Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 10108 (1966)

First Methodist Church
3316 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1966-11-11 - Chancel and Pipe Display (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
25 stops
16 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-05-30 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Choir gallery was on right side of sanctuary. Organ above/behind with exposed Great and Pedal. Expressive Swell behind. Organ replaced in 1995 with a new Casavant retaining 8 Möller ranks. The rest was sold to a location in Colorado Springs, Colorado. -Database Manager

2009-08-08 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Organ and choir at front of church -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Knoxville, Tennessee
       First Methodist Church

       Möller   Op. 10108   1966   2/21

       GREAT               SWELL                     PEDAL
    8' Principal 61    16' Gedeckt 61            16' Subbass 32
    8' Rohrflöte 61     8' Gedeckt 12            16' Gedeckt SW
    8' Dolce 61         8' Viole de Gambe 61      8' Principal 32
    4' Octave 61        8' Viole Celeste 49 tc    8' Subbass 12
    2' Waldflöte 61     4' Principal 61           8' Gedeckt SW
II-IV  Mixture 208      4' Gedeckt 12             4' Octave 12
       Tremulant        2' Octavin 61             4' Gedeckt SW
       Sub            III  Plein Jeu 183         16' Fagot 32  (L/2)
       Unison Off       8' Trompette 61           8' Fagot 12
       Super               Tremulant              4' Fagot 12
       Chimes 21           Sub
       (Deagan D)          Unison Off
                           Super
                           Chimes GT

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield August 08, 2009.]

Documents

(1965-10-13) Factory specifications via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#10809 - Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3739 (1995)