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Photo: Len Levasseur
Stockton Springs, USA (Maine) - Community Church
Municipal: Stockton Springs
Region:Waldo County
Address: 20 Church Street, 04981, Stockton Springs, ME
Website: https://www.stocktonspringschurch.com/
Description nr.: 2008052.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1847)
In 1847 Elias Hook built an organ for the Universalist Church in Bangor, Maine. It was replaced in 1862 by a new and large organ by Hook & Hastings (opus 318) and subsequently transferred to the Community Church in Stockton Springs. The organ has no opus number, it does not appear on the company's later work lists. The organ was restored in 1992 by George Bozeman.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (from G), Dulciana 8' (from g°), Clarabella 8' (from g°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from g°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (GG,AA-fis), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Hautboy 8' (from g°).
Pedal (GG-AA-e'): Aangehangen.
Accessories: All 8'-stops on/off, Bellows Signal.
Photo: Len Levasseur
Stockton Springs, USA (Maine) - Community Church
Municipal: Stockton Springs
Region:Waldo County
Address: 20 Church Street, 04981, Stockton Springs, ME
Website: https://www.stocktonspringschurch.com/
Description nr.: 2008052.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1847)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1847 | E. & G.G. Hook | new organ | 1864 | E. & G.G. Hook | transfer/relocate | 1992 | George Bozeman Jr. & Co. | restoration |
In 1847 Elias Hook built an organ for the Universalist Church in Bangor, Maine. It was replaced in 1862 by a new and large organ by Hook & Hastings (opus 318) and subsequently transferred to the Community Church in Stockton Springs. The organ has no opus number, it does not appear on the company's later work lists. The organ was restored in 1992 by George Bozeman.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1847 | Bangor, ME | Universalist Church |
| 1864 | Stockton Springs, ME | Community Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 9 |
| - Pedal | aangehangen |
| Total number of stops | 9 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (from G), Dulciana 8' (from g°), Clarabella 8' (from g°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from g°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (GG,AA-fis), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Hautboy 8' (from g°).
Pedal (GG-AA-e'): Aangehangen.
Accessories: All 8'-stops on/off, Bellows Signal.
| 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). |