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M. P. Möller Opus 8967 (1957)

St. Paul's Methodist Church: Sanctuary
525 Beech Street
Abilene, TX

Images

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of T. Bradford Willis (1960's)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
30 stops
42 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)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination 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

2009-04-05 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Renovated with tonal changes by Dan Garland in 2006 -Database Manager

2011-04-26 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Abilene, Texas
St. Paul's Methodist Church

Möller   Op. 8967   1957   3/35

       GREAT (3 1/2")                 CHOIR (4")
   16' Quintaton 61                8' Nasongedeckt 61
    8' Principal 61                8' Erzähler 61
    8' Bourdon 61                  8' Erzähler Celeste 49
    8' Gemshorn 61                 4' Nachthorn 61
    4' Octave 61               2 2/3' Nazard 61
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61             2' Blockflöte 61
    2' Super Octave 61         1 3/5' Tierce 61
   IV  Fourniture 244              8' Krummhorn 61
       Tremulant                      Tremulant
       Sub                            Sub
       Unison Off                     Unison Off
       Super                          Super
       Chimes CH                      Chimes 21 (Deagan D)

       SWELL (4")                     PEDAL (4")
    8' Rohrflöte 61               16' Contre Basse 32 (1-12 wood)
    8' Viole de Gambe 61          16' Bourdon 32
    8' Viole Celeste 61           16' Quintaton GT
    4' Principal 61               16' Erzähler 12 CH
    4' Flute Harmonique 61         8' Principal 12
    2' Octavin 61                  8' Bourdon 12
  III  Plein Jeu 183               8' Erzähler CH
   16' Contra Fagotto 61       5 1/3' Quinte 32
    8' Trompette 61                4' Super Octave 12
    4' Rohrschalmei 61             4' Bourdon 12
       Tremulant               2 2/3' Quinte 12
       Sub                         2' Octavin 12
       Unison Off                 16' Posaune 32 (5")
       Super                      16' Contra Fagotto SW
                                   8' Posaune 12
                                   4' Clarion 12

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 05, 2009.]

Documents

(1956-09-20) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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