Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-11-21 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The original builder was M. P. Möller, originally installed in First Lutheran in Glasgow. It was damaged in a ca. 1975 fire which destroyed the case. The Möller was acquired by local dentist, Dr. Joseph Nass for installation in his home, but the installation was never fully completed. He donated the organ in 1976 to St. Raphael's RC Church in Glasgow where it was rebuilt with two ranks added and installed by Harold B. Curryer of Spokane, Washington. The added ranks are an 8' Erzähler and tc 8' Erzähler Celeste. The original case had been destroyed in the fire, so the organ is entirely exposed on the left wall at the edge of the chancel steps. The console was modified by sawing-off the rolltop overlength and keydesk and removing the rolltop. The console looks rather Holtkamp-esque. The Erzahler was added on the Great, but the celeste on the Swell. Whenever the celeste is registered, it makes both ranks play on both manual at the same time! -Database Manager
2007-04-28 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2021-09-06 - The organ was not being used, so the parish sold it to Kelvin Smith of Paris, Idaho. Mr. Smith removed the organ Monday, August 30, 2021. -Jim Stettner
Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 8, 1996
Glasgow, Montana
St. Raphael's Catholic Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 7596, 1948
Harold B. Curryer, 1976 - Re-installation & Additions/Changes
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8 Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Bourdon
8 Gedeckt 8 Gedeckt 8 Diapason
8 Viole Dolce 8 Viole Dolce 8 Flute
8 Erzähler 8 Erzähler Celeste 4 Octave
4 Octave 4 Flute 4 Flute
4 Flute 4 Fugara
4 Fugara 2-2/3 Flute Twelfth
2⅔ Viole Twelfth 2 Flautino
2 Viole Fifteenth 8 Oboe
8 Oboe 4 Oboe
Tremolo
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. Tenor
C on the Swell.
8 Diapason (Gt/Ped) 61
8 Gedeckt (Gt/Sw) 61
8 Flute (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Viole Dolce (Gt/Sw) 61
8 Erzähler (Gt) 61 Added 1976 by HBC.
8 Erzähler Celeste (Sw) 49 Added 1976 by HBC. Tenor C.
4 Octave (Gt/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Diapason.
4 Flute (Gt/Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Fugara (Gt/Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Viole Dolce.
2-2/3 Flute Twelfth (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. Top
2 pipes break back.
2-2/3 Viole Twelfth (Gt) 7 Extension of the 8' Viole Dolce.
Top 2 pipes break back.
2 Flautino (Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. All 5
pipes (top 7 notes) break back.
2 Viole Fifteenth (Gt) 5 Extension of the 8' Viole Dolce. All
5 pipes (top 7 notes) break back.
8 Oboe (Gt/Sw) 61 Added 1976 by HBC to replace the
original Trumpet.
4 Oboe (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Oboe
Tremolo (Sw) -- Affects the entire instrument.
PIPE SUMMARY
Diapason Gedeckt Viole Dolce
73 pipes 97 pipes 85 pipes
Erzähler Erzähler Celeste Oboe
61 pipes 49 pipes 73 pipes
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal [8] Full Organ 1 - 4
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great [8] PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
FOOT LEVERS
Gr. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 6 STOPS: 25 RANKS: 6 PIPES: 438
NOTES
This organ was originally built for First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. It was
damaged in a 19__ fire which scorched the case beyond reclamation and even
scorched some of the wooden Gedeckt pipes.
The organ was purchased by Dr. Joseph Nass, a local dentist, who had the
intent of installing it in his home. But this vision was never completed. In
1976, he donated it to St. Raphael's Parish in Glasgow where it was installed
in completely unenclosed condition at the front of the church by Harold Curryer
of Spokane, Washington. A plaque at the console reads:
Donated by Joseph Nass
1976
Mr. Curryer also added an 8' Erzähler and 8' Erzähler Celeste of new Möller
pipes, and replaced the original 8' Trumpet with an 8' Oboe. The added 8'
Erzähler and 8' Erzähler Celeste were poorly added as regards console switching.
If the Great 8' Erzähler is registered, it plays as it should. However if the Swell 8' Erzähler Celeste is registered, it also plays on the Great and adds the
8' Erzähler on the Swell. This ties-up both manuals at the same time for the same
ranks. The console appearance was also modified. The part of the keydesk that
projects from the front of the console on either side of the manuals was cut-off,
and the rolltop was removed – giving the console a Schlicker-esque appearance. A
new music rack replaced the original.
Sources: M.P. Möller Opus List; HBC files; JRS; Extant organ
St. Raphael's Parish
402 3rd Ave. N.
P.O. Box 1047
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