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M. P. Möller Opus 11385 (1979)

St. Augustine’s Cathedral: Cathedral
359 Washington Ave.
Bridgeport, CT

Images

2019-06-05 - Church interior to front (Wikipedia via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-09-28 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-06-05 - Church exterior (Wiipedia via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014 - Organ case (A. Thompson-Allen/Jeff Scofield)

2014 - Church interior (A. Thompson-Allen/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
38 stops
31 registers
5 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 coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-09-22 - Identified by Jeff Scofield through information in Möller factory documents. -Database Manager

2011-03-14 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Grand, Positiv and Pedal located in gallery; Choir and Choir Pedal located in the nave; 32' Bourdon retained from previous organ without guarantees. -Database Manager

2012-02-20 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ was restored in 2003 by Peragallo Organ Builders as part of a major renovation of the entire Cathedral. (source: Bridgeport AGO website, accessed Feb 18, 2012) -Database Manager

2019-05-07 - A. Thompson-Allen completely refurbished the organ 2011-2014, with tonal changes as 3/42 Op. 124; the previous half-length 32' reed was replaced by a full-length 32' Contre Bombarde. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Bridgeport, Connecticut
        St. Augustine's Cathedral

        Möller   Op. 11385   1979   3/31
        ______________________________________________

        The main organ is in the gallery and the Choir
        divisions are exposed in the nave.

        GREAT                         POSITIF
     8' Principal       61         8' Rohrflöte     61
     8' Bourdon         61         8' Gambe         61
     4' Praestant       61         8' Gambe Celeste 61
     4' Koppelflöte     61         4' Principal     61
 2 2/3' Twelfth         61         4' Spitzflöte    61
     2' Fifteenth       61         2' Blockflöte    61
 1 3/5' Seventeenth     61     1 1/3' Larigot       pf
III-IV  Fourniture     244         V  Cornet        pf
     8' Trompeta Real   61    III-IV  Plein Jeu    220
        Cascabeles      pf        16' Basson        pf
                                   8' Krummhorn     61
        PEDAL                      8' Hautbois      pf
    32' Contre Bourdon  12 *          Tremolo
    16' Principal       32            Unison Off
    16' Bourdon         32            Super
10 2/3' Quint            7
     8' Octave          12            CHOIR 
     8' Flöte            5         8' Gedeckt       61
     4' Super Octave    12         8' Gemshorn      61
   III  Mixture         --         4' Flachflöte    61
       (from 16' Principal)        2' Doublette     61
    32' Contre Bombarde 12            Tremolo
       (half-length)                  Unison Off
    16' Bombarde        32
     8' Bombarde        12            CHOIR PEDAL
     4' Clairon         12        16' Holzbass      12

     *  retained from previous organ and reused without 
        guarantee as to tonal nor mechanical results

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  March 19, 2011]

Documents

(1979-06-07) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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