Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 6895 (1940)

Foundry Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1500 16th Street NW
Washington, DC

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2020-07-02 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
38 stops
28 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2008-02-29 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. According to The American Organist, May 1941, the specification was drawn by R. O. Whitelegg. The organ was dedicated on November 10, 1940. -Database Manager

2012-01-19 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1984 by 3/60 Casavant Op. 3590. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> May 1942 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Washington, District of Columbia
       Foundry Methodist Church

       Möller   Op. 6895   1940   3/35
       ___________________________________________

       GREAT                    CHOIR
    8' Diapason      61     16' Dulciana        73
    8' Spitzflöte    61      8' Geigen Diapason 73
    4' Octave        61      8' Melodia         73
2 2/3' Quint         61      8' Dulciana        12
    2' Super Octave  61      8' Unda Maris      61
  III  Mixture      183      4' Flute           73
       Sub                   2' Piccolo         61
       Unison Off          III  Dolce Cornet   183
       Super                 8' Clarinet        73
       Chimes        21         Tremulant
                                Sub
       SWELL                    Unison Off
    8' Diapason      73         Super
    8' Stopped Flute 73
    8' Salicional    73         PEDAL
    8' Voix Celeste  61     16' Diapason        32
    4' Principal     73     16' Bourdon         32
    4' Flute         73     16' Dulciana        CH
   IV  Plein Jeu    244      8' Octave          32
   16' Bombarde      73      8' Bourdon         12
    8' Trompette     73      8' Melodia         CH
    8' Oboe          73      4' Super Octave    12
    4' Clarion       73      4' Flute           12
       Tremulant             2' Blockflöte      12
       Sub                  16' Bombarde        SW
       Unison Off            8' Trumpet         SW
       Super                 4' Clarion         SW

[Received online from Jeff Scofield January 18, 2012]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON May 1942 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield