The Organ of Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara

Trinity’s organ leads and encourages the joyful singing we have built together in this unique place of worship.  The organ consists of fifty-four ranks of approximately 3,000 pipes arranged in six divisions.  The pipes range in size from the largest, which is about eighteen feet in length to the smallest, which is about the size of a pencil.   Some of the pipes are exposed in the chancel near the east window, over the entrance to the church, and near the baptistery fountain.

The organ was built in 1965 by Abbott & Sieker of Los Angeles.  The builder incorporated some pipe work from the original 1905 historic organ built by the Murray Harris Organ Company of Los Angeles.  The present consol, consisting of four keyboards and one pedal board, was built in 1969.  The Conkey family memorial provided three new stops; Larigot, Sesquialtera and Liturgical Trumpet Enchamade, which was added by the builder in 1988.  In addition, new multiple-memory computer-type combination action with 64 memories was installed 1987.  The Melville Sahyun and Valde family donated the Schulmerich Carillon in 1995, which rings daily from Trinity’s tower.

Looking to the future, a new and reliable organ consol with MIDI provisions and digital enhancements will enrich the tonal color and will enhance the support of Trinity’s music ministry.

The Registrational Disposition of the Organ is attached