Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 5727 (1930)

Christ Church UCC: Sanctuary
75 E. Market St.
Bethlehem, PA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
33 stops
27 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-12-06 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. The April 2004 issue of <i>The Diapason</i> stated this church, now Christ Church, United Church of Christ, of Bethlehem, had the organ rebuilt by Allen Organs of Macungie, with 7 new ranks of pipes, new 4-manual console, and additional digital voices. -Database Manager

2013-04-03 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- Organ was actually installed in Christ Church UCC in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania around 1930, where it still remains. A trumpet stop was added to the Great manual in 1982. A new console and 70 digital voices were added by Allen Organ in 2003. Also at this time, 7 ranks of pipes were added. -Database Manager

2013-09-06 - Moved to current sanctuary in 1960; 8' Trumpet added to Great by Moller in 1982. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Christ Reformed Church, United Church of Christ

    Möller   Op. 5727   1930   3/30
    ________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)          SWELL
16' Bourdon        61        8' Diapason          73
 8' Diapason       61        8' Rohr Floete       73
 8' Diapason       61 *      8' Salicional        73
 8' Claribel Flute 61 *      8' Vox Celeste       73
 8' Gemshorn       61 *      8' Flute Celeste II 146
 4' Octave         61        8' Aeoline           pf
II  Mixture       122        4' Flute Harmonique  73
 8' Tromba         61 *    III  Mixture          219
    Tremolo (flues)   *     16' Waldhorn          73
    Super                    8' Trumpet           73
    Chimes         CH        8' Oboe              73
    Harp           CH        8' Vox Humana        73
    Harp Celeste   CH           Tremolo
                                Sub
    CHOIR                       Unison Off
 8' Concert Flute  73           Super
 8' Dulciana       73           Chimes            CH
 8' Unda Maris     73           Harp Celeste      CH
 4' Flute          73
 8' Clarinet       73           PEDAL
    Tremolo                 32' Resultant         --
    Sub                     16' Diapason          32
    Unison Off              16' Bourdon           32
    Super                   16' Lieblich Gedeckt  GT
    Chimes         21        8' Octave            12
 8' Harp Celeste             8' Gedeckt           SW
 4' Harp           61        8' Salicional        SW
                            16' Trombone          12 GT
                            16' Waldhorn          SW
                                Chimes            CH

[Received online from Jeff Scofield September 7, 2013]

Documents

(1929-11-21) Factory Documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak

Websites

Allen Organ - Organ Installer & Maintainer's site, with a description and photos of the instrument (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)