Hook & Hastings
Opus 1431, 1889
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption [1887-91]
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA, US
55 Ranks
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Detached, Reversed Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
3 Manuals 4 Divisions46 Stops46 RegistersMechanical With Pneumatic Assists Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Jim Stettner on August 14th, 2025:
Updated through online information from Michael Brady (August 12, 2025): Historical note: this was the second St Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, replacing the Old St Mary's Cathedral on California St in 1891. The building and organ were destroyed by fire in 1962.
Jim Stettner on August 14th, 2025:
Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in The Hook Opus List 1829-1935, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).
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