Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9074 (1958)

First Baptist Church
1020 Lamar Street
Houston, TX

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
29 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

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

2009-04-10 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Church moved in 1977 to a new facility at 7401 Katy Freeway, Houston TX 77024; the organ may have been moved to the 3,500-seat worship center. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Houston, Texas
First Baptist Church

Möller   Op. 9074   1958   4/34

       GREAT                           CHOIR
   16' Quintaton 61                 8' Lochgedeckt 61
    8' Principal 61                 8' Kleine Erzähler 61
    8' Bourdon 61                   8' Kleine Erzähler Celeste 49
    4' Octave 61                    4' Nachthorn 61
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61          2 2/3' Nazard 61
    2' Super Octave 61              2' Blockflöte 61
   IV  Fourniture 244           1 3/5' Tierce 61
       Tremulant                    8' Cromorne 61
       Sub                             Tremulant
       Unison Off                      Sub
       Super                           Unison Off
       Chimes CH                       Super
       Harp CH                         Chimes 21 (Deagan A)
                                       Harp 49 (present)
       SWELL
    8' Rohrflöte 61                    PEDAL
    8' Viole de Gambe 61           16' Contrebasse 32 (1-12 wood)
    8' Viole Celeste 61            16' Bourdon 32
    4' Principal 61                16' Quintaton GT
    4' Flute Triangulaire 61       16' Erzähler 12 CH
    2' Octavin 61                   8' Principal 12
  III  Plein Jeu 183                8' Bourdon 12
   16' Bassoon 61 L/2               8' Erzähler CH
    8' Trompette 61             5 1/3' Quinte 32
    4' Rohrschalmei 61              4' Super Octave 12
       Tremulant                    4' Bourdon 12
       Sub                      2 2/3' Quinte 12
       Unison off                   2' Octavin 12
       Super                       IV  Grand Cornet --
                                   16' Posaune 32
       ANTIPHONAL (prep)           16' Bassoon SW
    8' Cor de Nuit                  8' Posaune 12
    8' Salicional                   4' Clarion 12
    4' Prestant
   II  Mixture                         ANTIPHONAL PEDAL (prep)
    8' Trompette                   16' Sub Bass
       Tremulant                    8' Cor de Nuit
       Sub                          4' Flute
       Unison Off
       Super

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

Documents

(1957-08-12) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield