2007-09-22 - Identified by Jeff Scofield through information in Möller factory documents. -Database Manager
2018-07-16 - Updated by Mark Hurley, who has heard or played the organ. Mark Hurley also listed this individual as a source of information: Richard F. Kline, Jr. and Peter Moller Daniels.<br>\r\nWith the rise of the popularity of \"Pizza \'n\' Pipes\" restaurants in the 1960s and 1970s, M.P. Möller made a decision to enter that market with an experimental Möller De Luxe theatre organ, dubbed \"The Red Devil\" by Möller staff. The company intended to make several models available, in two and three manuals; however, only one was built, making it officially the last theatre organ Möller ever built. The Red Devil had basically the same specification of Wurlitzer\'s Style EX Organ (divided chambers.) The organ\'s design and specifications were drawn up in consultation with theatre organ enthusiast and owner Richard F. Kline, Jr. and the late well-known theatre organist, Raymond A. Brubacher. The project was enthusiastically supported by Peter Möller Daniels, who was Möller\'s Vice-President at that time.<br>\r\nThe organ\'s ranks included:<br>16\' Diaphonic Diapason (the diaphone was actually a soft tuba, voiced to sound like a metal diaphone.<br>16\' Bourdon/Concert Flute<br>8\' Viole d\'Orchestre<br>8\' Viole Celeste (Ten C)<br>8\' Trumpet<br>8\' Vox Humana<br>8\' Tibia Clausa<br><br>These ranks were unified at several pitches in keeping with the Style EX specification. Most likely, the pipe count was the same as the Wurlitzer counterpart. Additionally, several couplers were furnished: 8\' Accompaniment to Pedal; 4\' Accompaniment to Accompaniment; 16\' Solo to Solo; Solo Unison Off; 4\' Solo to Solo. There were three tremulants: Main, Vox Humana, Solo.<br>The organ sat on the second floor of the Möller factory for years until it was eventually sold. I played it and heard it played several times in 1974 to 1976. It was a fine instrument, if you liked theatre organs ... well-built. There was a great array of sound effects (for pizza parlors) available at the console on spring-loaded small stop tabs located above the left side of the solo manual. (The tremulants were above the right side of the solo manual.) The toy counter and be seen at the top right of the organ chambers. There were no second-touch stops. I don\'t remember the exact asking price of the organ, but $50,000.00 seems to come to mind.<br>\r\nMy source of information was from the above-referenced persons. -Database Manager
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