Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 4949 (1927)

St. Michael R. C. Church: Church
611 Stark St.
Wausau, WI

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
47 stops
22 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-11-25 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2008-02-19 - Updated through on-line information from Rev. John Steiner. -Database Manager

2013-07-27 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- New church completed in 1972; it is not believed that the organ made the move. -Database Manager

2014-10-20 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -- Organ designed by Fr. Theo Wojak, pastor of the church. Organ moved to new church in 1972 by Norbert Berschdorf; Organ removed and broken up for parts in 1996. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Wausau, Wisconsin
       St. Michael R. C. Church
   
       Möller   Op. 4949   1927   3/22
       ________________________________________________________

       GREAT                               SWELL
   16' Double Diapason       61        16' Bourdon           61
    8' 1st Open Diapason     61         8' Open Diapason     73
    8' 2nd Diapason          12         8' Stopped Diapason  12
    8' Gross Floete          61         8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
    8' Concert Flute         73         8' Salicional        73
    8' Gemshorn              73         8' Voix Celeste      61
    8' Viola da Gamba        73         4' Orchestral Flute  12
    4' Octave                12         4' Violin II         --
    4' Harmonic Flute        73     2 2/3' Flute 12th         7
2 2/3' Twelfth               61         2' Flautino           5
    2' Super Octave          CH     1 3/5' Tierce            --
    8' Tuba                  61        16' Contra Oboe       tc
    4' Clarion               12         8' Oboe              73
       Sub                              8' Vox Humana        61
       Unison Off                          Tremulant
       Super                               Sub
       Blank                               Unison Off
                                           Super
       CHOIR                               Blank
    8' English Open Diapason 85            Blank
    8' Concert Flute         GT
    8' Gemshorn              GT        32' Acoustis Bass     --
    8' Dulciana              73        16' Open Diapason     GT
    8' Unda Maris            61        16' Sub Bass          32
    4' Rohr Floete           73        16' Contra Bass       12 GT
    4' Dulcet                --        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    2' Flageolet             --         8' Major Flute       GT
   16' Contra Clarinet       tc         8' Violoncello       GT
    8' Clarinet              73         8' Flauto Dolce      SW
       Tremulant                        4' Flute             SW
       Sub                              8' Tuba              GT
       Unison Off
       Super
       Blank
       Blank

       The specification came with 4 1/2 pages of detailed
       instructions from the church, organist or consultant
       on what was expected on virtually all aspects of
       the tonal and mechanical design.

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 25, 2013]

Documents

(1926-12-01) Factory Documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak