Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 3935 (1925)

Ashby Congregational Church: Sanctuary; front
21 New Ipswich Rd.
Ashby, MA

Images

2016-04-20 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1989-04-28 - Choir gallery and organ (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1989-04-28 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
9 stops
16 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2008-10-31 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Housed inside the case of the former, ca. 1842 Whitney tracker. The Great 8' Open Diapason is the only unexpressive manual rank. The Pedal 16' Bourdon is also unexpressive. The Pedal 16' Lieblich Gedeckt is the same as the 16' Bourdon, but on "soft wind." In 1989, the Andover Organ Co. replaced the Möller 8' Viole d'Orch. with a "new" 2' Principal made from a recycled and revoiced 4' Violina. This was done as their number EM-2. Source: extant organ documented April 28, 1989. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the console April 28, 1989

GREAT (Partially expressive) Open Diapason 8 (61; unenclosed), Stopped Diapason 8 (Sw), Dulciana 8, Viole d'Orch 8 (Sw), Octave 4 (Sw); from Violin Diapason, Flute Traverso 4 (Sw), Oboe 8 (Sw), Great to Great 16', Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive) Violin Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Viole d'Orch. 8, Viole Celeste 8 (61 (tc)), Flute 4, Oboe 8, Tremulant, Swell to Swell 16', Swell Unison Separat'n, Swell to Swell 4'

PEDAL Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (- - ; Bourdon on soft wind.)

COUPLERS Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Swell to Great (16,8,4)

FINGER PISTONS Swell (1 - 3), Great (1 - 3), [To Set Combons] (On/Off)

TOE STUDS Gt. to Ped. (rev)

FOOT LEVERS To Set Combinations

PEDAL MOVEMENTS Expression (bal.), Crescendo (bal.)

SUMMARY ACTION: (E-P), VOICES:, STOPS:, RANKS:, PIPES: