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M. P. Möller Opus 8202 (1951)

Druid Hills Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1200 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by John Green, Atlanta Magazine, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1991-07-18 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1991-07-18 - Console to right (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1991-07-18 - Console to left (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
39 stops
23 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 (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination 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

2008-07-03 - Relocated and renovated by Schlueter in 1999. -Database Manager

2009-11-03 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt with tonal alterations 1999 by A. E. Schlueter and moved from side chambers to center chamber as part of a chancel renovation. -Database Manager

2012-01-21 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-01-22 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2016-03-21 - The congregation merged with Epworth United Methodist Church in January 2016 with the tentative name of New Church; the Druid Hills property is expected to be sold during 2016; the congregation had over 2,000 members in the late 1960's. -Database Manager

2022-05-11 - The congregation numbered over 3,000 members when the church was built; when they closed, they were down to 60; the 840-seat sanctuary and the rest of the building are being converted to luxury condos; the organ was donated by the building's new owners to a church in Tallahassee. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist from Atlanta AGO <i>Catalogue of Pipe Organs in Georgia</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Atlanta, Georgia
       Druid Hills Methodist Church

       Möller   Op. 8202   1951   3/23
       ______________________________________________

       GREAT (expressive)          SWELL
    8' Diapason         73     16' Contra Gamba    tc
    8' Flute Harmonic   73      8' Geigen Diapason 73
    8' Gemshorn         73      8' Rohrflöte       73
    8' Gemshorn Celeste pf      8' Viole de Gambe  73
    4' Octave           73      8' Aeoline         73
    4' Flute            12      8' Aeoline Celeste 61
2 2/3' Twelfth          61      4' Octave Geigen   73
    2' Fifteenth        61      4' Flute           12
       Tremolo                  2' Flageolet       61
       Sub                    III  Plein Jeu       pf
       Unison Off               8' Trompette       73
       Super                    8' Oboe            pf
       Chimes           21      8' Vox Humana      pf
                                4' Clarion         12
       CHOIR                       Tremolo
    8' Viola            73         Sub
    8' Concert Flute    73         Unison Off
    8' Viole Dolce      61         Super
    8' Viole Celeste    49
    4' Nachthorn        61         PEDAL
    4' Viole Dolce      12     16' Diapason        32
2 2/3' Nazard           61     16' Bourdon         32
    2' Piccolo          12     16' Contra Gamba    SW
    8' Clarinet         73     16' Rohrbourdon     12 SW
       Tremolo                  8' Principal       12
       Sub                      8' Bourdon         12
       Unison Off               8' Rohrflöte       SW
       Super                    4' Super Octave    12
       Chimes           GT      4' Flute           12
                               16' Trombone        pf
                                8' Trompette       SW
                                4' Clarion         SW

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 21, 2012]

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