Pipe Organ Database

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Hook & Hastings (Opus 1385, 1888)

Location:

Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind
20th and Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
Organ ID: 5219

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: High Schools, Preparatory Schools, and Academies
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on December 03, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 34 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Built by Hook & Hastings
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Registers: 34
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Fowler on November 11, 2023.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

[?This opus number shown on the Hook list as 3-34s.]

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Organ Recital for the Blind: Open In New Tab Re Hook & Hastings op 1385, 1888, Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind
Document created on 1888-11-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Fowler on February 01, 2022.

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