E. & G.G. Hook
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| 1827 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
- Elias Hook (1806-1881) and his brother George Hook (1807-1880) came from Salem, located near Boston in Massachusetts. Their father was a furniture maker. In 1821 Elias joined William Goodrich in Boston as an apprentice organ maker. His brother became an apprentice at the same company a few years later. They started their own company together as early as 1827. In a short time their firm became the leading organ maker in New England. Initially the architectural style was very English, but after about 1850 people started to orient themselves more towards German organ makers, such as Ladegast and Walcker.
- From 1871 the firm operated under the name E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, after Francis H. Hastings (1836-1916) became a partner.
- George G. Hook died on September 15, 1880 at his summer home in Brookline, Massachusetts. Elias died on June 15, 1881 in Boston.
| Literatur |
Hook Organs in the State of Maine : An Annotated and Documented Work List : E. & G.G. Hook and Hook & Hastings / Barbara Owen. - Villanova PA : OHS Press, 2017. - (OHS Monographs in American Organ History ; No. 13). |