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Hook & Hastings (Opus 1697, 1896)

Location:

St. Joseph's R.C. Church
Pepperell, MA 01463 US
Organ ID: 5479

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • 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: Slider
  • 9 ranks. 2 manuals. 17 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 17
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 06, 2017:

The organ was installed in Christ Church (Episcopal) in the first months of 2007 by Rob Kerner and students in the "Organ Design and Maintenance� class. It served as the main service instrument there while the Craighead-Saunders organ was being installed. Upon completion of the Craighead-Saunders organ, the Hook & Hastings was moved to St. Mary-s Catholic Church in Rochester, and inaugurated on Sunday, April 18, 2010. (Eastman School of Music website)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on September 06, 2008:

Updated through online information from Noel Nilson. -- This organ was donated to the Eastman School of Music in 2006. It is currently installed in Christ Church, Rochester. Rob Kerner and Eastman Organ Dept. students disassembled the instrument in South Sandisfield, Massachusetts, and reassembled same in the Church in Rochester. It will ultimately be moved to the Eastman campus.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Moved via OCH to Carolyn & Noel W. Nilson residence in Little Silver, NJ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Eastman School of Music website: Open In New Tab Typed specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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