Hook & Hastings Co.
Opus 2539, 1927
Originally E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings (Opus 526, 1870)
Rollstone Congregational Church
Sanctuary
199 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA, US
Instrument ID: 14684 ● Builder ID: 7698 ● Location ID: 13418
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Hook & Hastings Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions45 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Solid State Logic Limited
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The organ was originally built by the E. & G. G. Hook Company as Opus 526 in 1870. The organ was expanded and electrified in 1927 by the Hook and Hastings Company as Opus 2539. All the pipes from the 1870 build where retained as well as the facade and organ case. This continued to serve the church and the organ was fully restored in 1993 by the Southfield Organ Company. At the time of restoration, the organ was given a new Solid State console and both a set of chimes and a zimbelstern where added. The organ today is in very good shape, however, some of the electronics within the organ where damaged when the church was struck by lighting causing some of the stops to stop working at this time. There are also a few minor leaks inside the organ. All are repairable.
Database Manager on February 28th, 2005:
Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in The Hook Opus List 1829-1935, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).
Webpage Links: Rollstone Congregation Church- History of the Organ
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