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Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Church of Christ, Scientist (Mother Church Extension)
Municipal: Boston MA
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 250 Massachusetts Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA
Website: http://christianscience.com/
Description nr.: 2065967.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1906) - opus 2107
Replaced with new organ (1951)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Diapason Forte 8', Diapason Mezzo 8', Diapason String 8', Gamba 8', Gemshorn 8', Hohl Flute 8', Doppel Floete 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contre Dolce 16', Diapason Full 8', Diapason String 8', Dolce Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Gedeckt 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Fugara 4', Piccolo 2', Orchestral Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Concert Flute 8', Unda Maris 8', Gedeckt 8', Aeoline 8', Octave 4', Flute Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Dolce Cornet 4 ranks, Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', French Vox Humana 8', Cathedral Chimes (from a° (20 tubes)), Tremolo.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stentorphone 8' - high pressure, Philomela 8', Gamba 8' - high pressure, French Flute 4', Tuba Mirabilis 8' - high pressure, Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba Octave 4' - high pressure.
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Viola 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Voix Celeste 8', Quintadina 8', Viol d'Orchestra 8', Wald Flute 4', Gambette 4', Harmonia Aetheria 5 ranks, Cor Anglais (Orchestral) 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 32', Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Dolce 16', Gross Flute 8', Flute Dolce 8', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Solo to Great, Solo to Great 16', Swell to Choir, Echo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Echo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Solo to Pedal, All Couplers, Release Compound Couplers, Solo On, Echo On.
Accessories: 5 Pistons to Great and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Choir and Pedal, 5 Pistons to Swell and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Solo and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Echo and Pedal, General Release, Grand Crescendo Pedal, Full Organ Pedal, All Diapasons Pedal, All Flutes Pedal, All Strings Pedal, All Reeds Pedal.
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Church of Christ, Scientist (Mother Church Extension)
Municipal: Boston MA
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 250 Massachusetts Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA
Website: http://christianscience.com/
Description nr.: 2065967.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1906) - opus 2107
Replaced with new organ (1951)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1906 | Hook & Hastings | 2107 | new organ | 1929 | Hook & Hastings | enlargement |
- One of the largest organs ever built by Hook & Hastings was the 1906 opus 2107, constructed for the main hall of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. The organ had four manuals and pedal with 70 stops. The Echo and Solo division were both played from the fourth manual.
- The organ was enlarged in 1929 by the same company. In 1951 a new organ was built by Aeolian-Skinner, but they re-used a number of ranks from the Hook & Hastings in the new instrument.
- The specification given is the original from 1906.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 16 |
| - Choir Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 17 |
| - Solo Organ | 7 |
| - Echo Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 10 |
| Total number of stops | 70 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Diapason Forte 8', Diapason Mezzo 8', Diapason String 8', Gamba 8', Gemshorn 8', Hohl Flute 8', Doppel Floete 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Contre Dolce 16', Diapason Full 8', Diapason String 8', Dolce Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Gedeckt 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Fugara 4', Piccolo 2', Orchestral Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Concert Flute 8', Unda Maris 8', Gedeckt 8', Aeoline 8', Octave 4', Flute Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Dolce Cornet 4 ranks, Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', French Vox Humana 8', Cathedral Chimes (from a° (20 tubes)), Tremolo.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stentorphone 8' - high pressure, Philomela 8', Gamba 8' - high pressure, French Flute 4', Tuba Mirabilis 8' - high pressure, Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba Octave 4' - high pressure.
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Viola 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Voix Celeste 8', Quintadina 8', Viol d'Orchestra 8', Wald Flute 4', Gambette 4', Harmonia Aetheria 5 ranks, Cor Anglais (Orchestral) 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 32', Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Dolce 16', Gross Flute 8', Flute Dolce 8', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Solo to Great, Solo to Great 16', Swell to Choir, Echo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Echo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Solo to Pedal, All Couplers, Release Compound Couplers, Solo On, Echo On.
Accessories: 5 Pistons to Great and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Choir and Pedal, 5 Pistons to Swell and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Solo and Pedal, 3 Pistons to Echo and Pedal, General Release, Grand Crescendo Pedal, Full Organ Pedal, All Diapasons Pedal, All Flutes Pedal, All Strings Pedal, All Reeds Pedal.
| Literature |
The Great Organ / The First Church of Christ Scientist, (Mother Church) Boston, Mass. - In: The Boston Organ Club Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2, February, 1966. - Information taken from a four-page brochure from Hook & Hastings. |