Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 8977 (1957)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
721 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL

Images

2010-07-06 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2010-07-06 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
29 stops
43 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

2009-04-06 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
First Baptist Church

Möller   Op. 8977   1957   3/33

       GREAT (3 1/2" wind)         CHOIR (4")
   16' Quintaton 61             8' Lochgedeckt 61
    8' Diapason 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' Quint 61                 2' Blockflöte 61
    2' Super Octave 61      1 3/5' Tierce 61
  III  Mixture 183              8' Cromorne 61
       Tremulant                   Tremulant
       Sub                         Sub
       Unison off                  Unison Off
       Super                       Super
       Chimes 20 (present)         Harp 49 (present)

       SWELL (4")                  PEDAL (4")
   16' Rohrgedeckt 61          16' Contrebasse 32 (1-12 wood)
    8' Rohrflöte 61            16' Bourdon 32
    8' Viole de Gambe 61       16' Quintaton GT
    8' Viole Celeste 61        16' Erzähler 12 CH
    4' Principal 61             8' Octave 12
    4' Harmonic Flute 61        8' Bourdon 12
    2' Flautino 61              8' Erzähler CH
  III  Plein Jeu 183        5 1/3' Quint 32
   16' Bassoon 61 L/2           4' Super Octave 12
    8' Trompette 61             4' Bourdon 12
    4' Schalmei 61          2 2/3' Quint 12
       Tremulant                2' Octavin 12
       Sub                     16' Double Trompette 12 SW (5")
       Unison Off              16' Bassoon SW
       Super                    8' Trompette SW
                                4' Schalmei SW

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 06, 2009.]

Documents

(1956-10-05) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield