Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9064 (1958)

Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
6901 Newport Avenue
Norfolk, VA

Images

2019-12-24 - Church interior (Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2016-03-30 - Building exterior (Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
20 stops
26 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

2008-11-24 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-04-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-07-28 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- There was an arson fire at the church in May 2012. As a result, the organ is not playable due to smoke damage. Schlueter is currently repairing the organ and cleaning the pipes. -Database Manager

2013-06-17 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Restoration complete in June 2013 (source Virginian Pilot On-line, article date June 16 2013) -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Norfolk, Virginia
Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church

Möller   Op. 9064   1958   3/21

Stops without a pipecount are prepared-for.

       GREAT                              SWELL
   16' Quintaton                      16' Gedeckt
    8' Diapason 61                     8' Geigen Diapason
    8' Bourdon 61                      8' Rohrflöte 61
    8' Gemshorn                        8' Viole de Gambe 61
    4' Octave 61                       8' Viole Celeste 49
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61                 4' Principal 61
    2' Super Octave 61                 4' Flute Triangulaire 61
   IV  Fourniture                  2 2/3' Twelfth
       Sub                           III  Plein Jeu 183
       Unison Off                     16' Bassoon
       Super                           8' Trompette 61
                                       4' Schalmei
       CHOIR                              Tremulant
    8' Viola                              Sub
    8' Nasonflöte 61 (Artiste Gedeckt)    Unison Off
    8' Erzähler 61                        Super
    8' Erzähler Celeste 49
    4' Nachthorn 61                       PEDAL
2 2/3' Nazard 61                      16' Contrebasse 
    2' Blockflöte 61                  16' Bourdon 32
1 3/5' Tierce                         16' Erzähler 12 CH
    8' Cromorne                        8' Octave 32
       Tremulant                       8' Bourdon 12
       Sub                             8' Erzähler CH
       Unison Off                  5 1/3' Quint
       Super                           4' Super Octave 12
                                       4' Bourdon 12
       ANTIPHONAL                  2 2/3' Quint
       blank                           2' Octavin 12
       blank                         III  Mixture
       blank                          16' Bombarde
       blank                          16' Bassoon
       blank                           8' Bombarde
       blank                           4' Clarion

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 10, 2009.]

Documents

(1957-09-17) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield