Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 5648 (1929)

Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
1525 S Washington Ave.
Saginaw, MI

Images

2018-02-09 - Exterior of church (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-10-05 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018-06-29 - Gallery and organ cases (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
23 stops
39 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-12-04 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2010-08-14 - Updated through online information from Brian Ventura. -- Instrument substantially rebuilt by Helderop Pipe Organs with solid state action, revised layout of chests, cleaned and tuned. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives, via Roman Lizak July 6, 1929

   Saginaw, Michigan
   Holy Family Catholic Church

   Möller   Op. 5648   1929   3/23
   ___________________________________________________

   GREAT (encl w/CH)             SWELL
8' Open Diapason     73      16' Bourdon            61
8' Gross Flute       73       8' Open Diapason      73
8' Clarabella        73       8' Stopped Diapason   12
8' Viole d'Gamba     73       8' Viole d'Orchestre  73
8' Dulciana          73       8' Viole Celeste      61
4' Principal         CH       8' Salicional         73
4' Flute Harmonic    73       8' Voix Celeste       61
2' Super Octave      CH       8' Quintadena        syn
8' Trumpet           73       4' Flute d'Amour      12
   Tremulant              2 2/3' Twelfth             7 *
   Sub                        2' Piccolo             5 *
   Unison Off             1 3/5' Nazard             -- *
   Super                    III  Cornet (draws *)   --
   Celeste Harp    prep       8' French Trumpet     73
                              8' Oboe               73
   CHOIR                      8' Vox Humana         61
8' English Open Diap 85          Tremulant
8' Concert Flute     73          Sub
8' Dulciana          GT          Unison Off
8' Unda Maris        61          Super
4' Flute Traverso    --
8' French Horn       73          PEDAL
8' Clarinet          73      32' Diapason Resultant --
   Tremulant                 16' Dbl Open Diapason  32
   Sub                       16' Bourdon            32
   Unison Off                16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW
   Super                      8' Major Flute        GT
   Harp            prep       8' Dolce Flute        12                          
                             16' Trumpet         GT 12

      [Received from Jeff Scofield July 25, 2023]

Documents

(1929-04-29) Contract and documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive via Roman Lizak -Roman Lizak