Better Pipe Organ Database


M. P. Möller Opus 7478 (1947)

First Reformed Church
148 E. Central Ave.
Zeeland, MI

Images


Unknown - Church Exterior (1960's Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of T. Bradford Willis and Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-26 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

1947-09-01 - Church interior (Photo from church archives; used with permission/Database Manager)

1948-01-01 - Console (Moller promotional photo in private collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2008-03-21 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-05-30 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2009-07-14 - Updated through information from Chad Boorsma: The organ was dedicated during the morning worship service on September 14, 1947. The Great and Pedal divisions were placed in the chamber to the right of the chancel, and the Swell and Choir divisions were placed in two separate chambers to the left of the chancel. The organ was designed by Henry Beard, Midwest representative at M. P. Möller, who gave a dedicatory concert on September 19, 1947. It was enlarged by Möller in 1972 and then rebuilt and relocated to the church's new sanctuary in 2001. -Database Manager

2009-08-02 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager

2010-12-11 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from research and dedication program Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Zeeland, Michigan
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH

M. P. Moller   Opus 7478   1947   22 ranks

Original Stoplist before additions and modification in 1972 and 2001

GREAT:                                 SWELL:
     8’ Diapason        73 pipes          16’ Rohrbourdon      97 pipes
     8’ Hohlflute       73 pipes           8’ Geigen Diapason  73 pipes
     8’ Gemshorn        73 pipes           8’ Chimney Flute   extension
     4’ Octave          73 pipes           8’ Salicional       73 pipes
     4’ Flute          extension           8’ Voix Celeste     64 pipes
    II  Grave Mixture  122 pipes           4’ Harmonic Flute   73 pipes
        Chimes          21 bells           4’ Rohrfloete      extension
        Tremolo                        2 2/3’ Nazard          extension
        Great 16                           2’ Flautino        extension
        Great 4                          III  Plein Jeu       183 pipes
                                          16’ Contra Oboe   preparation
                                           8’ Trumpet          73 pipes
CHOIR:                                     8’ Oboe          preparation
     8’ Viola           73 pipes           8’ Vox Humana    preparation
     8’ Concert Flute   85 pipes           4’ Clarion         extension
     8’ Dulciana        85 pipes              Swell 16
     8’ Unda Maris      61 pipes              Swell Unison Off
     4’ Flute          extension              Swell 4
     4’ Dulciana       extension              Tremolo
 2 2/3’ Nasat        preparation              
 2 2/3’ Dulciana       extension      PEDAL:
     2’ Piccolo      preparation          32’ Resultant
     2’ Dulciana       extension          16’ Diapason [GT]    12 pipes
     8’ Clarinet        73 pipes          16’ Bourdon          32 pipes
        Chimes              [GT]          16’ Gemshorn [GT]    12 pipes
        Choir 16                          16’ Rhohrbourdon         [SW]
        Choir Unison Off                   8’ Octave           32 pipes
        Choir 4                            8’ Bourdon          12 pipes
        Tremolo                            8’ Rohrgedeckt          [SW]
                                           8’ Dulciana             [CH]
                                           4’ Superoctave     extension
                                           4’ Rohrfloete           [SW]
                                          16’ Double Trumpet       prep
                                           
[Received on line from Chad Boorsma July 16, 2009.]

Documents


Related Pipe Organ Database Entries


Other Links

Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.