Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 7711 (1950)

Residence: Dr. Wayne M. Toothaker
1502 N 11th Street
St. Joseph, MO

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
4 stops
22 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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: None
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

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

2021-01-16 - Installed in January 1950, three months before Dr Toothaker's death at age 35. Dr. Toothaker, a physician and surgeon, bequeathed it to St. Paul Methodist Church in memory of his parents along with $2,000 to cover the cost of installation. St. Joseph News-Press 4-15-1950. Church installation completed by Easter 1953. -David Lewis

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives

       St. Joseph, Missouri
       Dr. Wayne M. Toothaker Residence

       Möller   Op. 7711   1950   2/4
       __________________________________________

       GREAT                      SWELL
    8' Diapason Conique 73     8' Rohrgedeckt
    8' Rohrfloete       85     8' Viole Dolce
    8' Viole Dolce      85     8' Vox Celeste
    4' Octave Conique          8' Quintadena
    4' Chimney Flute           4' Rohrfloete
    4' Fugara                  4' Fugara
2 2/3' Viole 12th          2 2/3' Rohrnasat
    2' Viole 15th              2' Rohr 15th
       Chimes         prep     8' Orchestral Oboe
                                    (synthetic)
       PEDAL                   8' Vox Humana   73
   16' Bourdon          12     4' Vox Humana
    8' Diapason Conique           Tremulant
    8' Rohrfloete
    4' Octave Conique
    4' Chimney Flute

  [Received from Jeff Scofield February 12, 2023]

Documents

(1948-04-15) Factory specifications, courtesy of the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield
(1950-04-20) Large Estate to Institutions, from newspapers.com Obituary -Jeff Scofield

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