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Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Congregational Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 322 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://firstcongchurch.vzwebsites.com/
Description nr.: 2005089.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1860) - opus 283
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (from f°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-e°), Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1988, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 1988, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8' (from c°), Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B).
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Eolina 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8' - 1860/1913, Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Clarabella 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8', Viol d'Amour 8' (from c°), Flûte à Cheminée 4', Celestina 2' - 1860/1913, Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Open Diapason 8', Viole di Gamba 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Principal 4', Violin 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 2 ranks - 1988, Trumpet 8' (from c°), Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B), Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Stopped Diapason 16', Violoncello 8', Grand Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great Suboctaves, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedals, Choir to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Pedals at Octaves.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals for Great (Piano - Forte), 2 Combination Pedals fot Swell (Piano - Forte), Bellows Signal.
Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Congregational Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 322 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://firstcongchurch.vzwebsites.com/
Description nr.: 2005089.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1860) - opus 283
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1860 | E. & G.G. Hook | 283 | new organ | 1913 | John D. Brennann | modify stoplist | 1988 | George Bozeman Jr. & Co. | 42 | restoration | 1994 | George Bozeman Jr. & Co. | 56 | maintenance/reparations |
- The organ in the First Congregrational Church in Woburn was inaugurated on October 31, 1860. It is a work of Elias and George Hook, opus 283. In 1913 the instrument was modified by J.D. Brennann. On Great he replaced the Twelfth with a Gamba 8', and a second Mixture 2 ranks of Great was replaced with a Dulciana 8'. The Swell pedal was replaced with a balanced pedal with new vertical shutters. On Swell a Salicional was installed in stead of a Mixture 2 ranks. On the Choir Organ the Open Diapason was expanded with the bottom octave pipes, and the Celestina was shifter from 4' to 2'.
- In 1988 the Bozeman firm restored the organ. The Gamba of Great was removed and a new Twelfth was installed on this slide. The Dulciana was replaced by a new Sesquialtera. On Swell the Salicional was replaced by a Dulciana Cornet 2 ranks. In 1993-1994 the bellows were re-leathered by Bozeman.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 35 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (from f°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-e°), Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1988, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 1988, Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8' (from c°), Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B).
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Eolina 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8' - 1860/1913, Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Clarabella 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8', Viol d'Amour 8' (from c°), Flûte à Cheminée 4', Celestina 2' - 1860/1913, Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Open Diapason 8', Viole di Gamba 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Principal 4', Violin 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 2 ranks - 1988, Trumpet 8' (from c°), Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B), Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Stopped Diapason 16', Violoncello 8', Grand Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great Suboctaves, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedals, Choir to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Pedals at Octaves.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals for Great (Piano - Forte), 2 Combination Pedals fot Swell (Piano - Forte), Bellows Signal.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |
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| Links |
http://firstcongchurch.vzwebsites.com/Music.html |