The pipe organ in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity is thought to have been built in New York during the Civil War but not installed until October 1868 because of the Union blockade of Southern ports. Built by George Jardine and Son of New York City, it contains 1,520 pipes. The organ was the first large instrument built by Jardine for a Southern church in the Post-bellum period. In 1994, the organ was completely restored by Messrs. Henry Hawkinson and Morris Spearman of Charlotte, North Carolina and was selected by the Organ Historical Society as "an instrument of exceptional historic merit, worthy of preservation." Most Holy Trinity's organ is the largest extant 19th-century organ remaining in the South and one of the largest Jardines in the country.
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Great (56 notes) Double Diapason Grand Open Diapason Viol di Gamba Melodia Stop Diapason Bass Principal Boehm Flute Twelfth Fifteenth Sexquialtra Trumpet Pedal (25 notes 16 Double Open Diapason 16 Contra Bass 8 Violoncello 16 Trombone |
Swell (56 notes) Bourdon Open Diapason Lieblich Gedact Stop Diapason Bass Dulciana Clariana Vox Celestis Violino Echo Flute Piccolo Cornet Cornopean Tremolo (non functional) Couplers Swell/Great (reverser button) Great/Pedal Swell/Pedal |
From the Augusta Daily Chronicle and Sentinel, Sunday, October 18, 1868 --
The Grand Sacred Concert -- The Sacred Concert, which is to take place at the Catholic Church, on Tuesday evening next, promises to be a very grand affair. The organ is one of the largest and most perfect instruments in the South, the choir of the Church will be assisted by the German Quartette Club. The programme is a very rich and varied one, well calculated to attract lovers of good music. Hence it is reasonable to expect a large and appreciative audience at the Church on this occasion.
The Sacred Concert Last Night -- The Catholic Church was well filled last night to hear the grand organ recently put up there by the well-known and accomplished Jardine, of New York; .... the Sacred Concert given to inaugurate the opening of that organ and to assist in paying for it. We are unable, at present, to say more than that the large audience present were amply repaid for their attendance, and were fully satisfied with the programme, the singing, and the instrument.