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Hook & Hastings Opus 2555 (1928)

First Church of Christ, Scientist - Extension
210 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2005-02-26 - 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


Stoplist

Stoplist from the factory contract (Feb. 1928) courtesy of Bryan Ashley Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Boston, Massachusetts
The First Church of Christ, Scientist - The Mother Church Extension

Hook & Hastings Co.   Opus 2555   1928         4 manuals, 73 stops, 82 ranks
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        GREAT ORGAN                           SOLO ORGAN (enclosed)
    16' Diapason               61          8' Stentorphone           61
     8' Diapason (forte)       61          8' Philomela              61
     8' Diapason (mezzo)       61          8' Gamba                  61
     8' Diapason (string)      61          8' Gamba Celeste (New)    61
     8' Gamba                  61          4' French Flute           61
     8' Gemshorn               61          8' Tuba Mirabilis         61
     8' Hohl Flöte             61          8' French Horn (New)      61
     8' Doppel Flöte           61          8' Orchestral Oboe        61
     4' Flute Harmonique       61             Tremulant
     4' Octave                 61
 2 2/3' Twelfth                61             ECHO ORGAN (enclosed)
     2' Fifteenth              61             (Playable from Solo manual)
     V  Mixture               305          8' Viola                  73
    16' Trumpet                61          8' Viola d'Amour          73
     8' Trumpet                61          8' Voix Celeste           73
     4' Clarion                61          8' Quintadena             73
                                           8' Muted Viol             73 (c)
        SWELL ORGAN (enclosed)             4' Wald Flöte             73
    16' Bourdon                73          4' Gambette               73
     8' Diapason               73          V  Harmonia Ætheria      305
     8' Salicional             73          8' Oboe d'Amour (New)     73
     8' Concert Flute          73             Tremulant
     8' Voix Celeste (New)     73             Cathedral Chimes       25 tubes
     8' Gedeckt                73
     8' Aeoline                73             PEDAL ORGAN
     4' Flauto Traverso        73         32' Open Diapason          32
     4' Octave                 73         16' Open Diapason (ext)    12
     4' Violina                73         16' Violone                32
     2' Flautino               -- (a)     16' Bourdon                32
    IV  Dolce Cornet          244         16' Dolce                  32
    16' Contra Fagotto         73         16' Lieblich Gedeckt       32
     8' Cornopean              73     10 2/3' Quint                  32
     8' Oboe                   73          8' Gross Flute            32
     8' Vox Humana             73          8' Flauto Dolce           32
        Tremulant                          8' Violoncello            32
                                          16' Trombone               32
        CHOIR ORGAN (enclosed)             8' Trumpet                32
    16' Contra Dolce           73
     8' Diapason (forte)       73
     8' Diapason (string)      73         (a) from Dolce Cornet
     8' Dolce                  73         (b) from old Swell
     8' Unda Maris             73 (b)     (c) Stop changed in name only
     8' Melodia                73             
     8' Gedeckt                73             
     4' Flute d'Amour          73             COMBINATION PISTONS
     2' Piccolo                61             6 Great & Pedal & Unison Releases
     8' Clarinet (orchestral)  61             6 Swell & Pedal & Unison Releases
        Tremulant                             6 Choir & Pedal & Unison Releases
        Harp                   61 bars        4 Solo & Pedal & Unison Releases
        Harp Celesta           49 notes       4 Echo & Pedal & Unison Releases
                                              6 Pedal only - Toe Pistons
                                                  All of above are adjustable at
        COUPLERS                                  the console and move stop knobs.
        Great to Pedal 8, 4                   6 Entire Organ & Unison Releases
        Swell to Pedal 8, 4                       Adjustable by switches in the
        Choir to Pedal 8                          organ, but not moving stop knobs.
        Solo to Pedal 8, 4                      General Release
        Echo to Pedal 8                       
        Pedal to Pedal 4                      ACCESSORIES
        Swell to Great 16, 8, 4               Crescendo Indicator (7 lights)
        Choir to Great 16, 8, 4               Sforzando Indicator
        Solo to Great 16, 8, 4                Wind Indicator
        Solo to Swell 8
        Echo to Swell 16, 8, 4                PEDAL MOVEMENTS
        Swell to Choir 16, 8, 4               Balanced Pedal for Swell Organ
        Echo to Choir 16, 8, 4                Balanced Pedal for Choir Organ
        Great to Great 16, 4, Unison          Balanced Pedal for Echo & Solo Organs
        Swell to Swell 16, 4, Unison          Grand Crescendo and Full Organ
        Choir to Choir 16, 4, Unison          Sforzando
        Solo to Solo 16, 4, Unison            Great to Pedal Reversible
        Echo to Echo 16, 4, Unison            Swell to Pedal Reversible
        Solo On - Echo On [sic]               Solo to Pedal Reversible
                                              All Couplers On - Toe Piston
                                              Release Octave Couplers - Toe Piston

       [Received from Steven E. Lawson June 25, 2014]

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