2016-08-24 - Cathedral exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Co-Cathedral Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2008-08-06 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The Möller was originally built for First Congregational in Billings. It was moved to the new [present] church. When a new Holtkamp was installed there in 1973, the Möller was sold to St. Patrick's. The Great was installed in a free-standing "chamber" on the right side of the gallery. The Swell was installed in the tower chamber. The Great shutters open into the nave, but not the gallery. The Swell shutters open into the gallery, but not the nave. A hole was cut into the side of the Great enclosure to allow the choir and organist to more clearly hear that division - which has compromised the effectiveness of the expression shutters. A "new" (?) 4' Octave and 2' Fifteenth were added to the Swell. The Pedal 16' Bourdon is in the Great chamber. Documented: October 11, 1996. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 11, 1996
Billings, Montana
St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 5171, 1928
Unknown Builder, 1973 - Moving, Re-installation, & Additions
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal [8]
8 Doppel Floete 73 Great to Pedal [8]
8 Melodia 61
8 Gamba 73 Swell to Great 16,[8],4
8 Dulciana 61
4 Flute 12
4 Dulcet 12 FINGER PISTONS
Tremulant Swell & Pedal 1 – 4
Chimes (Sw) –- Great & Pedal 1 – 4
Great 16'
Great 4' TOE STUDS
None
SWELL (Expressive)
16 Bourdon 12 FOOT LEVERS
8 Open Diapason 73 Gr. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
8 Stopped Diapason 61
8 Salicional 61
8 Vox Celeste (tc) 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
4 Octave 73 Swell Expression (bal.)
4 Orch. Flute 12 Great Expression (bal.)
4 Salicet 12 Crescendo (bal.)
2 2/3 Quint 7
2 Fifteenth 61
2 Flautino 5
8 Oboe 73
Tremulant
Chimes (ta – f42) (21)
Swell 16'
Swell Unison Separat'n ACTION: E-P primary & unit
Swell 4'
VOICES: 13
PEDAL (Expressive) STOPS: 24; inc. chimes
16 Bourdon (in Gt) 32
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) –- RANKS: 13
8 Flute (Sw) –-
8 Violin Cello (Gt) –- PIPES: 823
NOTES
The church's first organ was a Robert Morton. It was removed in 1973
when the Co-Cathedral purchased a used M.P. Möller from First Congrega-
tional Church in Billings when they acquired a new Holtkamp organ. The
Morton was sold to Atonement Lutheran Church in Billings, but has since
been removed from that church as well.
The used 1928 Möller from First Congregational was installed in the rear
gallery with the Great on the right in a newly-built chamber, and the
Swell on the left in the original chamber. The Great expression louvers
open into the nave, but no egress directly to the gallery. The Swell
louvers open into the gallery, but no direct egress into the nave. A
hole had been cut into the side of the Great enclosure to allow the
organist and choir to better hear the Great, but this reduced the effect-
iveness of the Great expression.
The Swell 4' Octave and 2' Fifteenth were added and are not original.
Sources: Möller opus list; JRS; extant organ
St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral
215 N. 31st St.
Billings, MT. 59101 Documented: October 11, 1996
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