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THE HOOK ORGAN
HOOK ORGAN, aka WORCESTER ORGAN
E & G G Hook
Opus 334
1864

52 stops, 64 ranks, 3504 pipes
Wind supply
Power: One large reservoir bellows each for high and low pressures.
Pressures (mm): Pedale and Solo: 89; remainder 76

I Choir (C-a3, 58)
Aeolina & Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8
Melodia 8
Keraulophon 8
Dulciana 8
Flauto Traverso 4
Violin 4
Picolo 2
Mixture III
Clarinet 8
II Great (C-a3, 58)
Open Diapason 16
Open Diapason 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Viola da Gamba 8
Claribella 8
Principal 4
Flute Harmonique 4
Twelfth 2 2/3
Fifteenth 2
Mixture III
Mixture V
Trumpet 16
Trumpet 8
Clarion 4

III Swell (C-a3, 58)
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Viol d'Amour 8
Principal 4
Flute Octaviante 4
Violin 4
Twelfth 2 2/3
Fifteenth 4
Mixture 2
Trumpet (tenor C) V
Cornopean16
Oboe 8
Clarionv 4
Vox Humana 8

IV Solo (C-a3, 58)
Philomela 8
Salicional 8
Hohl Pfeife 4
Picolo 2
Tuba 8
Corno Inglese 8

Pedale (C-f1, 30, straight, flat pedal board)
Open Diapason 16
Violone 16
Bourdon 16
Quinte 10 2/3
Violoncello 8
Flute 8
Posaune 16

Couplers
Swell to Great * 8
Swell to Choir 8
Choir to Great * 8
Solo to Great * 8
Choir to Solo 8
Great to Pedale 8
Choir to Pedale 8,4
Swell to Pedale 8
Solo to Pedale8

* Barker assist; (no way to disable Barkers)

Combination pedals
Piano Swell
Forte Swell
Great to Pedale (reversible)
Pedale (brings on Diapason 16' and Pedale II stops' controls)
Piano Great
Forte Great
Piano Choir
Forte Choir

Accessories
Swell tremulant
Bellows signal (not used)
Pedale Check
Ventil 1 (Open Diapason 16')
Ventil 2 (Pedale II chest)

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321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
Information: (508) 752-5608 • Tickets: (508) 752-0888
The Hall is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization owned and operated by the Worcester County Mechanics Association (est. 1842). It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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