Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 7663 (1948)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
84 Greene Street
Melrose, MA

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

Images

2022-03-01 - Organ chamber (Photograph by Seven Mile Road Church, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1940's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: ebay.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
14 stops
19 registers
3 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

2008-04-11 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2012-08-17 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- Organ relocated to St. James Episcopal Church in Lake Delaware, NY (through the Organ Clearing House) where it has been enlarged and rebuilt by Chase Organ Company of Worcester, NY. -Database Manager

2023-02-08 - The building is now home to the Seven Mile Road Church. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives

    Melrose, Massachusetts
    First Church of Christ, Scientist

    Möller   Op. 7663   1948   2/14
    _____________________________________________

    GREAT (enclosed)          SWELL
 8' Diapason       73      8' Geigen Principal 73
 8' Bourdon        73      8' Rohrflöte        73
 8' Gemshorn       73      8' Viole de Gambe   73
 4' Octave         73      8' Viole Celeste    61
 4' Harmonic Flute 73      4' Spitzflöte       73
    Tremolo            2 2/3' Nazard           61
    Sub                    8' Trumpet          73
    Unison Off             8' Oboe             73
    Super                     Tremolo
    Chimes         21         Sub
                              Unison Off
    PEDAL                     Super
16' Diapason    GT 12
16' Bourdon        32
16' Rohrbourdon SW 12
 8' Flute          12
 8' Rohrflöte      SW
 4' Flute          12

    [Received from Jeff Scofield February 7, 2023]

Documents

(1948-03-20) Factory specifications, courtesy of the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield