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Photo: AGO
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Church of the Advent
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 30 Brimmer Street, 02108, Boston, MA
Website: https://www.theadventboston.org/
Description nr.: 2004689.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1935) - opus 940
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Principal 8', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Cor de Nuit 8' - 1964, Principal 4', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4' - 1964, Rauschquint 2 ranks (2 2/3'+2'), Sesquialtera 4-5 ranks (2 2/3'), Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Cymbel 3 ranks (1').
Positiv (C-c''''): Nasonflöte 8' - 1964, Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Scharf 4 ranks (1/2') - 1964.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Orchestral Flute 8', Dolcan 8', Dolcan Celeste 8' (TC), Zauberflöte 4', Clarinet 8', Krummhorn 4' - 1964, Tremolo, Antiphonal Trumpet 8' - 1964; unenclosed.
Swell (C-c''''): Quintaton 16' - 1964, Geigen 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fugara 4', Rohr Nasat 2 2/3' - 1964, Fifteenth 2', Grave Mixture 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Plein Jeu 3 ranks (1'), Bombarde 16', Trompette I 8', Trompette II 8', Vox Humana 8', Clairon 4', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-g'): Sub Bass 32' - extension, Principal 16', Contre Basse 16', Bourdon 16', Quintaton 16' - 1964; van Swell, Principal 8', Flute Ouverte 8', Quintaton 8' - 1964; extension van Swell, Quinte 5 1/3', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Mixture 3 ranks (3 1/5'), Fourniture 2 ranks (1 3/5'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Photo: AGO
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Church of the Advent
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 30 Brimmer Street, 02108, Boston, MA
Website: https://www.theadventboston.org/
Description nr.: 2004689.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1935) - opus 940
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1935 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 940 | new organ | 1964 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | maintenance/reparations | 1978 | Nelson Barden & Associates | restoration | 2000 | Nelson Barden & Associates | restoration | 2007 | Jonathan Ambrosino | maintenance/reparations |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 12 |
| - Positiv | 8 |
| - Choir | 7 |
| - Swell | 17 |
| - Pedal | 16 (13) |
| Total number of stops | 60 (57) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Principal 8', Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Cor de Nuit 8' - 1964, Principal 4', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4' - 1964, Rauschquint 2 ranks (2 2/3'+2'), Sesquialtera 4-5 ranks (2 2/3'), Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Cymbel 3 ranks (1').
Positiv (C-c''''): Nasonflöte 8' - 1964, Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Scharf 4 ranks (1/2') - 1964.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Orchestral Flute 8', Dolcan 8', Dolcan Celeste 8' (TC), Zauberflöte 4', Clarinet 8', Krummhorn 4' - 1964, Tremolo, Antiphonal Trumpet 8' - 1964; unenclosed.
Swell (C-c''''): Quintaton 16' - 1964, Geigen 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fugara 4', Rohr Nasat 2 2/3' - 1964, Fifteenth 2', Grave Mixture 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Plein Jeu 3 ranks (1'), Bombarde 16', Trompette I 8', Trompette II 8', Vox Humana 8', Clairon 4', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-g'): Sub Bass 32' - extension, Principal 16', Contre Basse 16', Bourdon 16', Quintaton 16' - 1964; van Swell, Principal 8', Flute Ouverte 8', Quintaton 8' - 1964; extension van Swell, Quinte 5 1/3', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Mixture 3 ranks (3 1/5'), Fourniture 2 ranks (1 3/5'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
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