Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2007-04-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the electrification of the original organ by the original builder. New E-P pitman and unit chests repalced the original T-P ventil chests. No tonal changes were made. The original facade was slightly altered with the original center flat of 27 pipes replaced with a wooden grille. The two side flats and two towers were retained. -Database Manager
Stoplist reconstructed from extant pipes and chests, and church history Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Great Falls, Montana
First Congregational Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 2710, 1918
M.P. Möller, Opus R-457, 1953 - Electrification and Rebuild
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
8' Open Diapason 73 Swell to Pedal [8],4
8' Doppel Floete 73 Great to Pedal [8]
8' Melodia 73
8' Dulciana 73 Swell to Great 16,[8],4
4' Octave 73
4' Flute Traverso 73
8' Tuba 73 FINGER PISTONS
General 1 – 5
Great 16' Swell & Pedal 1 - 5
Great 4' Great & Pedal 1 - 5
Gen. Can.
SWELL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 73 FOOT LEVERS
8' Open Diapason 73 Gt. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
8' Stopped Diapason 73 Sforzando reversible (rev)
8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' Salicional 73
8' Vox Celeste (tc) 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8' Aeoline 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
4' Flute Harmonique 73 Great Expression (bal.)
8' Cornopean 73 Crescendo (bal.)
8' Oboe & Bassoon 73
8' Vox Humana 61
Tremulant
Swell 16'
Swell Unison
Swell 4' ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic
VOICES: 20
PEDAL
16' Open Diapason (in Gt) 32 STOPS: 23
16' Bourdon (in Sw) 32
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) -- RANKS: 20
8' Octave 12
8' Bass Flute 12 PIPES: 1,378
NOTES
The original façade was comprised of a pipe fence containing 51 pipes in three
flats divided by two small towers arranged as: 7 – 5 – 27 – 5 – 7. The original
console was detached.
Chimes were added to the organ prior to the 1953 rebuild as a memorial to those
from the congregation who lost their lives in the Second World War. The chimes
have 21 notes and were built by Maas. They were purchased through Barber's Music
Standard Furniture, Inc. and installed in 1947. They were playable from their own
keyboard. The cost, including both materials and labor, was $75.50.
The 1953 electrification and rebuild was done by the original builder. A new
console was provided, and the original tubular-pneumatic chests were retained,
but with new electro-pneumatic primaries and stop actions. No tonal changes were
made, however all the pipework was revoiced for the remodeled sanctuary. The
original 27 pipes of the middle portion of the façade were replaced with a wooden
grille.
The rebuilt organ was dedicated on Friday, October 9, 1953 at 8:00 p.m. in a concert
given by Dr. Frank W. Asper - organist of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
In the 1970's, the congregation was told that the building had structural issues and
was not safe to inhabit. The congregation built a new facility in 1975-76, and the
organ was moved and reinstalled.
Sources: Möller opus list; church documents; JRS; extant, altered & relocated organ
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