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Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - King's Chapel
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 64 Beacon Street, 02108, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Website: http://www.kings-chapel.org/

Description nr.: 2002686.

Built by: C.B. Fisk Inc. (1964) - opus 44

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	11
- Choir Organ	6
- Swell Organ	11
- Pedal Organ	10
Total number of stops	38
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Electrical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Spire Flute 8', Octave 4', Chimney Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 4-6 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Nazard 1 1/3', Mixture 2-3 ranks, Vox Humana 16', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Violon Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Rohrpipe 4', Flageolet 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Sharp 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Shawm 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Bass 16', Echo Flute 16', Octave 8', Flute 8', Twelfth 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Blockflute 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trombone 16', Cornopean 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature	The Organs and Music of King's Chapel / Barbara Owen. - Boston : King's Chapel, 1966. The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65). The organs and music of King's Chapel Boston 1713-1991 / Barbara Owen. - Second Edition. - Boston : King's Chapel, 1993. AGO Boston 2014 : Nation Convention Boston June 23-27, 2014 / American Guild of Organist. - 2014. - Convention Program Book.
Recordings	Heinrich Christensen Plays the C.B. Fisk Organ, King's Chapel, Boston : Bach, Bruhns, Laukvik, Madsen, Mozart, Pinkham / Heinrich Christensen. - Arsis SACD 402 (CD). - 2004. Fitzwilliam Virginal Book / Joseph Payne. - Vox Box CDX 5085 (dubbel-CD). Bach, Selby, Reger, Pinkham and Widor / Barry Turley. - Gothic Records G 49040 (CD). Celebrations : Organ Music by Daniel Pinkham / Andrew Paul Holman. - AFKA SK-548 (CD).
Links	http://cbfisk.com/opus/opus-44

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