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M. P. Möller Opus 8930 (1957)

Fourth Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
5500 River Road
Bethesda, MD

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
21 stops
31 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2009-04-17 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The congregation moved from downtown DC to a new location in Bethesda, where the Möller was installed new; the old church was sold to an African-American congregation, and its Estey is still there. The Möller was replaced in 1999 by an Austin/Allen combination pipe and digital organ and sold to a regional organbuilder. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Bethesda, Maryland
Fourth Presbyterian Church

The contract gives Washington DC as the city, but the
congregation moved to Bethesda MD and the organ was
installed in the new facility.

Möller   Op. 8930   1957   3/22

Anything without a pipecount is prepared-for

       GREAT                            SWELL
   16' Quintaton                    16' Gedeckt 61
    8' Diapason 61                   8' Rohrflöte 12
    8' Bourdon 61                    8' Viole de Gambe 61
    8' Gemshorn                      8' Viole Celeste 49
    4' Octave 61                     4' Principal 61
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61               4' Flute Triangulaire 61
    2' Super Octave 61               2' Flautino
  III  Mixture                     III  Plein Jeu 183
       Sub                          16' Bassoon
       Unison Off                    8' Trompette 61
       Super                         4' Oboe Clarion 61
       Chimes CH                        Tremulant
                                        Sub
       PEDAL                            Unison Off
   16' Contrebasse                      Super
   16' Bourdon 32
   16' Quintaton                        CHOIR
   16' Gedeckt SW                    8' Viola 
    8' Octave 32                     8' Nasonflöte 61
    8' Bourdon 12                    8' Erzähler 61
    8' Rohrflöte 12                  8' Erzähler Celeste 49
5 1/3' Quint                         4' Nachthorn 61
    4' Super Octave 12           2 2/3' Nazard 61
    4' Bourdon 12                    2' Blockflöte
2 2/3' Quint                     1 3/5' Tierce
    2' Octavin 12                    8' Clarinet 61
   16' Double Trompette 12 SW           Tremulant
   16' Bassoon SW                       Sub
    8' Trompette SW                     Unison Off
    4' Clarion SW                       Super
                                        Chimes 21 (Deagan D)

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 17, 2009.]

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