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Photo: Piet Bron
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Old South Church
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 645 Boylston Street, 02116, Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.oldsouth.org/
Description nr.: 2028381.
Built by: Plaisted & Co. Hutchings (1875) - opus 57
Demolished (1915)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Quinte 5 1/3', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Trompet 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Violin Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeoliane 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Violina 4', Flautina 2', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Dulciana 16', Geigen Principal 8', Gedekt 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Spitz Flote 8', Octave 4', Dolce 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Flautino 1', Faggotto 16', Clarionette 8', Physharmonica 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Quinte 10 2/3', Gemshorn 8', Violoncello 8', Super Octave 4', Trombone 16', Trompet 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combinations for Great, 3 combinations for Swell, 2 combinations for Choir, Grand Crescendo.
Photo: Piet Bron
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Old South Church
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 645 Boylston Street, 02116, Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.oldsouth.org/
Description nr.: 2028381.
Built by: Plaisted & Co. Hutchings (1875) - opus 57
Demolished (1915)
- Under the advice of Eugene Thayer, the firm built Hutching, Plaisted & Co. in 1875-1876 a new organ for the Old South Church in Boston. The instrument had three manuals and a pedal with 55 stops. The organ was dedicated on January 12, 1876.
- In 1915 the organ was replaced by a new organ by Ernest Skinner, in which some ranks were taken over from the previous instrument.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 16 |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Choir Organ | 14 |
| - Pedal Organ | 11 |
| Total number of stops | 55 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Quinte 5 1/3', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Trompet 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Violin Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeoliane 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Violina 4', Flautina 2', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Dulciana 16', Geigen Principal 8', Gedekt 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Spitz Flote 8', Octave 4', Dolce 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Flautino 1', Faggotto 16', Clarionette 8', Physharmonica 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Quinte 10 2/3', Gemshorn 8', Violoncello 8', Super Octave 4', Trombone 16', Trompet 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combinations for Great, 3 combinations for Swell, 2 combinations for Choir, Grand Crescendo.
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