Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 7503 (1947)

First Mennonite Church: Sanctuary
566 W. Main St.
Berne, IN

Images

2017 - Church exterior (Photograph by Yuriy Freewind, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1930s)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
48 stops
32 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

2008-03-22 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2012-01-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt and enlarged by Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc., 1999-2000. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1947 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Berne, Indiana
     First Mennonite Church

     Möller   Op. 7503   1947   3/36
     _______________________________________________

     GREAT                       CHOIR
 16' Open Diapason    61       16' Contra Dulciana  61
  8' Open Diapason    61        8' Geigen           73
  8' Doppelflöte      61        8' Concert Flute    73
  8' Viol da Gamba    61        8' Dulciana         12
  8' Gemshorn         61        8' Unda Maris       61
  8' Melodia          61        4' Rohrflöte        73
  4' Octave           61        4' Dulciana         12
  4' Flauto Traverso  61    2 2/3' Dulciana 12th     7
III  Mixture         183        2' Dulciana 15th     5
     Tremolo                    8' Clarinet         73
     Sub                           Tremolo
     Unison Off                    Sub
     Super                         Unison Off
     Chimes           21           Super
                                   Chimes           GT
     SWELL
 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73           PEDAL
  8' Diapason         73       16' Open Diapason    32
  8' Stopped Diapason 73       16' Second Diapason  GT
  8' Salicional       73       16' Bourdon          32
  8' Voix Celeste     61       16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
  8' Aeoline          73       16' Contra Dulciana  CH
  4' Principal        73        8' Octave           12
  4' Harmonic Flute   73        8' Principal        GT
  2' Flautino         61        8' Bourdon          12
III  Plein Jeu       183        8' Cello
  8' Trumpet          73        8' Gedeckt          SW
  8' Oboe             73        8' Dulciana         CH
  8' Vox Humana       61        4' Cello            12
  4' Clarion          73       32' Grand Cornet     --
     Tremolo                   16' Trumpet          12 SW
     Sub                        8' Trumpet          SW
     Unison Off
     Super
     Chimes           GT

  [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 28, 2012]

Documents

(1947-02-24) Factory specifications, courtesy of the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield
Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1947 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield

Websites

[Builder\'s web site - Opus 23] - Photographs, history and description, link to stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#54332 - Richard Schneider / Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 23 (1999)