2005-02-15 - Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in <i>The Hook Opus List 1829-1935</i>, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -Database Manager
typed stoplist Source: from Boston Organ Club Newsletter (Sept & Oct 1978) Date not recorded
Hartford, Connecticut
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Hook & Hastings Opus 1440 1890 3 manuals, 51 stops, 60 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Open Diapason 58 16' Bourdon 58
8' Open Diapason 58 8' Open Diapason 58
8' Flute Harmonique 58 8' Concert Flute 58
8' Viola da Gamba 58 8' Salicional 58
8' Gemshorn 58 8' Stopped Diapason 58
8' Viola 58 8' AEoline 58
8' Doppel Flöte 58 8' Voix Celeste 58
6' Quint 58 8' Quintadena 58
4' Flute Harmonique 58 4' Octave 58
4' Octave 58 4' Flauto Traverso 58
3' Twelfth 58 4' Violina 58
2' Fifteenth 58 2' Flautino 58
Mixture 4 ranks 224 Dolce Cornet 4 ranks 224
Acuta 4 ranks 224 16' Contra Fagotto 58
8' Trumpet 58 8' Cornopean 58
4' Clarion 58 8' Oboe (with Bassoon) 58
8' Vox Humana 58
CHOIR ORGAN
16' Lieblich Gedacht 58 PEDAL ORGAN
8' English Open Diapason 58 32' Contra Bourdon 30
8' Geigen Principal 58 16' Open Diapason 30
8' Dulciana 58 16' Bourdon 30
8' Stopped Diapason 58 16' Violone 30
8' Melodia 58 12' Quint Flöte 30
4' Flute d'Amour 58 8' Violoncello 30
4' Fugara 58 8' Flöte 30
2' Piccolo 58 16' Trombone 30
8' Clarinet 58
"In addition there are 9 couplers and 12 combination pedals, grand
crescendo pedals, etc, which puts the whole organ under easy control of
the player.
The action is extended and reversed. There are two large bellows on
different wind pressures. Wind is supplied by a powerful water motor."
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-11-27]
Original document from Jim Lewis Source: Hartford Courant December 2, 1889 Date not recorded
Hartford, CT
St. Joseph's R.C. Cathedral
Organ by Hook & Hastings
Compass 58/30
Great:
16 Double Open Diapason
8 Open Diapason
8 Viola da Gamba
8 Viola
8 Gemshorn
8 Flute Harmonique
8 Doppelflöte
5 1/3 Quint
4 Octave
4 Flute Harmonique
2 2/3 Twelfth
2 Fifteenth
Mixture IV
Acuta IV
8 Trumpet
4 Clarion
Swell:
16 Bourdon
8 Open Diapason
8 Salicional
8 Æoline
8 Voix Celeste
8 Stopped Diapason
8 Concert Flute
8 Quintadena
4 Octave
4 Violina
4 Flauto Traverso
2 Flautino
Dolce Cornet IV
16 Contra Fagotto
8 Cornopean
8 Oboe
8 Vox Humana
Choir:
16 Lieblich Gedeckt
8 English Open Diapason
8 Geigen Principal
8 Dulciana
8 Melodia
8 Stopped Diapason
4 Fugara
4 Flute d'Amour
2 Piccolo
8 Clarinet
Pedal:
32 Contra Bourdon
16 Open Diapason
16 Violone
16 Bourdon
10 2/3 Quintflöte
8 Violoncello
8 Flöte
16 Trombone
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Swell to Choir
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Tremolo
Bellows signal
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