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M. P. Möller Opus 11180 (1977)

St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church: Sanctuary
4281 Marseilles St.
Detroit, MI

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

Images

2021-03-20 - Kinetic Blower nameplate. 1/2 Horsepower Style 2-P-1716 260 CFM- 4” Pressure at 1725 RPM (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - Kinetic Blower (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - Enclosed pipework (front to back: Trompette, Gemshorn, Spitzprincipal, and Bourdon) (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - Basses of the façade 8’ Principal (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - Builder’s nameplate (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - Console (Photograph by Roman Lizak /Roman Lizak)

2021-03-20 - 8’ Principal en Façade (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
2 manuals
26 stops
5 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2007-10-08 - Identified by Jeff Scofield through information in Möller factory documents. -Database Manager

2010-01-11 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2021-03-23 - The church closed in 2018. Last Mass was celebrated on November 25, 2018. The instrument has sat for about 2-3 years and was recently examined on March 20th, 2021 as a potential candidate for relocation. Upon examination the instrument was found to be in relatively good condition. It is planned that it will be relocated to Cross and Resurrection Lutheran Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan -Roman Lizak

2021-03-23 - Email correspondence with Irv Lawless: The organ (Möller opus 11180) you are dealing with is a "Series 70-5" This series is an outgrowth of the original "Artiste" which started in the late 1930's. The Series 70's went from 70-2 to 70-12 depending on how many ranks were installed. Your organ has 5 ranks. These organs were pre-engineered and pre pipe scaled to help cost down in the small organs. As they grew, you could add: 8' Gemshorn Celeste 49 pipes (t.c.) III-IV Mixture 4' Octave on Great II Sesqui Altera 8' Krummhorn on the Great 16' Principal in the Pedal (12 pipe extension 16' Contra Trompette in the Pedal (12 pipe extension of Swell Trompette) Anything beyond that was priced on the "custom" pricing. There was also an option of a drawknob console available. These were sturdy little organs that were designed to last indefinitely. Many from the 30's -40's- 50's and 60's are still playing today. The Series 80's followed until 1992 at the closing of Möller. -Roman Lizak

2021-04-26 - Organ was removed on April 24th, 2021 and was transported to Cross and Resurrection Lutheran Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan where it will be reinstalled in 2024. -Roman Lizak

Stoplist

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

            Detroit, Michigan
            St. Philomena R. C. Church

            Möller   Op. 11180   1977   2/5

            GREAT (enclosed with Swell)
 1.     16' Bourdon          92 pipes
 2.      8' Principal        85 pipes   exposed
 3.      8' Gedeckt          from #1
 4.      8' Gemshorn         80 pipes
 5.      4' Octave           from #2
 6.      4' Gedeckt          from #1
 7.      2' Super Octave     from #2
 8.      2' Flute            from #1    repeat 5 top notes
 9.      8' Trompette        from #17
10.         Chimes                      prepared for

            SWELL
11.      8' Gedeckt          from #1
12.      8' Gemshorn         from #4
13.      4' Spitzprincipal   73 pipes
14.      4' Gedeckt          from #11
15.      2' Spitzoctave      from #13
16.  1 1/3' Larigot          from #4    repeat 12 top notes
17.      8' Trompette        61 pipes
18.      4' Clairon          from #17   12 top notes from #13
19.         Tremolo

            PEDAL
20.     16' Bourdon          from #1
21.      8' Principal        from #2
22.      8' Gedeckt          from #1
23.      8' Gemshorn         from #4
24.      4' Octave           from #2
25.      4' Gedeckt          from #1
26.      2' Super Octave     from #2
27.      8' Trompette        from #17
28.      4' Clairon          from #17

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield January 11, 2010.]

Documents

(1976-10-04) Factory drawings Factory drawings courtesy of the OHS Database -Roman Lizak
(1976-07-29) Original factory documentation Factory documentation courtesy of Bynum Petty & OHS Archives -Roman Lizak

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