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Foley-Baker Inc. (2004)

Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA

Images

2013-09-10 - Interior, Stage, and Organ Case (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

2013-09-10 - Organ Case (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

2013-09-10 - Console (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

2013-09-10 - Interior, Stage, and Organ Case (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

2013-03-14 - Console (Photograph by Mike Loukides/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
58 stops
71 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
SSOS
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2013-03-22 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information from this web site: http://www.foleybaker.com/SymphonyHall/index.htm. -- -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Steven E. Lawson Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Boston, Massachusetts
Symphony Hall

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 1134   1949
Renovated by Foley-Baker, Inc.    2004              3 manuals, 58 stops, 75 ranks
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         I. GREAT ORGAN (3-3/4" wind)             SOLO ORGAN (floating; 15" wind)
     16' Montre                -- a            8' Diapason              68
     16' Violone               61              8' Gross Flute           68
      8' Open Diapason         61              8' Gamba                 68 New
      8' Principal             61              8' Gamba Celeste         68 New
      8' Flute Harmonique      61 New          8' Erzähler              68 New
      8' Viola                 61              8' Erzähler Celeste      68 New
      8' Spitzflute            61              4' Hohlflute             68
      4' Principal             61             16' Tuba (TC)             --
      4' Gemshorn              61              8' Tuba (20" w.p.)       80
  2 2/3' Twelfth               61 New          4' Clarion               --
      2' Super Octave          61 New             Tremolo
         Fourniture IV        244                 Solo Sub Octave
           (15-19-22-26)                          Unison Off
         Cymbal III           183                 Solo Octave
           (22-26-29) 
      8' Trumpet               61 New             PEDAL ORGAN (5" wind)
         Great Octave                         32' Contra Basse          44 New
         Solo on Great                        32' Untersatz (1-12 New)  56
                                              32' Contra Violone        44
         II. SWELL ORGAN (5" wind)            16' Open Wood (C. Basse)  --
     16' Lieblich Gedeckt      68             16' Contra Bass (C. Vln)  --
      8' Diapason              68             16' Bourdon (Untstz)      --
      8' Gedeckt               68             16' Montre                32
      8' Viole de Gamba        68             16' Violone               GT
      8' Viole Celeste         68             16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
      4' Prestant              68              8' Principal             32
      4' Flauto Traverso       68              8' Bourdon (Untstz)      --
  2 2/3' Quint                 61              8' Gross Flute           SO
      2' Octavin               61              8' Spitz Flute           32
  1 3/5' Tierce                61              8' Violone               GT
      2' Grave Mixture III    183              8' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
           (15-19-22)                          4' Choral Bass           32
      1' Plein Jeu III        183              4' Nachthorn             32
           (22-26-29)                      5 1/3' Fourniture IV        128
     16' Bombarde              68                   (5 1/3-4-2 2/3-1 1/3)
      8' Trompette             68             32' Contra Posaune (7")   32
      8' Hautbois              68             16' Trombone              32
      8' Vox Humana            68             16' Bombarde              SW
      4' Clairon               68              8' Trompette             32 New
         Tremolo                               4' Clairon               32
         Solo on Swell                         4' Krummhorn             32

         III. BOMBARDE ORGAN (7-1/2" wind)        COUPLERS
      8' Open Diapason         61 New             Great to Pedal 8
      4' Octave                61 New             Swell to Pedal 8, 4
  2 2/3' Plein Jeu VI         366 New             Bombarde to Pedal 8, 4
     16' Bombarde              61                 Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
      8' Trompette             61                 Bombarde to Great 8, 4
      4' Clairon               61                 Bombarde to Swell 8, 4
         Solo on Bombarde                         Bombarde Only
                                                  Solo Only

     (a) 1-12 from Pedal; 33-61 from GT Open

[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2014-07-01]

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