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Hook & Hastings (1897)

Originally E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 359, 1865)

Location:

Congregational Church
23 Kendall Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879 US
Organ ID: 60751

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 14, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 10 ranks. 487 pipes. 2 divisions. 1 manuals. 9 stops. 11 registers.
Manual (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by E. & G. G. Hook
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on February 14, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by E. & G. G. Hook
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on February 14, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by E. & G. G. Hook
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 9
  • Registers: 11
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 56
  • Pedal Compass: 13
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Swell Control Type: Trigger/hitch-down swell.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on February 14, 2023.
Database Manager on November 29, 2017:

"This splendid little organ was built for the Methodist Church in Chatham, Mass., which purchased a 2-9 Hook & Hastings in 1897 (gutted a few years ago for imitation organ speakers). The Hook was moved to the Congregational Church in Tyngsboro, Mass., where it served until an electronic arrived in 1944. It was then moved by Rostron Kershaw of Lowell to Calvary Baptist Church in Haverhill, Mass." (Boston Organ Club Newsletter, October 1967)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
from Boston Organ Club Newsletter (October 1967): Open In New Tab Typed stoplist
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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