Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-01-01 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally built for this church, and was moved to the new edifice when it was constructed. It proved to be inadequate for the larger sanctuary. Balcom and Vaughan submitted two proposal for enlarging the organ in 1971, but neither course was pursued. It would be another 20 years before a replacement organ was acquired. When the used E. W. Lane tracker was installed in 1991, the Möller was sold to St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Ellensburg. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console May 9, 1995 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Ellensburg, Washington
First Lutheran Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 7728, 1947 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8 Diapason Conique 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Bourdon
8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Salicional 8 Lieblich Gedeckt
8 Salicional 8 Quintadena (Syn) 4 Octave Conique
4 Octave Conique 4 Lieblich Flute 4 Flute
2-2/3 Quint 4 Salicet 2 Super Octave
2 Super Octave 2-2/3 Nazard
2 Piccolo
8 Oboe (Syn)
Tremolo
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Diapason Conique (Gt) -- From the 4' Octave Conique . 1-12 from
the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Lieblich Gedeckt (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61
8 Salicional (Gt/Sw) -- From the 4' Salicet. 1-12 from the 8'
Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Quintadena (Syn) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Salicional
and 2-2/3' Nazard.
4 Octave Conique (Gt/Ped) 49 Top octave from the 4' Lieblich Flute.
4 Lieblich Flute (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
Pipes break back to 8' pitch at g# 57
for the top 5 pipes.
4 Flute (Ped) -- Same as the 4' Lieblich Flute.
4 Salicet (Sw) 61
2-2/3 Quint (Gt) -- From the 4' Salicet. Top 7 notes repeat.
2-2/3 Nazard (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt. Breaks back to
4' pitch at c# 50, and to 8' pitch at g# 57.
2 Super Octave (Ped) -- From the 4' Octave Conique.
2 Super Octave (Gt) -- From the 4' Salicet. Top octave repeats.
2 Piccolo (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt. Breaks back to
4' pitch at g# 45, and to 8' pitch at g# 57.
8 Oboe (Syn) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Salicional,
4' Lieblich Flute, and 2-2/3' Nazard.
Tremolo (Sw) -- Affects the entire instrument.
PIPE SUMMARY
Octave Conique Lieblich Gedeckt Salicet
49 pipes 85 pipes 61 pipes
COUPLERS PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell to Great [8] Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 3 STOPS: 19 RANKS: 3 PIPES: 195
NOTES
The organ was originally built for the old building of First Lutheran Church in Ellensburg.
The Möller was moved to the present building when it was first built, but it proved to be
inadequate in the larger space. Balcom and Vaughan of Seattle submitted two ideas for re-
building and enlarging the Möller in 1971. One proposal put the organ at 8 ranks and 536
pipes (5 new ranks and 317 new pipes). The other proposal put the organ at 9 ranks and 609
pipes (6 new ranks and 402 new pipes). No action was ever taken, and another 20 years would
pass before the organ was replaced.
The Möller was replaced by a used E.W. Lane tracker which was relocated from the Methodist
Church in Barton, Vermont through the efforts of the Organ Clearing House. The Lane was re-
stored by S.L. Huntington and Associates of Stonington, CT., and was installed in conjunction
with Heustis & Associates of Vancouver, B.C., who moved and reinstalled the Möller to St.
Patrick's Catholic Church of Ellensburg in 1991 where it replaced a previously relocated
6-rank Möller.
Sources: M.P. Möller opus list; Eugene M. Nye list; JRS; extant, moved organ.
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