E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings
Opus 816, 1875
Cornell University
Sage Chapel
548 College Avenue
Ithaca, NY, US
23 Ranks - 1,229 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| Great (I) | ||
| 16' | Sub Bass | 12 |
| 16' | Bourdon | 46 |
| 8' | Open Diapason | 58 |
| 8' | Dulciana | 58 |
| 8' | Melodia | 58 |
| 4' | Octave | 58 |
| 4' | Flute d'Amour | 58 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Twelfth | 58 |
| 2' | Fifteenth | 58 |
| III | Mixture | 174 |
| 8' | Trumpet | 58 |
| 8' | Clarinet | 46 |
| 8' | Swell to Great |
| Swell (Expressive) | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason | 58 |
| 8' | Viola | 58 |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason | 58 |
| 4' | Flute Harmonic | 58 |
| 4' | Violina | 58 |
| 2' | Flautino | 58 |
| 8' | Oboe | 46 |
| 8' | Bassoon | 12 |
| Pedale | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason | 27 |
| 16' | Bourdon | 27 |
| 8' | Violincello | 27 |
| 8' | Great to Pedale | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedale |
Bellows Signal and Tremulo. Pedal Movements: 1. Forte Combination Great, drawing all the registers of the Great Organ. 2. Piano Combination Great, reducing Great Organ to Nos. 1, 4 and 5 [i.e. 16' Sub bass, Dulciana, Melodia]. 3. Reversible Pedal to operate No. 24 [i.e. S-G coupler]. 4. Adjustable Swell Pedal.
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions23 Stops28 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Mark A. Smith [July 28, 2026]: The instrument is neither Extant nor Playable since 1898.
Scot Huntington on April 22nd, 2022:
According to research conducted by University Organist Dr. Donald R.M. Patterson, Wm. King & Son electrified the Hook in 1899 with an experimental electric action. He further states the present facade which was reused by both Skinner and Aeolian-Skinner was by King, suggesting King also moved the Hook to the rear of the room. The King action must not have been successful as the organ was replaced by Skinner ca. 1910 retaining only the facade.
Database Manager on April 27th, 2010:
Updated through on-line information from Kip Said. -- This was the first pipe organ at the (then) 10-year old university. There was considerable debate about the builder with various proponents for Hook & Hastings, Johnson and Odell. Hook and Hastings contract signed August 3, 1875. Total cost of the instrument was $3,625.00 Organ delivered November 15, 1875. Installed in a chamber in the base of the tower with two facades. Once faced into the main chapel. Once faced into the small "South Chapel" (more of a transept, actually) First used in services December 5, 1875. The organ was used in its original condition until Sage Chapel underwent its first major expansion. Much of the Hook and Hastings pipework from this organ was used in the 1899 William King & Sons (Elmira New York) instrument.
Database Manager on October 29th, 2005:
According to E. M. Skinner / Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, rebuilt and enlarged in 1908 by Wm. King & Sons.
Database Manager on March 1st, 2005:
This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in *The Hook Opus List 1829-19358, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).
Related Instrument Entries: Wm. King (& Son) (1898)
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