Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9098 (1958)

Wesley Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1070 South Street
Elgin, IL

Images

ca. 2020 - Building exterior (coldwellbankerhomes.com/Jeff Scofield)

ca. 2020 - Sanctuary interior with organ in front (coldwellbankerhomes.com/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
15 stops
25 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

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

2009-04-12 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2024-03-16 - Merged in May 2020 with Epworth United Methodist to form Journey of Life UMC, using the Epworth building; the Wesley property was sold to Iglesia Universal. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

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

Elgin, Illinois
Wesley Methodist Church

Möller   Op. 9098   1958   3/20

     GREAT                          CHOIR
  8' Rohrflöte 61               16' Quintflöte 61
  4' Principal 61                8' Quintflöte 12
III  Mixture 183                 4' Nachthorn 61
     Tremolo                     2' Prinzipal 61
     Super                      II  Sesquialtera 122
     Chimes 25 (Deagan Canto)    8' Vox Humana (pf)
                                    Tremolo
     SWELL                          Sub
  8' Viola 61                       Super
  8' Viola Celeste 49
  8' Gedeckt 61                     PEDAL
  4' Rohrflöte 61               16' Bourdon 12 GT
III  Plein Jeu 183              16' Quintflöte CH
 16' Trompette 61  L/2           8' Spitzprinzipal 32
  8' Trompette 12                8' Rohrflöte GT
  4' Rohrschalmei 61             8' Quintflöte CH
     Tremolo                     4' Oktav 12
     Sub                         4' Quintflöte CH
     Unison Off                 16' Trompette SW
     Super                       8' Trompette SW

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 12, 2009.]

Documents

(1957-05-02) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield