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M. P. Möller Opus 5770 (1930)

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
4839 W. Montrose Avenue
Chicago, IL

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


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2024-11-19 - Echo Division grillework in rear stairwell (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

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Notes

2007-12-06 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2013-03-22 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 2000 by Berghaus. -Database Manager

2018-11-20 - Updated by Andrew Schaeffer, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: John-Michael Jurica. <br> <br>This organ was dispersed when the new Berghaus organ was installed ca. 1999-2000. Some pipework and related mechanism remains, notably the 16\' Double Open and the 16\' Echo Bourdon. -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

       Chicago, Illinois
       St. John's Lutheran Church

       Möller   Op. 5770   1930   3/32
       _____________________________________________________

       GREAT (encl w/CH)            CHOIR
   16' Open Diapason     61      8' English Open Diapason 85
    8' 1st Open Diapason 61      8' Spitz Flute           73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 12      8' Gemshorn              GT
    8' Gross Flute       73      8' Viole d'Gamba         GT
    8' Concert Flute     73      8' Dulciana              73
    8' Gemshorn          73      8' Unda Maris            61
    8' Viola da Gamba    73      4' Dulcet                --
    4' Octave            CH      4' Flute à Cheminee      GT
    4' Flute à Cheminee  73      2' Piccolo Harmonic      GT
    2' Piccolo Harmonic  61      8' French Horn           73
    8' Tuba              73      8' Clarinet              73
       Tremulant                    Tremulant
       Sub                          Sub
       Unison Off                   Unison Off
       Super                        Super
                                    Deagan Harp           49
       SWELL
   16' Bourdon           61         ECHO (on Great)
    8' Open Diapason     73      8' Echo Flute            61
    8' Stopped Diapason  12      8' Muted Viole           61
    8' Salicional        73      4' Wald Flute            12
    8' Viole d'Orchestre 73      4' Violin                12
    8' Voix Celeste      61      8' Vox Humana            61
    4' Orchestral Flute  12         Tremulant
2 2/3' Nasard             7         Chimes                21
    2' Flautino           5     16' Echo Pedal Bourdon    32
  III  Dolce Cornet     183
    8' French Trumpet    73         PEDAL
    8' Oboe              73     32' Resultant             --
    8' Vox Humana        73 *   16' 1st Open Diapason     32
       Tremulant                16' 2nd Open Diapason     GT
       Sub                      16' Bourdon               32
       Unison Off               16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
       Super                     8' Octave                12
       Chimes            EC      8' Flute                 12
    4' Harp              CH      8' Cello                 GT
                                16' Tuba                  12 GT
                                 8' Tuba                  GT

    *  separate swell box with pistons to operate doors

      [One of the console mechanicals was six signal lights
       for the pastor; it must have been hard to get his
       attention.]

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield March 1, 2013]

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