Van Orsdel United Methodist Church
410 5th Avenue
Havre, MT
Images
1958 - Church interior and exposed pipes (Photograph by Moller promotional photo, collection of Eugene Poole, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2010-10-17 - Great 8-4-2 Principal chorus and Pedal 16' Contre Basse (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
2010-10-17 - Exposed Great and Chimes (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
2010-10-17 - Exposed chimes (moved from expressive Great) (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
2006-04-20 - "Expressive Great (l-r): 8' Erzahler, 4' Harmonic Flute, 8' Bourdon" (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
2006-04-20 - View into the Swell enclosure past the 8' Trompette at the 8' Rohr Gedeckt (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
2006-04-20 - "Swell pipes (l-r): 8' Trompette, 8' Viola Celeste, 4' Nachthorn, 8' Viola, 4' Geigen Principal" (Photograph by Andrea Christenot/Database Manager)
1999-03-19 - Original appearance of the organ (before chimes moved out) (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
1999-03-19 - Great 8-4-2 Principal chorus and Pedal 16' Contre Basse (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
1999-03-19 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
1999-03-19 - Manuals and stoprail (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
- 2 manuals
- 13 stops
- 18 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets 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
- Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2006-04-20 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Great is divided into exposed (8-4-2) and expressive (8-8-4) sections. Chimes originally in enclosed Great. Original expression shutter engines failed. Being replaced presently (4/19/06) with new Peterson 8-stage engines. Also, original Deagan Class "A" chimes removed from expressive Great chamber and placed on a new Peterson electric action on display. Work being done by Clinton B. Meadway of Monroe, Washington assisted by Jim Stettner of Puget Sound Pipe Organs in Seattle, Washington and Drew Meyer of Ulm Orgelwerke in South Dakota. -Database Manager
2008-12-17 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist copied from the console October 7, 1996 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Havre, Montana
Van Orsdel United Methodist Church
M.P. Möller, Opus 9261, 1959 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive *)
8 Diapason 61
8 Bourdon (*) 61 Metal.
8 Erzähler (*) 61
4 Octave 61
4 Harmonic Flute (*) 61
2 Fifteenth 61
Tremolo
Chimes (21) Compass: Tenor A thru f 42.
Great 16
Great Unison
Great 4
SWELL (Expressive)
8 Rohr Gedeckt 61
8 Viola 61
8 Viola Celeste 61
4 Geigen Principal 61
4 Nachthorn 61
8 Trompette 61
Tremolo
Swell 16
Swell Unison
Swell 4
PEDAL
16 Contre Basse 32
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Rohr Gedeckt.
16 Erzähler (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Erzähler.
8 Rohr Gedeckt (Sw) --
8 Erzähler (Gt) --
COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal [8],4
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great 16,[8],4
FINGER PISTONS
Full Organ 1 - 4
Swell & Pedal 1 - 4
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Great & Pedal 1 - 4
Gr. to Ped. (rev)
SFZ. (rev)
Gen. Can.
TOE STUDS
Gr. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
Sw. to Ped. reversible (rev)
Sforzando Reversible (rev)
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P primary (pitman) and unit
VOICES: 13
STOPS: 18; inc. chimes
RANKS: 13
PIPES: 788
NOTES
The organ is in two chambers on the left side of the room. The Great has
three exposed and three expressive ranks. The exposed Great is in front
of the Great (left) and Swell (right) chambers - and is flanked by the
exposed Pedal 16' Contre Basse.
The chimes were originally on a pneumatic action and hung over the Great
walkboard - seriously impeding access to the 16' Erzähler extension. The
church decided it would like to see the chimes, so a new Peterson all-
electric chimes action was installed on the left wall and the chimes were
rehung. The new action also provided a volume control for the action. This
was done in April, 2006.
At the same time, a new static regulator was installed in the basement to
replace the original which was about to fail due to rotten leather.
[Received on line from James R. Stettner June 14, 2009.]
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