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M. P. Möller Opus 9280 (1959)

Fourteenth Church of Christ, Scientist
3690 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2008-12-12 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. Church closed and demolished. Offered for sale in February of 2004 on churchorgantrader.com by D. H. Cable & Associates of Long Beach. -Database Manager

2014-02-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Information for this update is based upon photos of the organ presently in storage and listed for sale on ebay for $600.00. -Database Manager

2014-02-08 - Updated through online information from Eugene Walter. -Database Manager

2014-02-22 - Updated through online information from Matthew Morrison. -- The organ was purchased at an auction for unclaimed storage units. It was subsequently sold on E-bay and purchased by me. Appears many parts of the organ are still intact, but some parts are missing. Hopefully will be playable again. All chests need releathering and all action needs serious restoration. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist/Specifications provided by D. H. Cable and pictures of console Feb 2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Per Douglas Cable:  

The organ was playable when removed.  It was sold someone in Long Beach who was building a music room to install it in.  Apparently that never happened.  The original blower is now powering the 38 rank organ in St. Paul's Episcopal in Key West… it was way too big for 10 ranks.  It looks like it's still in the same storage unit in Long Beach where I put it in 2002.  

Specification:

        GREAT
8'  Principal          61 pipes
8'  Clarabella         61 pipes 
8'  Dulciana           61 pipes
4'  Fern Flute ext     12 pipes
4'  Dulcet             12 pipes
2'  Fifteenth          61 pipes
8’  Trompette          61 pipes
Chimes                    prep
Tremulant
Great-Great 16' - Unison Off - 4'
Swell - Great 16' - 8' - 4'

        SWELL
8'  Gamba              61 pipes
8'  Gamba Celeste tc   49 pipes
8'  Gedeckt            61 pipes
4’  Flute              12 pipes
22/3' Nazard                                            
2'  Blockflöte         12 pipes
4’  Rohr Schalmey      61 pipes
Tremulant
Swell - Swell 16' - Unison Off - 4'

         PEDAL
16'  Bourdon           32 pipes
16'  Lieblich Gedeckt  12 pipes, remainder from Sw
16’  Dulciana          12 pipes, remainder from Gt
8'   Major Flute       12 pipes
8'   Gedecktflöte (Sw)
8'   Dulciana (Gt)
Great - Pedal  8'
Swell - Pedal  8' - 4'

 [Received from Eugene Walter 2014-02-08.]

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