Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 7133 (1946)

First Congregational Church
106 South Bostwick Street
Charlotte, MI

Images

2014-08-02 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-07-11 - 1882 Steere & Turner Case, retained for the Moller (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-11-13 - Church interior and 1882 Steere & Turner organ case (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
22 stops
33 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-03-07 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2022-08-27 - Retained some pipework from the 1881 Steere & Turner. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives

     Charlotte, Michigan
     First Congregational Church

     Möller   Op. 7133   1946   3/25
     ______________________________________________

     GREAT                       CHOIR
  8' Diapason        61       8' Viola         * 73
  8' Hohlfloete    * 61       8' Melodia         73
  8' Gemshorn      * 61       8' Dulciana        61
  4' Octave          61       8' Unda Maris   tc 61
  4' Flute Harmonic  61       4' Flute           12
 II  Grave Mixture  122       4' Dulciana        12
     Sub                  2 2/3' Dulciana 12th    7
     Unison Off               2' Dulciana 15th    5
     Super                       Tremulant
     Chimes        prep          Sub
                                 Unison Off
     SWELL                       Super
 16' Lieblichbourdon 73          Harp          prep
  8' Diapason        73          Celesta       prep
  8' Stopped Flute   73
  8' Salicional      73          PEDAL
  8' Voix Celeste    73      16' Diapason     GT 12
  8' Flauto Dolce  * 73      16' Bourdon         32
  4' Flute d'Amour   73      16' Lieblichbourdon SW
  2' Flautino        61       8' Octave        * 32
III  Mixture        183       8' Bourdon         12
  8' Trumpet       * 73       8' Stopped Flute   SW
     Tremulant                4' Super Octave  * 12
     Sub                      4' Flute Harmonic  GT
     Unison Off              16' Dbl Trumpet  SW 12 *
     Super

  *  new; the rest from the 1882 Steere & Turner

    [Received from Jeff Scofield August 27, 2022]

Documents

(1944-09-19) Factory specifications Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield