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Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 280 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://www.sccwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065835.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1872) - opus 646
The organ of the Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church is an instrument by the firm Hook & Hastings from 1872. It is almost in its original state. The only modification has been the replacement of the original hitch-down Swell pedal by a balanced pedal. And the organ was painted somewhere around 1970 in a different colour.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Tremulo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Manual Coupler, Ist Manual to Pedal, IInd Manual to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Bellows Signal.
Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 280 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://www.sccwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065835.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1872) - opus 646
The organ of the Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church is an instrument by the firm Hook & Hastings from 1872. It is almost in its original state. The only modification has been the replacement of the original hitch-down Swell pedal by a balanced pedal. And the organ was painted somewhere around 1970 in a different colour.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Tremulo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Manual Coupler, Ist Manual to Pedal, IInd Manual to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Bellows Signal.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |
| Recordings |
Historic American Organs : Northwest of Boston: Acton, Lancaster, Lowell, Methuen, Shirley Center, Woburn. - The Organ Historical Society OHS-78 (LP). - 1979. |