Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 8128 (1950)

First Baptist Church
123 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA

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

Images

2014-03-15 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-10-25 - Balcony (Photograph by Savannah AGO Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior and organ case (Photograph by Zuke Photography, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1984-06-06 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Console (Photograph by Paul Marchesano/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Chancel and Organ facade (Photograph by Paul Marchesano/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
66 stops
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: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-09-13 - Identified through on-line information from André Courville. -Database Manager

2008-10-02 - Updated through on-line information from Paul Marchesano. -Database Manager

2014-11-19 - Updated through online information from David Ruler. -- 10.29.14 from facebook post by Organ Clearing House: "The Organ Clearing House is dismantling the large and beautiful M.P. Möller pipe organ at the former First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA. The organ is being placed in local storage there, in preparation for renovation and installation in another Philadelphia Church. Stay tuned." -Database Manager

2016-07-18 - The First Baptist Church building was sold to Liberti Church, a member church of the Reformed Church in America, on July 11, 2017; the First Baptist congregation will worship in a chapel. -Database Manager

2019-11-18 - The organ is being rebuilt by Emery Brothers prior to relocation to Holy Trinity Church, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. -Database Manager

2020-08-24 - Updated through online information from David Ruler. -- This is the new location of the instrument: https://htrit.org/music-and-the-arts/ -Jim Stettner

2021-11-24 - Replaced a 1900 C.S. Haskell organ. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1950 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
       First Baptist Church

       Möller   Op. 8128   1950   3/53
       _________________________________________________________

       GREAT                             CHOIR
   16' Quintaton            pf        8' Montre               73
    8' Principal            61        8' Nachthorn            73
    8' Harmonic Flute       61        8' Erzähler             73
    8' Gemshorn             61        8' Erzähler Celeste     61
    4' Octave               61        4' Prestant             73
    4' Spitzflöte           61        4' Koppelflöte          73
2 2/3' Octave Quint         61    2 2/3' Nazard               61
    2' Super Octave         61        2' Blockflöte           61
   IV  Fourniture          244    1 3/5' Tierce               61
  III  Cymbel              183      III  Scharf              183
       Tremulant                      8' Krummhorn            73
       Sub                               Tremulant
       Unison Off                     8' Trompette Harmonique 73
       Super                             Sub
    8' Trompette Harmonique CH           Unison Off
                                         Super
       SWELL                             Chimes
   16' Rohrbourdon          73
    8' Geigen Diapason      73           PEDAL
    8' Rohrflöte            12       32' Bourdon              32
    8' Viole de Gambe       73       16' Contrebasse          32
    8' Viole Celeste        73       16' Bourdon              12
    4' Principal            73       16' Violone              12
    4' Flute ⌂              73       16' Quintaton            pf
    2' Octavin              61       16' Rohrbourdon          SW
1 1/3' Larigot              pf   10 2/3' Quint                 7
    V  Plein Jeu           305        8' Principal            32
   16' Fagotto              73        8' Octave               12
    8' Trompette            73        8' Bourdon               5
    8' Oboe                 73        8' Rohrflöte            SW
    8' Vox Humana           pf    5 1/3' Quint                32
    4' Clarion              73        4' Choralbass           32
       Tremulant                      4' Super Octave         12
       Sub                            4' Bourdon              12
       Unison Off                   III  Mixture              96
       Super                         16' Bombarde             32
       Chimes                        16' Fagotto              SW
       Harp                           8' Bombarde             12
                                      4' Clarion              12
                                         Chimes

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield  May 17, 2012]

Documents

(1949-11-15) Factory Pipe Scale sheets Factory scaling sheets courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak

Websites

[Organ page from church web site] - stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#71795 - Emery Brothers (2024)