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M. P. Möller Opus 5704 (ca. 1930)

Olivet Presbyterian Church
Harrisburg, PA

Consoles

Main


Notes

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

2024-12-11 - The church closed in the early 2000's. Status of organ unknown. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Typed stoplist from Steve Shoop Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

GREAT
Open Diapason 8’
Melodia 8’
Salicional 8’
Viole D’Orch. 8’
Dulciana 8’
Octave 4’
Flute D’Amour 4’
Piccolo 2’
Oboe 8’
Chimes
Great 16’
Great 4’
Swell to Great 16’
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4’

 

SWELL
Bourdon 16’
Violin Diapason 8’
Stopped Bourdon 8’
Salicional 8’
Viole D’Orch. 8’
Viole Celeste 8’
Dolce 8’
Orchestral Flute 4’
Flute Traverso 4’
Flute Twelfth 2-2/3’
Piccolo 2’
Oboe 8’
Vox Humana 8’
Swell Unison Separat’n
Swell 16’
Swell 4’
Tremulant

 

PEDAL
Resultant 32’
Bourdon 16’
Lieblich Gedeckt 16’
Flute 8’
Great to Pedal
Great to Pedal 4’
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Pedal 4’

 

The Salicional, Viole D’Orch., and Oboe were duplexes between the two manuals.  
The Resultant 32’ was a borrow, and the Pedal Lieblich Gedeckt 16’ came from 
the Swell (Bourdon); the 2-2/3’ and 2’ stops on the Swell were known to be 
borrowed from one of the 4’ flutes playable on that manual (though I cannot 
remember, and never documented, which one), this having been detected and made 
obvious by voicing idiosyncrasies, especially a pronounced excessive chiff in 
one particular pipe.  It is also strongly suspected (although not presently 
confirmable) that the Pedal 8’ Flute is borrowed, and that the two Bourdons on 
the Swell at 16’ and 8’ are the same rank and may well be additionally unified 
with one of the 4’ Swell flutes.  Several other borrowings are likely, 
including the Great 2’ Piccolo and the 4’ Flute D’Amour (probably an extension 
of the 8’ Melodia).  It is even possible that the Great Diapason was unified 
and that the 4’ Octave is thus an extension rather than an independent rank 
(although I would hesitate to make that assumption without further specific 
information).  I would estimate the total number of ranks at approximately 14.  
Given the known borrowing and duplexing, the maximum it could have had would 
have been 19; the additional likely borrows one would be logically compelled to 
expect (almost “no-brainers”) would reduce that number to 16; and if everything 
that conceivably could be borrowed were – including the rather remote (if not 
stretched) possibility of the two “echo” stops, namely the Dolce and Dulciana, 
being actually one and the same thing with “creative” terminology, the 
instrument would have but 10 ranks.  In any case, it might be worth noting that 
of the 40 “Registers” attributed to the instrument (there being in fact 40 stop 
tabs), no less than 12 are Couplers, one is the Tremulant (placed with the 
Swell stops but affecting the entire organ), and one controls the Chimes (in 
most parlances a “speaking voice” or “stop”, but, lacking organ pipes, 
decidedly not an actual rank).

[Received via e-mail from Steve Shoop April 6, 2009]

The Salicional, Viole D’Orch., and Oboe were duplexes between the two manuals. The Resultant 32’ was a borrow, and the Pedal Lieblich Gedeckt 16’ came from the Swell (Bourdon); the 2-2/3’ and 2’ stops on the Swell were known to be borrowed from one of the 4’ flutes playable on that manual (though I cannot remember, and never documented, which one), this having been detected and made obvious by voicing idiosyncrasies, especially a pronounced excessive chiff in one particular pipe. It is also strongly suspected (although not presently confirmable) that the Pedal 8’ Flute is borrowed, and that the two Bourdons on the Swell at 16’ and 8’ are the same rank and may well be additionally unified with one of the 4’ Swell flutes. Several other borrowings are likely, including the Great 2’ Piccolo and the 4’ Flute D’Amour (probably an extension of the 8’ Melodia). It is even possible that the Great Diapason was unified and that the 4’ Octave is thus an extension rather than an independent rank (although I would hesitate to make that assumption without further specific information). I would estimate the total number of ranks at approximately 14. Given the known borrowing and duplexing, the maximum it could have had would have been 19; the additional likely borrows one would be logically compelled to expect (almost “no-brainers”) would reduce that number to 16; and if everything that conceivably could be borrowed were – including the rather remote (if not stretched) possibility of the two “echo” stops, namely the Dolce and Dulciana, being actually one and the same thing with “creative” terminology, the instrument would have but 10 ranks. In any case, it might be worth noting that of the 40 “Registers” attributed to the instrument (there being in fact 40 stop tabs), no less than 12 are Couplers, one is the Tremulant (placed with the Swell stops but affecting the entire organ), and one controls the Chimes (in most parlances a “speaking voice” or “stop”, but, lacking organ pipes, decidedly not an actual rank). Source: Received via e-mail from Steve Shoop April 6, 2009

Great Open Diapason 8, Melodia 8, Salicional 8, Viole d'Orch. 8, Dulciana 8, Octave 4, Piccolo 2, Flute d'Amour 4, Oboe 8, Chimes

Pedal Resultant 32, Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Flute 8

Swell Bourdon 16, Violin Diapason 8, Stopped Flute 8, Salicional 8, Viole d'Orch. 8, Viole Celeste [tc] 8, Dolce 8, Piccolo 2, Orchestral Flute 4, Flute Twelfth 2 2/3, Flute Traverso 4, Tremulant, Vox Humana 8, Oboe 8

Great to Pedal 8 (Great to Pedal), Swell to Pedal 4, Swell to Pedal 8 (Swell to Pedal), Great to Pedal 4, Great to Great 16 (Great 16'), Great to Great 4 (Great 4'), Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8 (Swell to Great), Swell to Swell 16 (Swell 16'), Swell to Swell 4 (Swell 4'), Swell to Swell 8 (Swell Unison Separat'n), Swell to Great 4


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