E. & G. G. Hook
Opus S-11, 1865
Originally Thomas Appleton (1840)
United Baptist Church
Sanctuary; front
67 Foss Street
Biddeford, ME, US
20 Ranks - 1,098 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 3613 ● Builder ID: 1834 ● Location ID: 3440
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CONSOLES
Builder: Thomas Appleton
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (59 Notes)25 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops18 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 1963 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The First Free Will Baptist Society, one of the two Baptist congregations in Biddeford, moved into this church on Jefferson Street in 1851.
The building was heavily remodeled in 1899. The United Baptist congregation was formed by the union of the Free Will Society and the First Baptist Church of Biddeford in 1931.
-- Information from McArthur Public Library Collections web page
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was Thomas Appleton (1840).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
G Compass organ. Built for Institute for the Blind, South Boston, MA (now, in 1997, Perkins Institute, Watertown, MA). Altered by E. & G. G. Hook. Moved to Shortridge residence, Phippsburg, ME in 1979.
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1979) , David E. Wallace (1996 ca.) , Thomas Appleton (1840) , Halbert Gober , Columbia Organ Works (2020) , Thomas Appleton (1840)
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