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E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 526, 1870)

Location:

Rollstone Congregational Church
199 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 14706

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Gavin Klein on June 30, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 27 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by E. & G. G. Hook
We received the most recent update for this division from Gavin Klein on June 30, 2020.
Main:
  • Built by E. & G. G. Hook
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Registers: 27
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Gavin Klein on June 30, 2020.
Gavin Klein on June 30, 2020:

Organ was enlarged by the Hook and Hastings company in 1927. All of the original parts of the organ where maintained except that the organ was electrified and a tubular pneumatic system was installed. Today, most of the original pipework remains within the 1927 enlargment and almost the entire Great Division, and much of the Pedal and Swell Division utalize the pipework. The Facade and organ case today are Original to the E. & G. G. Hook build in 1870.

We received the most recent update for this note from Gavin Klein on June 30, 2020.
Database Manager on February 28, 2005:

Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in The Hook Opus List 1829-1935, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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