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Bennington, USA (Vermont) - First Baptist Church

Description nr.: 2008036.

Built by: Hook & Hastings (1872)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1872 Hook & Hastings  new organ
1957 Wicks Organ Company  restoration

In 1872 bouwde Hook & Hastings een orgel voor de First Baptist Church in Bennington, Vermont. Het orgel is in 1957 door Wicks Organ Company omgebouwd naar electro-pneumatische tractuur. Het pedaal werd voorzien van verschillende transmissies.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great10 (8)
- Swell9
- Pedal11 (1)
Total number of stops31 (18)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great: Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8' - van Swell, Octave 4', Flute 4' - van Swell, Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell: Geigen Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola 8', Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Blockflute 2', Sesquialtera 1-2 ranks, Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal: Open Diapason 16' - extension van Great, Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - extension van Swell, Diapason 8' - van Great, Stopped Diapason 8' - van Swell, Choral bass 4' - van Great Open Diapason, Flute 4' - van Swell Stopped Diapason, Fifteenth 2' - van Great, Posaune 16' - extension van Great, Trumpet 8' - van Great, Clarion 4' - van Great Trumpet.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.

Compound stopComposition
Sesquialtera 1-2 ranks (Swell) C: 2 2/3'. f°: 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'.