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M. P. Möller Opus 7903 (1949)

First/GraceLutheran Church: Sanctuary; front
110 3rd Ave E.
Ada, MN

Images

2015-06-03 - Building exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1955 - Building exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Cover of 75th Anniversary Church History booklet, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
10 stops
24 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 toe pistons

Notes

2008-04-29 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2011-08-10 - Updated through online information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2012-04-05 - Updated through online information from Richard C Greene. -- The church is no longer extant. The whereabouts of the organ and unknown. -Database Manager

2014-03-13 - According to the Grace Lutheran Church web site, First Lutheran installed the organ in its new 1948 building. That congregation merged with Petri Lutheran in 1964 and the congregation became Grace Lutheran. The organ remains in the same building, now Grace Lutheran, where it was rebuilt by Lance Johnson/Johnson Organ Co. of N. Dakota in 1989. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the OHS Archives

    Ada, Minnesota
    Grace Lutheran Church

    Möller   Op. 7903   1949   2/10
    ______________________________________________

    GREAT                       SWELL
 8' Diapason          73    16' Rohr Bourdon    tc
 8' Gemshorn          73     8' Geigen Diapason 73
 8' Vox Celeste       SW     8' Rohrflöte       73
 8' Rohrflöte         SW     8' Viole           61  
 4' Geigen Principal  SW     8' Vox Celeste     61
 4' Flute             SW     4' Flute           12
II  Mixture          122     4' Viole           12
    Tremolo              2 2/3' Viole 12th       7
    Sub                      2' Viole 15th       5
    Unison Off               8' Trumpet         73
    Super                    8' Oboe            73
    Chimes          prep     4' Clarion         12
                                Tremulant
    PEDAL                       Sub
16' Contra Bass    GT 12        Unison Off
16' Rohr Bourdon   SW 12        Super
 8' Flute             SW
 8' Viole             SW
16' Contra Fagotto SW 12

     [Received from Jeff Scofield March 11, 2023]

Documents

(1949-03-23) Factory specifications, via the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

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#52460 - Johnson Organ Co. (1989)