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Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Mission Church (Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 1545 Tremont Street, 02120, Boston, MA
Website: http://www.bostonsbasilica.com/
Description nr.: 2045062.
Built by: George S. Hutchings (1897) - opus 410
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flute 8', Spitz Flute 8', Octave 4', Chimney Flute 4', Fugara 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Nighthorn 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbal 7 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Posaune 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Spindle Flute 4', Octave 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Cremona 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Octave 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3-5 ranks, Fagot 16', Trompette 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Shawm 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Octave 8', Flute 8', Cello 8', Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Flute 4', Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
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ORGAN 116 - Boston (2016)
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Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Mission Church (Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 1545 Tremont Street, 02120, Boston, MA
Website: http://www.bostonsbasilica.com/
Description nr.: 2045062.
Built by: George S. Hutchings (1897) - opus 410
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1897 | George S. Hutchings | 410 | new organ | 1968 | Henri Lahaise & Sons | restoration | 2022 | Spencer Organ Company | reconstruction |
- In 1897 George Hutchings built a large organ for the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, MA. The instrument was dedicated on September 26, 1897. The instrument was restored in 1968 by the Lahaise & Sons firm.
- In 2022, a resoration will be carried out by the Spencer Organ Company.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 17 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 17 |
| - Pedal Organ | 15 |
| Total number of stops | 56 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flute 8', Spitz Flute 8', Octave 4', Chimney Flute 4', Fugara 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Nighthorn 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbal 7 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Posaune 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 8', Principal 4', Spindle Flute 4', Octave 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Cremona 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Octave 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3-5 ranks, Fagot 16', Trompette 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Shawm 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Octave 8', Flute 8', Cello 8', Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Flute 4', Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
AGO Boston 2014 : Nation Convention Boston June 23-27, 2014 / American Guild of Organist. - 2014. - Convention Program Book. |
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| Links |
http://www.tneorg.com/mission/ |