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M. P. Möller Opus 5855 (1930)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
Sioux City, IA

Images

2022-05-22 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
56 stops
35 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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

Notes

2007-12-07 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. SEE OPUS 11836 -Database Manager

2012-04-11 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Contracted as Op. 11838 to be rebuilt and enlarged in 1991 to 4/60; due to delays and Möller's closing, the job was completed by King of Instruments. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Sioux City, Iowa
       First Presbyterian Church

       Möller   Op. 5855   1930   3/38
       _____________________________________________________

       GREAT                        CHOIR
   16' Open Diapason      61    16' Contre Viole          73
    8' 1st Open Diapason  73     8' English Open Diapason 73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason  12     8' Concert Flute         73
    8' Grossflöte         73     8' Viole                 12
    8' Clarabella         73     8' Dulciana              73
    8' Erzähler           73     8' Unda Maris            61
    8' Erzähler Celeste   61     4' Solo Flute            12
    4' Octave             12     2' Piccolo               61
    4' Flute Harmonic     73     8' French Horn           73
    2' Fifteenth          61     8' Clarinet              73
    8' Tromba             73        Tremolo
       Sub                          Sub
       Unison Off                   Unison Off
       Super                        Super
       Chimes             EC        Chimes                EC
       Harp               CH        Harp                  49

       SWELL                        ECHO
   16' Bourdon            73     8' Open Diapason         61
    8' Open Diapason      73     8' Melodia               61
    8' Stopped Diapason   12     8' Dolce                 61
    8' Viole d'Orchestre  73     8' Rohrflöte             61
    8' Salicional         73     8' Clarinet              61
    8' String Celeste II 134        Chimes                25
    8' Aeoline            73
    4' Chimney Flute      73        PEDAL
    4' Viole d'Orchestre  12    32' Resultant             --
2 2/3' Nazard             19    16' Double Open Diapason  32
    2' Flautina            5    16' Second Open Diapason  GT
  III  Dolce Cornet      183    16' Bourdon               32
   16' Fagotto            73    16' Contra Viole          CH
    8' Cornopean          73    16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
    8' Oboe               73     8' Major Flute           12
    8' Vox Humana         73     8' Bass Flute            12
    4' Clarion            12     8' Cello                 CH
       Tremolo                   8' Dolce Flute           SW
       Sub                      16' Trombone              12 GT
       Unison Off               16' Fagotto               SW
       Super                     8' Tromba                GT

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield April 8, 2012]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON October 1930 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield
(1935-12-10) Arthur Poister Organ Recital First Presbyterian Church Sioux City Iowa 1935 Sioux City Journal article announcing an Arthur Poister organ recital at the First Presbyterian Church, Sioux City Iowa on 12/10/1935 -Craig Otto
Contract and specs, via Roman Lizak -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#27522 - M. P. Möller Opus 11836 (1992)