Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 5384 (1928)

First Methodist Episcopal Church
1225 Michigan Avenue
La Porte, IN

Images

2020-03-26 - Church interior to rear and Echo organ (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-05-19 - Chancel (Photograph by John Gouwens/John Gouwens)

2020-05-19 - Church Exterior (Photograph by John Gouwens/John Gouwens)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
34 stops
40 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys
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
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

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

2021-10-13 - John A. Bell was the consultant for the church; he included very specific instructions in the factory specifications; the organ was renovated by Fabry in the 1990's, with a new drawknob console. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives

     La Porte, Indiana
     First Methodist Church

     Möller   Op. 5384   1928   4/39
     ____________________________________________________

     GREAT *   10" wind            CHOIR   6" wind
 16' Open Diapason      a       8' English Diapason    73
  8' Principal Diapason b 73    8' Concert Flute       73
  8' Second Diapason      73    8' Dulciana            73
  8' Gross Flute          73    8' Unda Maris          61
  8' Harmonic Flute       73    4' Flute d'Amour       61
  8' Erzähler Celeste II 134    8' Clarinet            73
  4' Octave               61       Tremulant
  4' Rohr Flute           61       Sub
  8' Tuba (strong & firm) 73       Super
  8' French Horn          73       Harp                GT
     Tremulant
     Sub                           ECHO    4" wind
     Super                      8' Vox Angelica II    134
     Chimes               EC    8' Spitz Flute Cel II 134
     Harp                 61    8' Chimney Flute       73
                                4' Traverse Flute      61
     SWELL     7" wind          8' Vox Humana          73
 16' Bourdon              73       Tremulant
  8' Open Diapason     c  73       Sub
  8' Gedeckt              73       Super
  8' Salicional           73       Cathedral Chimes    25
  8' String Celeste II d 134
  4' Octave               61       PEDAL
  4' Chimney Flute        61   32' Resultant           --
III  Dolce Mixture     e 183   16' Open Diapason       32
  8' Cornopean            73   16' Bourdon             32
  8' Oboe                 73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt    SW
  8' Vox Humana           73    8' Major Flute         12
     Tremulant                  8' Gedeckt             12
     Sub                        8' Dolce Flute         SW
     Super                         Chimes              EC
                                   Pedal Octave

  a  1-12 Pedal Bourdon; 13-73 Second Diapason
  b  leathered lips and heavy metal
  c  leathered
  d  Viole d'Orchestre          e  12-15-17

    [Received from Jeff Scofield October 12, 2021]

Documents

Factory specifications Factory specifications -Jeff Scofield