Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 5161 (1928)

Zion Union Church [now a Federated Congregation]: (Lutheran and UCC)
329 Church Road
Maxatawny
Kutztown, PA

Images

2025-01-26 - Console (Avery Reel/Avery Reel)

2025-01-26 - Swell Vox Humana pipework (Avery Reel/Avery Reel)

2025-01-26 - Great pipework (Avery Reel/Avery Reel)

2000s - Organ Facades at from of room (church web site/Paul R. Marchesano)

2025-01-26 - Swell pipework (Avery Reel/Avery Reel)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
23 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Has transposer
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Opus 2
Has sequencer
Has record/playback
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Main Console

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
35 registers
3 divisions
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Has transposer
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Opus Two
Has record/playback
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - "Cost $771.71. (Dief) or $775 (RJB). Later 1928 Moller Op. 5161. Zion's UCC, Church Rd. & RR 222 in Maxatawny" -Database Manager

2025-03-31 - Organ is in great playing and sounding condition. Organ is split over two chambers behind the facades. Both chambers are fully expressive. -Avery Reel

Stoplist

Source: Photographs of the console's compass and stop tabs provided by Emery Brothers

M. P. Möller (Opus 5161, 1928)
Zion Union
Maxatawny, PA

Great:                     Swell: 

*Tuba 8'                   Bourdon 16'
Dulciana 8'                Flautino 2'
Melodia 8'                 Flute Twelfth 2 2/3' 
Doppelfloete 8'            Salicet 4'
Open Diapason 8'           Orch. Flute 4'
Dulciana 4'                Open Diapason 8'
Flute 4'                   Vox Celeste 8'
Octave 4'                  Salicional 8'
Chimes                     Lieblich Gedeckt 8'
                           Oboe 8'
                           Vox Humana 8'
                           
                           Tremulant
Swell to Great             Swell unison separat'n
Swell to Great 4'          Swell 16'
Swell to Great 16'         Swell 4'
Great 4'
Great 16'


Pedal: 
Bourdon 16'
Leblich Gedeckt 16'
Flute 8'

Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

Test Light
Crescendo pp-mf-ff
Memory level dial 1-2-3-4-5
Swell Divisional memory 1-2-3-4
Great Divisional memory 1-2-3-4

* Adam Diffenbach of Emery Brothers informs the original pipe work was replaced with a narrow scale trompette, this will now be replaced with a custom built trumpet as part of ongoing work in 2021.

Documents

(1927-11-22) Original contract -Avery Reel