Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2008-01-04 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager
2008-07-20 - Updated through information received on line from Stephen Eppley: Pipework now playing in a combination pipe-digital instrument in his residence, using console from Opus 5214. -Database Manager
2013-01-05 - Updated through online information from Scot Huntington. -- The entry associating this organ in any way to opus 5214 is incorrect. <br><br>The funeral home passed through several hands: from Crane, to Crandall & Crandall, and finally Robertson's before being absorbed and closed by Bender, Brown and Powers circa 2008. The instrument was a product of Moller's special Mortuary instrument design, intended to be installed in cramped areas with the primary mechanisms installed on top of the chest so the chests could be installed on the floor. This instrument was installed in basement and spoke into the main viewing room through a tone chute in the wall with the tonal egress through an opening camouflaged by the room's wall paper. The organ pipes were installed in a single expression enclosure. <br><br>The windchest was a combination duplex/unit design, with the same disposition available on both manuals. The console was in an adjoining console closet through which the organist could monitor the proceedings via a two-way mirror. The organ was also equipped with a roll player mounted in a separate furniture cabinet installed on the side wall of the viewing room. The roll player was provided with an extensive collection of rolls, in excess of 200, and is undoubtedly one of the largest extant collections of Moller rolls. AS originally built, a soft string and Harp were prepared for. <br><br>At the time of Robertson's acquisition and closure, the still playable organ was put up for sale on Ebay by the new owners. Prior to the conclusion of the auction, it was purchased privately off-line by organbuilder Charles Kegg who faithfully restored the organ and installed it in the erecting room of his Canton, Ohio organ workshop. <br><br>The organ has recently been sold to a private individual (2012) for installation in a private chapel to be constructed on his Santa Fe, New Mexico estate (2013-14). The prepared-for Harp and soft string will be installed at that time, bringing the rank total to six. -Database Manager
2022-03-13 - The contract was dated October 21, 1933, for delivery by January 15, 1934. The price was $2,875.00, and included 50 Artiste rolls and a grill to cover the tone opening. -Scot Huntington
Held at American Organ Archives Source: Taken from contract October 21, 1933
M. P. Möller (Opus 6226, 1933) Crane Mortuary Hornell, New York Compasses: 61/32 Stopkey console Separate Artiste roll player cabinet w.p. 5" "Moller stack. PP control by Reg. 50 Artiste records. Table console player." "Electric wiring, console by purchaser." GREAT ORGAN 8' Open Diapason 44 scale 5 zinc, C.M. wood bass 61 pipes 8' Flute Sw. Bourdon 8' Dolce 60 scale 12 zinc, S.M. 73 pipes 4' Octave ext. Diapason 4' Flute ext. Flute 4' Dolcet ext. Dolce 2 2/3' Nazard ext. Flute, Artiste only 8' Clarinet 1 1/2", open 61 pipes 8' Chimes Deagan M, A-E (#22-41) 20 bells 2 Blank tablets SWELL ORGAN duplexed from Great 16' Dolce t.c. Artiste only 16' Bourdon t.c. 13-32 st. wd, fr.#33 Traverso 73 pipes 8' Diapason 8' Flute 8' Dolce 4' Octave 4' Flute 4' Dolce 2 2/3' Nazard 2' Flautina 8' Clarinet Artiste only 8' Orchestral Oboe Dolce + Nazard 8' Vox Humana 1 1/2", separate Sw. box 61 pipes One Blank tablet PEDAL ORGAN 16' Bourdon Large manual Bourdon, from Sw. 12 pipes 8' Diapason 8' Flute 8' Dolce COUPLERS Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Balanced Swell pedal Balanced Crescendo pedal Tremolo
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