Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9257 (1959)

Augustana College: Centennial Hall
639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL

Images

Unknown - Interior of Centennial Hall (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1960s)/Database Manager)

1959-05-04 - Pipe Display (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
50 stops
65 registers
5 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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

2008-12-12 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-04-22 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2013-06-04 - Updated through online information from Howard Eckdahl. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Rock Island, Illinois
Augustana College, Centennial Hall

Möller   Op. 9257   4/63   1959

       GREAT (3 1/2" wind)            CHOIR (3 3/4")
   16' Quintaton 61                8' Gedeckt 61
    8' Principal 61                8' Erzähler 61
    8' Holzbordun 61               8' Erzähler Celeste 49
    8' Spitzflöte 61               4' Gemshorn 61
    4' Octave 61               2 2/3' Nazard 61
    4' Koppelflöte 61              2' Doublette 61
    2' Waldflöte 61            1 3/5' Terz 61
   II  Grave Mixture 122          16' Holzregal 61
   IV  Mixture 244                 8' Fagot 61 (Oboe Schalmei)
  III  Scharf 183                  4' Musette 61
       Tremulant                      Tremulant
       Unison Off                     Sub
                                      Unison Off
       SWELL (3 3/4")                 Super
   16' Contra Salicional 61
    8' Rohrflöte 61                   PEDAL (4")
    8' Viola Pomposa 61           32' Quintaton (pf)
    8' Viola Celeste 61           16' Violone 32
    8' Salicional 12              16' Bourdon 32 (1-20 wood)
    8' Voix Celeste 49            16' Quintade GT
    4' Geigen Octave 61           16' Contra Salicional SW
    4' Harmonic Flute 61      10 2/3' Quint 32
    2' Zauberflöte 61              8' Principal 32
1 1/3' Larigot 61                  8' Bourdon 12
   IV  Plein Jeu 244               8' Quintaton GT
   16' Bassoon 61  L/2 *           8' Salicional SW
    8' Trompette 61            5 1/3' Octave Quint 12
    8' Bassoon 12                  4' Choral Bass 32
    4' Schalmei 61                 4' Octave 12
       Tremulant                   4' Bourdon 12
       Sub                         2' Blockflöte 32
       Unison Off                 II  Harmonics 64
       Super                      II  Rauschquinte 64
                                  32' Contra Bassoon 12 SW  L/2
       POSITIV (3")               16' Trombone 32 (6")
    8' Nasonflöte 61 **           16' Bassoon SW
    4' Nachthorn 61                8' Trumpet 12
    2' Prinzipal 61                4' Clarion 12
    1' Oktav 61                    4' Bassoon SW
   II  Sesquialtera 122            2' Musette CH
  III  Zimbel 183
       Tremulant
       Sub                         *  Open Oboe pattern
       Unison Off                 **  Artiste Gedeckt

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 22, 2009.]

Documents

(1958-06-09) Factory Documentation Original Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archives -Roman Lizak
(1960-03-07) Arthur Poister Organ Recital Augustana College 1960 The Moline (Illinois) Dispatch announcement of Arthur Poister's organ recital at Augustana College on 3/27/1960 -Craig Otto