Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings (Opus 869, 1877)

Location:

Cincinnati Music Hall
Cincinnati, OH US
Organ ID: 15526

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Status and Condition:

  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 4 manuals. 96 registers.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Registers: 96
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 04, 2010:

Rebuilt by Austin in 1920s, and an echo division added at that time. All but Echo removed in 1970s.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on March 01, 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.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist from the Historic Stoplists table of the OHS PC Database.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Architect's Model; Photograph by C. H. Muhrman: Open In New Tab Photograph ca. 1875; digital image by Joseph McCabe
Document created on 1875-12-17
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Anonymous Lithograph, Democratic Convention 1880: Open In New Tab Digital image by Joseph McCabe
Document created on 1880-07-07
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Interior; Color lithograph by M.P. Levyeau & Co.: Open In New Tab Cincinnati Southern Railway Banquet. Digital image by Joseph McCabe
Document created on 1880-03-30
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Cincinnati Music Hall Interior, Convention. Lithograph by Frank H. Taylor: Open In New Tab Digital image by Joseph McCabe
Document created on 1880-07-07
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Notes from the OHS PC Database: Open In New Tab Document created on 2004-10-31
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ case: Photograph from an archival source: Music Hall Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Building exterior: Photograph by Music Hall Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-10-17

The organ being erected: Photograph from an archival source: The Tracker, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 1877