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M. P. Möller Opus 7712 (1949)

Emmanuel Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
150 No. Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA

Images

1932 - Church exterior (Archival church photo/Jeff Scofield)

1949 - Organ facade (unknown/Steven C. Eisenhart)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
39 stops
27 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical

Notes

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

2009-06-14 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1989 by Schantz 3/49 Op. 1937; the church website says that Schantz rebuilt the Möller -Database Manager

2020-09-29 - Replaced 1912 Haskell Manufacuring Co. organ, a rebuild of an 1885 Felgemaker organ. No indication prior if any pipework was reused, but it is likely some original pipework survived. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

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

       Pottstown, Pennsylvania
       Emmanuel Lutheran Church

       Möller   Op. 7712   1948   3/29
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT (enclosed)          SWELL 
    8' Diapason        61    16' Lieblich Bourdon 73
    8' Hohlflöte       61     8' Diapason         73
    8' Gemshorn        61     8' Stopped Flute    12
    4' Octave          61     8' Salicional       73
    4' Harmonic Flute  61     8' Voix Celeste     61
2 2/3' Octave Quint    61     4' Principal        73
    2' Super Octave    61     4' Flute            73
       Sub                  III  Plein Jeu       183
       Unison Off             8' Trumpet          73
       Super                  8' Oboe             73
       Chimes          21     8' Vox Humana       61
                              4' Clarion          12
       CHOIR                     Tremolo
    8' Geigen Diapason 73        Sub
    8' Melodia         73        Unison Off
    8' Dulciana        73        Super
    8' Unda Maris      61
    4' Flute           73        PEDAL
2 2/3' Nazard          61    16' Diapason         12 GT
    2' Piccolo         61    16' Bourdon          32
    8' Clarinet        73    16' Lieblich Bourdon SW
       Tremolo                8' Octave           32
       Sub                    8' Bourdon          12
       Unison Off             8' Stopped Flute    SW
       Super                  4' Super Octave     12
       Chimes          GT     4' Lieblichflöte    SW
       Harp            49    16' Double Trumpet   12 SW

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 2, 2012]

Documents

(1948-04-14) Factory specifications, courtesy of the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield
(1968-05-15) Virgil Fox Organ Recital Includes recital program and patrons list. -Zenas Michael Savage
(1971-05-21) Jerome Hines Program Includes information about Jerome Hines presumably accompanied by the organ for the 200th anniversary of the congregation. -Zenas Michael Savage

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