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M. P. Möller Opus R-788 (1968)

Mount Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church
Philadelphia, PA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
36 stops
18 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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler 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

2013-02-10 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed as 3/18 Moller Op. 4878 in 1927; Op. R-788 was for a rebuild, additions and new console; rebuilt again in 1989 as Op. R-196 concurrently with a new 4-manual console as Op. R-196. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Factory Specifications, collection of Jeff Scofield

     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church

     Möller   Op. 4878   1927   3/18
     Möller   Op. R-788  1968   3/21
     _________________________________________________

     GREAT                        SWELL
  8' Principal     ** 73      16' Bourdon           61
  8' Doppelflöte      73       8' Diapason          73
  8' Melodia          73       8' Gedeckt           12
  8' Dulciana         73       8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
  8' Viole d'Gambe    73       8' Salicional        73
  4' Principal        12       8' Voix Celeste      61
  4' Harmonic Flute   CH       4' Salicet           --
III  Mixture       * 183       4' Flute             12
  8' Trompette     *  61   2 2/3' Flute 12th         7
     Tremolo                   2' Flautino           5
     Sub                       8' Oboe              73
     Unison Off                8' Vox Humana        73
     Super                        Tremolo
     Chimes            21         Sub
                                  Unison Off
     CHOIR                        Super
  8' English Diapason  73         Harp              49
  8' Flute Harmonic    73
  8' Doppelflöte       GT         PEDAL
  8' Viole d'Gambe     GT     32' Resultant         --
  8' Dulciana          GT     16' Open Diapason     32
  4' Flute Traverso    GT     16' Bourdon           32
  8' Clarinet          61     16' Lieblichgedeckt   SW
     Tremolo                   8' Octave            12
     Sub                       8' Flute             12
     Unison Off                8' Violoncello       GT
     Super                    16' Trompette   ** SW 12 

  *  new pipes
 **  new pipes and action

     [Received from Jeff Scofield September 25, 2023]

Documents

(1968-05-24) Rebuilding Present Moller Organ Opus 4878 - 1927 Stoplist, accessories and scope of work -Jeff Scofield

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#31180 - M. P. Möller Opus 4878 (1927)