Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 7944 (1949)

Texas Christian University: Ed Landreth Auditorium
2800 S. University Dr.
Fort Worth, TX

Images

Unknown - Building exterior (Photograph by Texas Christian University, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Hall interior, console to right of stage (Photograph by fortwortharchitecture.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-09-08 - Console (Photograph by David Preston, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1989-04-08 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1949-11-11 - Console (Möller Promotional Photograph; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
50 stops
62 registers
5 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

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

2010-02-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- When I took a photograph of the console in 1989 I was told the organ had been tonally finished by Richard O. Whitelegg. Clearly not possible, given Mr. Whitelegg's death earlier in the decade; whatever the case, the organ sounded wonderful. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1948 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Fort Worth, Texas
       Texas Christian University
       Ed Landreth Auditorium

       Möller   Op. 7944   1949   4/60

       GREAT                          SWELL
   16' Quintaton 61               16' Rohrbourdon 73
    8' Diapason 61                 8' Geigen Diapason 73
    8' Bourdon 61                  8' Rohrflöte 12
    8' Gemshorn 61                 8' Viole de Gambe 73
    4' Octave 61                   8' Viole Celeste 65 
    4' Harmonic Flute 61           4' Principal 73
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61             4' Flute Ouverte 73
    2' Super Octave 61             2' Flautino 61
   IV  Fourniture 244             IV  Plein Jeu 244
  III  Cymbel 183                 16' Double Trumpet 73
       Sub                         8' Trumpet 73
       Unison Off                  8' Oboe 73
       Super                       8' Vox Humana 71
                                   4' Clarion 73
       CHOIR                          Tremulant
    8' Viola 73                       Sub
    8' Gedeckt 73                     Unison Off
    8' Erzähler 73                    Super
    8' Erzähler Celeste 61 tc         Blank
    4' Koppelflöte 73                 Blank
2 2/3' Nazard 61                      Blank
    2' Blockflöte 61
1 3/5' Tierce                         PEDAL
    1' Sifflöte 61                32' Bourdon 32
    8' Clarinet 73                16' Contrabass 32
       Tremulant                  16' Bourdon 12
       Sub                        16' Violone 32
       Unison Off                 16' Quintaton GT
       Super                      16' Rohrbourdon SW
       Chimes                      8' Octave 32
    8' Harp                        8' Bourdon 12
    4' Harp                        8' Quintaton GT
       Blank                       8' Rohrflöte SW
                                   4' Super Octave 12
       SOLO                        4' Bourdon 12
    8' Solo Flute 73               4' Nachthorn 32
    8' Gamba 73                2 2/3' Quint 7
    8' Gamba Celeste 61 tc         2' Super Octave 5
    8' Harmonic Trumpet 73     1 3/5' Tierce 32
    8' French Horn 73             16' Trombone 32
    8' English Horn 73            16' Double Trumpet SW
    4' Clarion 73                  8' Trombone 12
       Tremulant                   4' Clarion 12
       Sub                            Chimes CH
       Unison Off                     Blank
       Super                          Blank
       Blank
       Blank
       
[Received on line from Jeff Scofield February 28, 2010.]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON October 1948 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield