M. P. Möller Opus 5234 (1928)

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2023-08-19 - Church exterior (organ case covers the 2nd floor center window above the entrance door) (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-08-19 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-01-15 - Altar from rear gallery (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-08-13 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2010-12-12 - Console (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-08-11 - Original blueprint for Moller Opus 5234. Church secretary/organist made the blueprint available to me to photograph (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2010-12-01 - Organ Façade (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

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Notes

2007-11-28 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-04-22 - Updated through on-line information from Jack Umholtz. -- Pitman chests except for 44 note Pedal Bourdon and 97 note unit Flute on swell, and "Vox in a Box" chest. The 16' Bourdon (16' & 8') along with the chimes are outside the swellbox. There is only 1 swellbox for the entire organ. Ranks as installed were 44 note 16' Pedal Bourdon, 97 note unit Flute, 73 note Swell Diapason (played as Gt. 4' Octave), 61 note Salicional, 61 note Dulciana, 73 note (I think) Oboe (these three ranks were duplexed on both Sw. and Gt. at 8' pitch only), 49 note TC Vox Celeste on Sw. Only), 61 note Vox Humana, 61 note Gt. Diapason, 73 note Melodia (Played at 8' & 4'on the Gt). Organ restored/updated in mid 1980's by Columbia Organ works. In this restoration/update, the oboe was replaced with a period Cornopean to add some "fire" to the organ, the "Vox in a Box" was lost (due to space limitations in the swellbox) to a 2 rank chest, upon which was installed a 4' Octave and 2' Super Octave scaled to the 8' Gt. Open Diapason. WHAT A SOUND! The Pedal Bourdon MUST be #1 Tibia scale. It's huge! -Database Manager

Stoplist

Gratz, Pennsylvania Simeon's Lutheran Church (1924, Lutheran and Reformed) M. P. Moller, Op 5234, 1920's 2/10 Original stop layout as recalled from memory, known due to playing one Sunday/month for several years around 1980. GREAT 8' Open Diapason 61m 8' Melodia 73w 8' Salicional 73m 8' Dulciana 73m 4' Octave 61 from Sw. Open Diapason 4' Flute 61 from Melodia 8' Oboe 73m Chimes Unenclosed....Moller pneumatic action 16' Gt. to Gt. 4' Gt. to Gt. 16' Sw. to Gt. 8' Sw. to Gt. 4' Sw. to Gt. SWELL 8' Open Diapason 73m 8' Gedeckt 61 from Bourdon 8' Salicional Duplex with Great 8' Vox Celeste tc 61m 8' Dulciana Duplex with Great 4' Flute Traverso 61 from Bourdon 16' Bourdon 97w/m 2 2/3' Flute Twelfth 61 from Bourdon 2' Flautino 61 from Bourdon 8' Oboe Duplex with Great 8' Vox Humana 73m...in a box Tremolo (affects entire organ except Pedal Bourdon.) 16' Sw. to Sw. Sw. Unison Separation (Unison Off) 4' Sw. to Sw. PEDAL Gt. to Ped. Sw. to Ped. 8' Bass Flute 32 from Ped. Bourdon 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 32 from Sw. Bourdon 16' Bourdon 44w unenclosed 2 Manual attached console. Stop keys above manuals. 4 pistons Gt. and Ped. 4 pistons Sw. and Ped. 4 Full Organ (General) pistons Moller Sliding piston setter control to left of stop keys Swell (entire organ) Expression pedal Register Crescendo Pedal Gt. to Pedal reversible Entire instrument under single expression except for Chimes and Ped. Bourdon. [Received from Jack Unholtz 2012-02-11]

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