Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 5649 (1929)

St. Matthias Catholic Church
2310 W. Ainslie St.
Chicago, IL

Images

2023-10-10 - Organ oak case and facade (Photograph by Peter Morey/Peter Morey)

2023-10-10 - Console (Photograph by Peter Morey/Peter Morey)

2023-05-31 - Church interior to rear and organ case (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-05-30 - Church interior to front (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2024-05-24 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
26 stops
41 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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

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

2011-09-19 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-01-12 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Stopt Diapason</i> www.ohschicago.org Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Chicago, Illinois
    St. Matthias R. C. Church

    Möller   Op. 5649   1929   3/28
    _________________________________________________________

    GREAT (encl w/CH)                  SWELL
16' Open Diapason         tc       16' Bourdon             61
 8' 1st Open Diapason     73        8' Open Diapason       73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason     73        8' Stopped Diapason    12
 8' Doppel Floete         73        8' Viole d'Orchestre   73
 8' Viole d'Gamba         73        8' Salicional          73
 8' Melodia               73        8' Vox Celeste         61
 8' Dulciana              73        8' Aeoline             73
 4' Principal             61        4' Flute d'Amour       12
 4' Concert Flute         CH        4' Violina (Salicional)12
 8' Trumpet               73    2 2/3' Nazard               7
   (French, bright)                 2' Piccolo              5
    Tremolo                       III  Dolce Cornet       183
    Sub                               (12-15-17)
    Unison Off                      8' Cornopean (bright)  73
    Super                           8' Oboe                73
    Chimes                20        8' Vox Humana          61
                                       Tremolo
    CHOIR (encl w/GT)                  Sub
 8' English Open Diapason 73           Unison Off
 8' Concert Flute         73           Super
 8' Dulciana              GT
 8' Unda Maris            61           PEDAL
 8' Quintadena            73       32' Diapason (resultant)--
 4' Flute Traverso        12 GT    16' Diaphone (small)    32 10"
 8' French Horn (small)   73       16' Bourdon             32
 8' Clarinet              73       16' Lieblich Gedeckt    SW
    Tremolo                         8' Open Diapason       12
    Sub                             8' Bass Flute          12
    Unison Off                      8' Cello               GT
    Super                          16' Tromba              12 GT

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  September 4, 2011]

Documents

(1929-07-12) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Roman Lizak -Jeff Scofield