William W. Laws
1927

Originally E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings (Opus 727, 187)

First Baptist Church

110 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA, US

56 Ranks

Instrument ID: 41012 ● Builder ID: 3633 ● Location ID: 36166

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal47 Stops49 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on March 13th, 2014:

Updated through online information from Stefan Weist. -- Condition found in 2006: Tuba 16-8-4 and Echo stoptabs prepared for in console, but pipes not existant. Considerable contamination in pipework due to plaster and dust from ceiling. Bombarde in Pedal silent due to heavy damage.

Database Manager on May 30th, 2009:

{Manager's Note: -- See Mr. Smith's note on the name change for the building in the linked entry for Brattle Square Society.]

Database Manager on May 28th, 2009:

Identified through online information from Jeffrey H. Smith. -- Mechanical changes to existing E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings organ, with no tonal changes. Trackers and original console replaced with electrified action

Related Instrument Entries: E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings (Opus 727, 1873)

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