Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 8159 (1950)

First Reformed Church: Sanctuary
15924 South Park Avenue
South Holland, IL

Images

2023-01-25 - Building exterior (Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
47 stops
74 registers
4 divisions
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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-05-28 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2012-09-01 - The organ was installed when the sanctuary was newly constructed. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

South Holland, Illinois
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH

M. P. Möller    Opus 8159    29 ranks    1950
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GREAT:                            SWELL:
   16' Spitzflöte 85                 16' Rohrbourdon 85
    8' Diapason 73                    8' Geigen Diapason 85
    8' Hohlflöte 85                   8' Rohrflöte 
    8' Spitzflöte                     8' Viole de Gamba 73
    4' Octave 73                      8' Viole Celeste [TC] 61
    4' Flute Ouverte                  4' Geigen Octave 
  III  Mixture 183                    4' Koppelflöte 73
       Chimes [Deagan "D"]            2' Flautino [from Koppelflöte]
       Tremolo                       IV  Plein Jeu 244
                                     16' Contra Fagotto [TC]
PEDAL:                                8' Trumpet 73
   32' Resultant                      8' Fagotto 73
   16' Diapason 56                    8' Vox Humana 73
   16' Bourdon 44                     4' Clarion 73
   16' Spitzflöte [GT]                   Tremolo
   16' Rohrbourdon [SW]    
    8' Octave                     CHOIR:
    8' Bourdon                        8' Viola 73
    8' Spitzflöte [GT]                8' Concert Flute 73
    8' Rohrflöte [SW]                 8' Erzahler 85
    4' Super Octave                   8' Erzahler Celeste [TC] 61
    4' Rohrgedeckt                    4' Nachthorn 73
  III  Spitzcornet [GT]               4' Erzahler 
   16' Double Trumpet [SW] 12     2 2/3' Nasat 61
    8' Trumpet [SW]                   2' Piccolo [from Nachthorn]
    4' Clarion [SW]                   8' English Horn 73
                                         Chimes [GT]
                                         Tremolo

NOTES:
Great Mixture to have 15-19-22 composition in first octave, and then carry 
through generally in a 12-15-19 series.

Swell Plein Jeu to have 19-22-26-29 composition in first octave, and then 
a general 15-19-22-26 plan.  Object is to bridge between Swell flue and 
reedwork, not being too assertive, and surmounting the Great mixture in 
composition.

Spitzflöte should not be too bold; a soft open metal 16' is desired for pedal.

Pedal reversible pistons shall include proper manual to pedal 4' couplers in
their "off" movement.

Erzahlers are to be soft and delicate, with considerable taper.

Diapasons are to be slotted and pierced.

Label pedal pistson (toe studs) with black letters on white ground; pedal
reversible studs are to have white letters on black ground.

[Received by Chad Boorsma • September 2, 2012]

Documents

(1950-02-09) Factory documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak