Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 8900 (1957)

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
600 Sixth Ave.
Des Moines, IA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1957-04-01 - Chancel and Pipe Display (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
4 manuals
39 stops
55 registers
6 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 (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

2008-11-13 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-04-01 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Was installed in a chamber over the left transept arches, with Great, Positiv and Pedal cantilevered in front of chamber; the console was in the right transept; the Processional division was located 'beneath the gallery at the rear of the nave.' -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Des Moines, Iowa
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Möller   Op. 8900   1957   4/48

Present organ to become salvage of M. P. Möller,
Inc., and to be removed by them.  Cantilver and
platform to be provided by Möller, with unenclosed
divisions to be displayed functionally as layout
dictates.  Panel work to be included.

       GREAT (3 1/2" wind)              SWELL (4")
   16' Quintade 61                16' Flute Conique 73
    8' Principal 61                8' Viola Pomposa 73
    8' Bordun 61                   8' Viola Celeste 73
    4' Octave 61                   8' Rohrflöte 73
    4' Chimney Flute 61            8' Flauto Dolce 73
   II  Rauschquinte 122            8' Flute Celeste 61
  III  Fourniture 183              4' Prestant 73
       Tremolo (flutes)            4' Harmonic Flute 73
       Sub                         2' Zartflöte 61
       Unison Off                 IV  Plein Jeu 244
       Super                      16' Bassoon L/2 73 (Eng Hrn pattern)
       Chimes 21 (Deagan D)        8' Trompette 73
                                   8' Bassoon 12
       PROCESSIONAL (on GT)        4' Rohrschalmei 73
    8' Chimney Flute 61               Tremolo
    4' Chimney Flute 12               Sub
                                      Unison Off
       CHOIR (4" wind)                Super
    8' Gedeckt 61
    8' Erzähler 61                    PEDAL (4")
    8' Erzähler Celeste 49        16' Sub Bass 32
    4' Nachthorn 61               16' Quintade GT
2 2/3' Nasard 61                  16' Flute Conique SW
    2' Blockflöte 61               8' Prinzipal 32
1 3/5' Terz 61                     8' Gedacktpommer 32
    8' Krummhorn 61                8' Quintade GT
       Tremolo                     8' Flauto Dolce SW
       Sub                     5 1/3' Quint 32
       Unison Off                  4' Oktav 12
       Super                       4' Gedackt 12
                                   4' Nachthorn PO
       POSITIV (3")            2 2/3' Octave Quint 12
    8' Quintaton 61                2' Octavin 12
    4' Nachthorn 61                2' Nachthorn PO
    2' Spitzprinzipal 61          16' Double Trumpet 32 (5")
    1' Sifflöte 61                16' Bassoon SW
   II  Quartaine 122               8' Trumpet 12
  III  Zimbel 183                  4' Clarion 12
       Tremolo
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Chimes    

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 01, 2009.]