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M. P. Möller Opus 8365 (1952)

First Methodist Church
N. Eighth at Faraon
St. Joseph, MO

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2008-05-17 - Church exterior (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

2008-05-17 - Chancel and organ facade (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
34 stops
16 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-07-24 - Merged in 1996 with Francis St. Methodist (in the Francis St. building). Parts of both organs to be combined. (Information from David W. Lewis, Jr. in 2004.) -Database Manager

2008-12-04 - Updated through online information from David Lewis. -- Installed behind the case of the previous Möller, Opus 1044, 1909. -Database Manager

2009-03-01 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Choir division was prepared-for; the church merged into Francis St. UMC in 1995; the console went to the Quimby rebuild of the organ at First Lutheran Church. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Joseph, Missouri
First Methodist Church

Möller   Op. 8365   1952   3/17

4" Wind pressure throughout

        GREAT (exp)                SWELL
     8' Diapason 73            16' Rohrbourdon 61
     8' Bourdon 73              8' Geigenprincipal 73
     8' Dulciana 73             8' Rohrflöte 12
     4' Octave 73               8' Viole de Gambe 73
     4' Flute 12                8' Viole Celeste tc 61
     4' Dulcet 12               4' Geigenoctave 12
    II  Rauschquinte 122        4' Spitzflöte 73
        Tremulant               4' Chimney Flute 12
        Sub                 2 2/3' Rohrnasat 7
        Unison Off              2' Spitzflöte 12
        Super                   8' Trompette 73
        Harp (pf)               8' Oboe 73
                                4' Clarion 12
        CHOIR                      Tremulant
        Prepared-for               Sub
        11 blank knobs             Unison Off
                                   Super
        PEDAL
    16' Diapason 12 GT             ECHO (playable on Choir)
    16' Subbass 32              8' Nachthorn 73
    16' Rohrbourdon SW          8' Gemshorn 73
10 2/3' Quint 7                 8' Gemshorn Celeste tc 61
     8' Octave GT               4' Cor de Nuit 12
     8' Major Bass 12           4' Gemshorn 12
     8' Rohrflöte SW            8' Vox Humana (pf)
     4' Super Octave GT            Tremulant
     4' Flute SW                   Chimes (pf)
     

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 01, 2009.]

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 01, 2009.]

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