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M. P. Möller Opus 8717 (1955)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
2104 W. Louisiana Ave.
Midland, TX

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
38 stops
63 registers
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

2008-07-13 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-03-26 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Renovated in 1992 by Möller as Op. A-8717, including addition of Trompette en Chamade. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Midland, Texas
First Baptist Church

Möller   Op. 8717   1955   4/43

       GREAT (3 3/4" wind)               SWELL (4")
   16' Quintaton 61                  16' Contra Viole 73
    8' Diapason 61                    8' Geigen Diapason 73
    8' Bourdon 61                     8' Rohrflöte 73
    8' Gemshorn 61                    8' Viole de Gambe 73
    4' Octave 61                      8' Viole Celeste 61 tc
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61                4' Principal 73
    2' Super Octave 61                4' Harmonic Flute 73
   IV  Fourniture 244               III  Plein Jeu 183
       Tremolo                       16' Contra Oboe 73
       Sub                            8' Trompette 73
       Unison Off                     8' Oboe 12
       Super                          4' Clarion 73
       Chimes (pf)                       Tremolo
                                         Sub
       CHOIR (4")                        Unison Off
    8' Viola 73                          Super
    8' Gedeckt 73
    8' Erzähler 73                       PEDAL (4")
    8' Erzähler Celeste 61 tc        16' Contre Basse 32 (1-12 wood)
    4' Nachthorn 73                  16' Bourdon 32
2 2/3' Nasat 61                      16' Quintaton GT
    2' Blockflöte 61                 16' Contre Gambe SW
    8' Clarinet 73                    8' Octave 12
       Tremolo                        8' Bourdon 12
       Sub                            8' Quintaton GT
       Unison Off                     8' Gamba SW
       Super                      5 1/3' Quint 32
       Chimes (pf)                    4' Super Octave 12
                                      4' Bourdon 12
       SOLO (6")                  2 2/3' Octave Quint 12
    8' Solo Flute 73 (Claribel)       2' Octavin 12
    8' Gamba 73                      16' Bombarde 32 (6")
    8' Gamba Celeste 73              16' Contra Oboe SW
    4' Principal 73                   8' Bombarde 12
    4' Flute 73 (Zauberflöte)         4' Clarion 12
   16' Double Trumpet 73
    8' Harmonic Trumpet 73
    4' Solo Clarion 73
       Tremolo
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 26, 2009.]

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