Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 6694 (1939)

First Baptist / People's Community Church: Sanctuary
8601 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI

Images

2023-08-10 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Roman Lizak, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-08-10 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Roman Lizak, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-08-10 - Church interior and façade pipes (Photograph by Roman Lizak, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-08-10 - Echo division (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Pedal Bombarde detail (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Solo division (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Choir division (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Swell division (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Great division (divided between two chests) (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2023-08-10 - Console (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
44 registers
5 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2008-02-28 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2014-05-23 - The congregation moved to Southfield in 1957 and sold the buildings to the Peoples Community Church. -Database Manager

2015-10-26 - Updated through online information from Mrs. Vera I. Boyd. -- First Baptist Church sold the edifice to People's Community Church in 1957. We are still here and the organ is being regularly. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the drawknob production order, OHS Archives; updated against photos of actual drawknobs Date not recorded

Detroit, Michigan
First Baptist Church

Möller   Op. 6694   1939   3/29
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      GREAT
16    Violone
8     Diapason
8     Harmonic Flute
8     Gemshorn
4     Octave
4     Flauto Dolce
2 2/3 Quint
2     Super Octave
      Chimes
5     blank drawknobs

Great 16
Great Unison Off
Great 4

      SWELL (Expressive)
8     Diapason
8     Gedeckt
8     Salicional
8     Cello Celeste
      blank
4     Flute Traverso
IV    Plein Jeu
8     Trumpet
8     Oboe
8     Vox Humana
      Tremolo
5     blank drawknobs

Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell 4
 


      CHOIR (Expressive)
16    Dulciana
8     Violine Diapason
8     Concert Flute
8     Dulciana
8     Unda Maris
4     Flute Diapason
2 2/3 Nazard
8     Clarinet
      Tremolo
      Harp
1     blank drawknob

Choir 16
Choir Unison Off
Choir 4


      ECHO (Expressive)
8     Diapason
8     Fern Flute
8     Aeoline
8     Vox Angelica
4     Flute
8     Horn
8     Vox Humana
      Chimes


      PEDAL
32    Resultant
16    Diapason
16    Bourdon
16    Violone
16    Dulciana
8     Diapason
8     Bourdon
8     Violone
8     Dulciana
4     Wald Flute
16    Bombarde
8     Bombarde


[Received from Jeff Scofield  May 23, 2014]
[Updated by James R. Stettner  August 13, 2023]

Documents

(1938-09-22) Stop Knob Order Document courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak
(1938-10-01) Write-up from The Diapason October 1938 Description and stoplist, which differs somewhat from the drawknob production order -Jeff Scofield