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North Easton, USA (Massachusetts) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Municipal: Easton
Region:Bristol County
Address: 143 Lincoln Street, 02356, North Easton, MA
Website: http://htlceaston.org/
Description nr.: 2005002.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1859) - opus 254
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (from f°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-e°), Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Viol d'Amour 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Clarabella 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason bass 8' (C-B), Celestina 4', Flute à Cheminée 4', Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Violin 4', Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 2 ranks, Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8' (from c°), Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Stopped Diapason 16', Violincello 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
North Easton, USA (Massachusetts) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Municipal: Easton
Region:Bristol County
Address: 143 Lincoln Street, 02356, North Easton, MA
Website: http://htlceaston.org/
Description nr.: 2005002.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1859) - opus 254
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1859 | E. & G.G. Hook | 254 | new organ | 1870 | Hook & Hastings | restoration | 1898 | George S. Hutchings | transfer/relocate | 1979 | Andover Organ Company | maintenance/reparations | 1982 | Andover Organ Company | transfer/relocate |
- In 1859, the company E. & G.G. Hook installed their opus 254 in the Church of the Unity, 85 West Newton Street, Boston, Massachusetts. This church was built in 1857-1859 to a design by Thomas Silloway in classical style. The organ was not visible from the church, and had no facade. In 1870 the company Hook & Hastings overhauled the organ. They expanded the compass of Swell to the full manual, adding the bottom octave to the ranks.
- The Church of the Unity was closed in 1897 and demolished. The organ has been transferred to new Zion Lutheran Church, built on the same location in 1898-1899, also to a design of Thomas W. Silloway, by George S. Hutchings. It is likely that at this the time organ case with the prospect was constructed. Zion Lutheran Church was sold to another congregation in 1957, All Saints' Lutheran Church.
- When the church in Boston was closed in 1980, it was transformed to a cultural center with the name Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, later called the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts. But when the building became redundant, it was finally demolished in December 2020.
- The organ has been put in storage by the Andover Company in 1979, and after a thorough restoration it was reloacted in 1982 in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, North Easton, Massachusetts. On November 21, 1982, the organ was dedicated on the new locaiton.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1859 | Boston MA | Church of the Unity |
| 1899 | Boston MA | Zion Lutheran Church |
| 1957 | Boston MA | All Saints' Lutheran Church |
| 1982 | North Easton MA | Holy Trinity Lutheran Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 9 |
| - Choir | 9 |
| - Swell | 11 |
| - Pedal | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 32 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (from f°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-e°), Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Viol d'Amour 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Clarabella 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason bass 8' (C-B), Celestina 4', Flute à Cheminée 4', Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Violin 4', Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 2 ranks, Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8' (from c°), Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Stopped Diapason 16', Violincello 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Recordings |
Horatio Parker - Eugene Thayer : Organ sonatas / Karl Moyer. - Raven OAR-290 (CD). - Opgenomen in North Easton en Orwell. |