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Complete description of the selected organ
Dorchester MA, USA (Massachusetts) - All Saints' Church, Ashmont - Chancel Organ
Municipal: Boston MA
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 209 Ashmont Street, 02124, Dorchester, MA
Website: http://www.allsaints.net/

Description nr.: 2057812.

Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1929) - opus 708

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1929 Ernest M. Skinner708 new organ
2015 Joe Sloane  restoration
2015 Jonathan Ambrosino  restoration

In All Saints' Church stond een orgel van de firma Hutchings-Votey uit 1902 (opus 1482) als Chancel Organ, dat echter niet meer goed functioneerde. In 2012 kon men een tweedehands orgel kopen van de firma Skinner uit 1929, afkomstig uit de First Methodist Church in North Adams, Massachusetts. Het instrument werd gerestaureerd door Joe Sloane onder advies van Jonathan Ambrosino. Het is met Pasen 2015 in gebruik genomen.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1929North Adams, MAFirst Methodist Church
2015Dorchester, MAAll Saints' Church, Ashmont - Chancel Organ

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ4
- Choir Organ6
- Swell Organ10
- Pedal Organ6 (2)
Total number of stops26 (24)
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Grave Mixture 2 ranks, Chimes (20 tubes) - enclosed.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Cor de Nuit 8', Dulciana 8', Flute Harmonique 4', Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Tromba 8' - 2015.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Geigen 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Octave Geigen 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Flügel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contre Basse 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Trombone 16' - 2015; extension from Choir.

Literature Organ Historical Society : 61st Annual Convention : Philadelphia : June 26 - July 2 2016. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2016.