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Buckfield, USA (Maine) - Buckfield Community Church
Municipal: Buckfield
Region:Oxford County
Address: 76 Turner Street, 04220, Buckfield
Description nr.: 2007911.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1850) - opus 104
In 1850 the Hook brothers supplied a new organ to the Baptist Church in Waterville, Maine. The organ was sold in 1892 to the Buckfield Community Church, where it still stands. The organ is completely housed in a swell box.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (TC), Dulciana 8' (TF), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (TF), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-f), Principal Treble 4' (TF), Principal Bass 4' (C-f), Flute 4' (TC), Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks (12.15.17), Trumpet 8' (TF).
Pedal (C-B): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Pedal Coupler, Octave Coupler Treble, Octave Coupler Bass.
Buckfield, USA (Maine) - Buckfield Community Church
Municipal: Buckfield
Region:Oxford County
Address: 76 Turner Street, 04220, Buckfield
Description nr.: 2007911.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1850) - opus 104
In 1850 the Hook brothers supplied a new organ to the Baptist Church in Waterville, Maine. The organ was sold in 1892 to the Buckfield Community Church, where it still stands. The organ is completely housed in a swell box.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1850 | Waterville, Maine, USA | Baptist Church |
| 1892 | Buckfield, Maine, USA | Buckfield Community Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 8 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 9 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (TC), Dulciana 8' (TF), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (TF), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-f), Principal Treble 4' (TF), Principal Bass 4' (C-f), Flute 4' (TC), Fifteenth 2', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks (12.15.17), Trumpet 8' (TF).
Pedal (C-B): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Pedal Coupler, Octave Coupler Treble, Octave Coupler Bass.
| Literature |
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). |