Hook-Hastings Co.
Opus 1959, 1902
Originally E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 322, 1863)
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church / Jesuit Urban Center
771 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA, US
75 Ranks - 4,284 Pipes
Instrument ID: 5665 ● Builder ID: 7368 ● Location ID: 5379
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
4 Manuals 59 StopsElectrical Key ActionTubular Pneumatic (Unknown) Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Setterboard
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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Exhibited in the 1961, 2000 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Scot Huntington on April 27th, 2023:
As of Spring 2021, Boston College no longer had a new concert hall in their long-range plans, and therefore no longer a need for the organ. Thus began a search to find the organ a new home. As of Spring 2023, constructive talks are reportedly taking place to establish a new home and future for the organ. Investigation of the stored instrument revealed that all of the 1902 equipment except the console and Solo divisions was discarded. This is a significant and unrepairable loss of historic material that would have been a vital component of any historic restoration of this remarkable organ. Rampant rumors at the time of the organ's removal that the monumental case was left behind have been proven false, with the entirety of the original case found intact in the storage facility.
As of Spring 2021, Boston College no longer had a new concert hall in their long-range plans, and therefore no longer a need for the organ. Thus began a search to find the organ a new home. As of Spring 2023, constructive talks are reportedly taking place to establish a new home and future for the organ. Investigation of the stored instrument revealed that all of the 1902 equipment except the console and Solo divisions was discarded. This is a significant and unrepairable loss of historic material that would have been a vital component of any historic restoration of this remarkable organ. Rampant rumors at the time of the organ's removal that the monumental case was left behind have been proven false, with the entirety of the original case found intact in the storage facility.
Database Manager on May 7th, 2018:
Church closed in June 2007. Organ became property of Boston College with removal scheduled for Fall 2008.
Database Manager on September 14th, 2008:
Updated through information posted by OHS Member's List by Scot Huntington: -- Removal of the main organ has been underway for several weeks and may still be ongoing. Stefan Maier, an organbuilder from Orange, MA is doing the work and placing it into storage for Boston College. The project is being done quietly. The present plan is for the organ to one day be installed in a new building, yet to be erected on the BC campus for concert purposes.
Database Manager on November 4th, 2005:
Updated through online information from Sean O'Donnell. -- Instrument is mostly un-altered from 1902 rebuild, in poor but playable condition, and is still played regularly.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1990
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Rebuild of 1863 E. & G. G. Hook Op. 322, (3-55).
Webpage Links: JUC Boston: Elias and George Greenleaf Hook Organ
Related Instrument Entries: E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 322, 1863)
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