Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-11-03 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the electrification and rebuild of the existing 1909 Möller organ. No tonal changes were made. The entire organ was placed in one expressive chamber in the same location it had originally been installed. The original chests had their primaries and stop actions electrified. It was likely a ventil stop action. The 1940 console was a gutted and rebuilt Everett "Orgatron" console. Chimes had been added to the organ. -Database Manager
2007-05-14 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2013-10-10 - Updated through online information from Geoff Crimmins. -- Some of the ranks of pipes were used in the 1998 Marceau and Associates organ installed in the same location. The remainder of the pipes and the console were retained by Marceau and Associates for use elsewhere. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console December 4, 1997. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Moscow, Idaho
First Presbyterian Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 852, 1909
Balcom and Vaughan, 1940 - Electrification
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8 Doppel Flute 61 Great to Pedal 8
8 Dulciana 61
4 Principal 61 Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Harmonic Flute 61
Great 16' FINGER PISTONS
Great Off 8' Swell & Pedal 0, 1 – 4
Great 4' Great & Pedal 0, 1 - 4
SWELL (Expressive) TOE STUDS
8 Violin Diapason 61 None
8 Stopped Diapason 61
8 Aeoline 61
4 Rohr Flute 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8 Oboe 61 Expression (bal.)
Tremolo Crescendo (bal.)
blank
Swell 16' ACTION: E-P Primary; ventil chests
Swell Off 8'
Swell 4' VOICES: 12
STOPS: 13; inc. chimes
PEDAL (Expressive)
16 Bourdon 30 RANKS: 12
16 Lieblich Gedeckt 30
blank PIPES: 670
NOTES
The organ was originally built for the previous edifice, and was likely
free-standing and encased with a large facade containing both speaking and
dummy pipes. The keydesk was likely attached and projecting. Both the key
and stop action were tubular-pneumatic to ventil chests.
The chest primaries were electrified in 1940 by Balcom and Vaughan of
Seattle in preparation for the re-installation in the new [present]
edifice. The entire instrument was placed in an expressive chamber, and a
'new' console controls the instrument. The console was a used, refinished
Everett Orgatron console, of which Sandy Balcom had purchased several to
help-out a friend who was the dealer. The divisional “0” [cancel] pistons
do not cancel the Pedal stops.
Sources: Möller opus list; Balcom and Vaughan opus list; extant organ
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