
8 Octave 44
8 Subbass
8 Gemshorn
4 Super Octave
2 Blanks in console
Great to Pedal 8, 4
Swell to Pedal 8, 4
The unenclosed Great and the Pedal Octave and Subbass were at the chamber front.
The Swell and the Gemshorn were enclosed behind the Great.
Swell and Crescendo pedals
Combination Pistons:
6 Generals (3 duplicated on toe studs)
6 Each on Great and Swell (could set Pedal stops also)
4 Pedal stops toe studs
Gt.to Pedal Rev. and toe stud
Sw.to Ped Rev. and toe stud
Sforz. Piston and toe stud
General Cancel
Action current: Orgelectra
Blower: [Spencer] Orgoblo
A portion of the pipes of this organ were incorporated into a 3-manual John Dower instrument in 2003.
[Received from John McCraney 2014-10-27.]