St. Matthew Lutheran Church / St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Sanctuary; front
248 Seneca Street
Harrisburg, PA
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
Images
2008-07-02 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by John K. Robinson/John K. Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Narthex entrance to the church (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Console (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Gt and Sw shoes were hooked together when Gt shades removed in 1960s. Crescendo to the right (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Manuals and stop tabs (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - The Swell chamber is to the right of the altar; the console is located behind the choir pews at right (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Great chamber grille (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
2008-07-02 - Organ is located on either side of chancel, Great on the left, Swell on the right. Console is behind the choir pews on the right (Photograph by John Robinson/John Robinson)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
- 2 manuals
- 12 stops
- 20 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
Notes
2007-12-14 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager
2012-08-06 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Information from factory specifications for Op. 6066. -Database Manager
2020-10-01 - Per information received 30 Sept 2020: The building formerly housed St. Matthew Lutheran Church, which sold the building to St. Paul's Episcopal which now occupies the building. The organ remains in situ. -Thurlow B. Weed
2022-03-21 - According to information provided to me by the church music director in March 2022, the console had been removed and replaced by an electronic substitute, possibly as early as 2011 (date not confirmed). The pipework and chests were left in the chambers. -John K. Robinson
Stoplist
Source: Stoplist copied from the factory specifications; and from console photos Date not recorded
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Möller Op. 6066 1932 2/13
The Möller opus list lists the organ for First Methodist, Harrisburg, but
the factory specifications says St. Matthew's Lutheran.
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GREAT (Expressive)
8' Open Diapason 61
8' Flute Traverso 73
8' Dulciana 73
8' Viol d'Gamba 73
4' Octave 73
4' Flute Harmonique 12
II Mixture [12-15] 122
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Great 16'
Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 12
8' Open Diapason 73
8' Stopped Diapason 61
8' Salicional 73
8' Vox Celeste (tc) 61
4' Salicet --
4' Orchestral Flute 12
2' Piccolo 12
8' Trumpet 61
Tremulant
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Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell 4'
PEDAL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 32
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) --
8' Flute Major 12
8' Flute Dolce (Sw) --
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COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal [8]
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great 16,[8],4
FINGER PISTONS
General 1 - 3
Swell & Pedal 1 - 3
Great & Pedal 1 - 3
FOOT LEVERS
Gr. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
To Set Combinations
PEDAL MOVEMENTS (labeled; l-r)
Great Expression (bal.)
Swell Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
[Received online from Jeff Scofield August 6, 2012]
[Updated/augmented by James R. Stettner July 26, 2023]
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