Hook & Hastings Opus 1901 (1901)

[solovoxhumana]

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit Hampstead Congregational Church in Hampstead, NH which is home to Hook & Hastings Opus 1901. Built in 1901, this 7 rank all mechanical action organ is mostly original except a few ranks:

GREAT (enclosed w/Swell)
Open Diapason 8' (basses en facade)
Octave 4'
Oboe 8' (addition, replaces Dulciana 8')
Swell to Great Unison
Swell to Great at Octaves

SWELL (enclosed)
Stopped Diapason 8' (TC)
Dulciana 8' (TC, replaces Viola)
Flute Harmonique 4'
Tremolo (entire organ)

PEDAL
Subbass 16'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

[myorgan]

Solovox,

Thank you for sharing yet another organ with us! Hook & Hastings really knew how to build small organs with large possibilities. I played one for 2-3 years, and it was such a nice instrument to play. It is unfortunate they replaced the 8' Dulciana with an 8' Oboe, but I think I understand with that small a stoplist.

I always enjoy your posts of these fine pipe organs. Thank you so much for documenting them digitally and providing us an insight into the history of the instrument!

Michael