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M. P. Möller Opus R-989 (1979)

First United Methodist Church: sanctuary
419 NE First St
Gainesville, FL

Images

2004-12-14 - Chancel prior to 2007 renovation (Photograph by Benjamin Ehrlich/Benjamin Ehrlich)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
38 stops
26 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-08-29 - Identified through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Instrument suffered water damage from hurricane in 2004. Organ was removed in spring of 2007; currently at Berghaus factory, Chicago, being restored and enlarged. -Database Manager

2012-04-17 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was a rebuild, enlargement and new console for 1942 Möller 3/20 Op. 7055; renovated and tonally altered by Berghaus ca.2007 . -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Gainesville, Florida
        First United Methodist Church

        Möller   Op. R-989   1979   3/37
        ____________________________________________________

        GREAT                            POSITIV (unenclosed)
     8' Principal        61           8' Bordun           61
     8' Rohrflöte        61           8' Dolce            61 c
     4' Octav            61           4' Spitzflöte       61
     4' Flachflöte       61           2' Principal        61
     2' Waldflöte        61       1 1/3' Quint         tc 49 
    IV  Mixtur          244           1' Principal         5 d  
     8' Trompete         pf         III  Cymbale         183
        Unison Off                    8' Dulzian          61
        Super                            Tremolo
     8' Festival Trumpet pf              Unison Off
        Chimes           21              Super
                                      8' Festival Trumpet pf
        SWELL
    16' Bordun           73 a            PEDAL
     8' Gedeckt          12          16' Principal        12 e
     8' Viole de Gambe   73          16' Bordun           SW
     8' Viole Celeste    61 a    10 2/3' Quint            SW
     4' Principal        73           8' Octav            32 a
     4' Flöte            12           8' Gedeckt          SW
     2' Gemshorn         61 b         4' Choralbass       32
    II  Sesquialtera     98           4' Gedeckt          SW
III-IV  Scharf          220         III  Mixture          96
    16' Contre Hautbois  73          32' Contre Basson    pf
     8' Trompette        73          16' Posaune          32
     8' Hautbois         12          16' Contre Hautbois  SW
        Tremolo                       8' Trompete         12
        Unison Off                    4' Hautbois         SW
        Super                         8' Festival Trumpet pf

     a  present pipework
     b  1-49 present GT 8' Gemshorn; 50-61 new pipes
     c  present CH 8' Viola
     d  from 2' Principal; repeat top 7 notes
     e  12 present 16' Open Diapason pipes; 20 notes
        from 8' Octav

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield  April 15, 2012]

Documents

(1978-08-30) Factory specifications Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

Websites

First United Methodist Church [Gainesville Pipe Organs web page] - Photograph, history and description, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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