Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2007-12-06 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager
2011-03-04 - Updated through on-line information from David Michael Kenney, Sr.. -- This organ was "sold to a man from Texas for $100"...so goes the story from several members of St. Paul. It had been up for sale for a while before the sanctuary renovations were completed in anticipation of the new Andover installation in 1987. (Curiously, Bill Hall, the pastor that was present at the time of the removal of this Möller, was the former pastor at Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison, Virginia, the church home of the 1802 David Tannenberg organ.) The Möller pipe chamber was to the right of the altar, in a large Gothic arch. The console was situated such that the organist's right side was closer to the pipe chamber, so the organist could face the choir, which was housed in another arched area to the left of the altar. The organ was, indeed, a 1930 vintage, and was likely the 2nd or 3rd pipe organ the church had. In the original log church there was a pipe organ in a gallery over the front door. Just after the turn of the 20th century one member indicated that the original organ, supposedly built in Germany, was a "monster", not "as sweet toned as that of today" (per the church's website). By the way, the issue of repairing or replacing this Möller organ was the subject of many discussions around Strasburg in the 1980's. One of the church's members offered $10,000 to make repairs and renovations to the Möller, instead of replacing it. The money was turned down by a close vote, and the Möller would take its leave soon thereafter. -Database Manager
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