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Reproduced in facsimile, the opus lists published by the Boston firm of E. & G. G. Hook, then Hook & Hastings, comprise 2,384 organs built 1829 � 1916. Added to the list are those built 1916-1935. Included are the opus number, date, city, state, church, manuals and registers for each organ. The list has also been re-arranged by city and state. Reproductions of the firm�s promotional literature 1857 � 1927 includes 45 stoplists, 120 engravings and photographs, and discussions of the firm�s history, placement of an organ, selection of stops, tuning and maintenance, terms of purchase, sample contracts, residence organs, automatic players, types of action, etc. Hardbound, 333 pages, illustrated.
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