Boston, Massachusetts

Church of the Advent, Episcopal

Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 940 (1936) in Church of the Advent (Boston, MA)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 940 (1936) in Church of the Advent (Boston, MA)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 940 (1936) in Church of the Advent (Boston, MA)
 
Church of the Advent (Boston, MA)
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1936
   Opus:        940
 
No. manuals:    3
No. stops:      57
No. ranks:      77
No. pipes:      4,529
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (3 1/4" wind)               SWELL ORGAN (3 3/4" wind)
            16' Diapason            61              16' Lieblich Gedeckt    73
             8' Principal           61               8' Geigen              73
             8' Diapason            61               8' Viol de Gambe       73
             8' Flute Harmonique    61               8' Viole Celeste       73
         5 1/3' Grosse Quinte       61               8' Stopped Diapason    73
             4' Octave              61               8' Echo Salicional     73
             4' Principal           61               4' Octave Geigen       73
         2 2/3' Quinte              61               4' Flauto Traverso     73
             2' Super Octave        61               4' Fugara              73
             2' Sesquialtera IV-V  293               2' Fifteenth           73
             2' Fourniture IV      244           2 2/3' Grave Mixture III  183
             1' Cymbel III         183               1' Plein Jeu III      183
                                                    16' Bombarde            73
                POSITIV ORGAN (2 1/2" wind)          8' Trompette I         73
             8' Rohrflöte           61               8' Trompette II        73
             4' Principal           61               8' Vox Humana          73
             4' Koppelflöte         61               4' Clairon             73
         2 2/3' Nazard              61                  Tremolo
             2' Blockflöte          61
         1 3/5' Tierce              61                  PEDAL ORGAN (4" wind)
             1' Sifflöte            61              32' Subbass (FFFF)       7
         1 1/3' Scharff IV         244              16' Principal           32
                                                    16' Contrebasse         32
                CHOIR ORGAN (3 3/4" wind)           16' Bourdon             32
             8' Viola               73              16' Lieblich Gedeckt    SW
             8' Orchestral Flute    73               8' Principal           32
             8' Dolcan              73               8' Flute Ouverte       32
             8' Dolcan Celeste (TC) 61               8' Still Gedeckt       SW
             4' Zauberflöte         73               4' Principal           32
             8' Clarinet            73               4' Flute Harmonique    32
                Tremolo                          3 1/5' Mixture III         96
             8' Unenclosed Trumpet  73               2' Fourniture II       64
                                                    16' Bombarde            32
                                                     8' Trompette           32
                                                     4' Clairon             32


Source: Allen Kinzey

Photo #1 & #2 Source: William Van Pelt, Organ Historical Society

Photo #3 Source: Stefan Weist

Photo #4 Source: Jonathan Bowen.

Notes: The organ was revised over the years, culminating with tonal changes as Op. 940-A in 1964. The Choir Unenclosed Trumpet was hooded in 1950, moved to the gallery in 1964, and rebuilt as a chamade in 1968.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=7404