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Photo: Len Levasseur
Bangor ME, USA (Maine) - Saint John's Roman Catholic Church
Municipal: Bangor ME
Region:Penobscot County
Address: 207 York Street, 04401, Bangor, ME
Description nr.: 2031392.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1860) - opus 288
The organ of Saint John's Church in Bangor was built in 1860 as opus 288 by E. & G.G. Hook, Boston. It was restored in 1981 by George Bozeman Jr. On June 25, 1981 the instrument was put back into service. In 1993 the wind chests were overhauled by Bozeman.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (TC), Stopped Diapason 8' (TC), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Aeoline 16' (TC), Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Viole d'Amour 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Celestina 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Piccolo 2', Cremona 8' (TC), Corno di Basetto 8' (C-B).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8' (TC), Stopped Diapason 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-c'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Suboctave Coupler.
Accessories: 2 Great combination pedals, 2 Swell combination pedals.
Photo: Len Levasseur
Bangor ME, USA (Maine) - Saint John's Roman Catholic Church
Municipal: Bangor ME
Region:Penobscot County
Address: 207 York Street, 04401, Bangor, ME
Description nr.: 2031392.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1860) - opus 288
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1860 | E. & G.G. Hook | 288 | new organ | 1981 | George Bozeman Jr. & Co. | 21 | restoration | 1993 | George Bozeman Jr. & Co. | 54 | maintenance/reparations |
The organ of Saint John's Church in Bangor was built in 1860 as opus 288 by E. & G.G. Hook, Boston. It was restored in 1981 by George Bozeman Jr. On June 25, 1981 the instrument was put back into service. In 1993 the wind chests were overhauled by Bozeman.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Choir Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 31 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (TC), Stopped Diapason 8' (TC), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Aeoline 16' (TC), Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Viole d'Amour 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Celestina 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Piccolo 2', Cremona 8' (TC), Corno di Basetto 8' (C-B).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8' (TC), Stopped Diapason 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-c'): Double Open Diapason 16', Double Dulciana 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Suboctave Coupler.
Accessories: 2 Great combination pedals, 2 Swell combination pedals.
| 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). |
| Recordings |
Rheinberger Organ Sonatas Vol. 5 / Bruce Stevens. - Raven Records OAR-993 (CD) - 2017. - Recorded in Bangor (Maine), Charlottesville (Virginia) and Haverstraw (New York). |
| Links |
http://hookopus288.net/ |