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M. P. Möller Opus 7649 (1948)

Calvary Baptist Church
Fourth & Cedar Street
Muscatine, IA

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


Images


2015-11-15 - Extreme mitering of 8' Salicional bass pipe, done when organ was relocated ca. 1975 (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Extreme mitering of bass pipes required to fit the organ to the new chamber when relocated ca. 1975 (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Disassembly in progress (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Disassembly in progress (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Bass offset for Great 8' Diapason, Swell 16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Chimes (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Pedal 16 Subbass horizontal under main chest (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Pedal 16 Subbass horizontal under main chest (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Main (pitman) chest pipework. Pipe miters were not done by Moller (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Entry to chamber. 16 Subbass at right, Stopped Diapason straight ahead (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Blower and static regulator (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Console during removal (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Console (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Console back side (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2015-11-15 - Chancel and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Andrew A. Clark/Database Manager)

Consoles

Chancel


Notes

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

2015-12-04 - Updated through online information from Shawn P. Keith. -Database Manager

2022-05-31 - Due to church relocation the organ was broken up for parts in 2015. -Shawn P. Keith


Stoplist

Source: Stoplist taken from the console November 24, 2015

Muscatine, Iowa
Calvary Baptist Church

M.P. Moller, Opus 7649, vintage 1947


       GREAT (73 notes)                      INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
8'     Diapason (1)                          Swell to Pedal         [8],4
8'     Chimney Flute (6)                     Great to Pedal         [8],4
8'     Dulciana (2)
8'     Vox Celeste (4)                       Swell to Great      16,[8],4
4'     Octave (1)
4'     Flute (6)
4'     Dulciana (2)                          FINGER PISTONS
8'     Trumpet (5)                           Swell & Pedal          1 - 5
       Chimes                                  Sw. to Ped.          (rev)
                                             Great & Pedal          1 - 5
16' Great to Great                             Gr. to Ped.          (rev)
4'  Great to Great

                                             FOOT LEVERS
       SWELL (73 notes)                      Sforzando              (rev)
16'    Lieblich Gedeckt (6)
8'     Chimney Flute (6)
8'     Salicional (3)                        PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8'     Vox Celeste (4)                       Expression            (bal.)
4'     Flute (6)                             Crescendo             (bal.)
4'     Salicet (3)
2-2/3' Nazard (6)
2'     Flautino (6)
8'     Trumpet (5)
       Tremolo

16' Swell to Swell
4' Swell to Swell


PEDAL
16'    Bourdon (7)
16'    Lieblich Gedeckt (6)
8'     Bourdon (7)
8'     Chimney Flute (6)
4'     Flute (6)


ANALYSIS:
Rank 1: 8' Diapason - 73 pipes; 8/4 duplex action (Great)
Rank 2: 8' Dulciana - 85 pipes; 8/4 duplex action (Great)
Rank 3: 8' Salicional - 85 pipes; 8/4 duplex action (Swell)
Rank 4: 8' Vox Celeste - 61 pipes (from TC); SW/GT duplex action
Rank 5: 8' Trumpet - 73 pipes; SW/GT duplex action
Rank 6: 16' Lieblich Gedeckt - 97 pipes; unit action
Rank 7: 16' Bourdon - 44 pipes, unit action


[Received from Shawn P. Keith 2015-11-26.]

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