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M. P. Möller Opus 9552 (1962)

St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Cathedral
3901 Cathedral Lane
Arlington, VA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
23 stops
32 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: Computerized/Digital
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

2008-12-18 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-05-10 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- 18 ranks prepared-for; later enlarged by unknown builder to around 49 ranks; church raised to cathedral status in 1974 -Database Manager

2011-09-23 - Updated through online information from Haig Mardirosian. -Database Manager

2017-04-27 - The organ was redesigned and expanded to 53 ranks in 1980 by organ builder Robert Wyant, who served as cathedral organist from 1964, after two years as assistant organist, until his retirement in 1998. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Arlington, Virginia
St. Thomas More Cathedral, R.C.

Möller   Op. 9552   1962   3/28

   ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION              STOPLIST c.2005

       GREAT                           GREAT
   16' Gemshorn (pf)               16' Geigen Principal
    8' Diapason 61                  8' Principal
    8' Hohlflöte 61                 8' Geigen Octave (ext)
    8' Gemshorn (pf)                8' Bourdon
    4' Octave 61                    4' Octave
    4' Flute (pf)                   4' Harmonic Flute
2 2/3' Twelfth (pf)                 2' Fifteenth
    2' Fifteenth 61                IV  Fourniture
   IV  Fourniture 244             III  Cymbale
       Sub                          8' Trompette
       Unison Off
       Super

       SWELL                           SWELL
   16' Rohrgedeckt 61              16' Rohrbordun
    8' Diapason (pf)                8' Rohrflöte (ext)
    8' Rohrflöte 12                 8' Viole de Gambe
    8' Viole de Gambe 61            8' Viole Celeste
    8' Viole Celeste 49             8' Flute Celeste II
    4' Geigen Octave 61             4' Principal
    4' Flauto Traverso 61           4' Nachthorn
2 2/3' Nazard (pf)              2 2/3' Nasard
    2' Octavin (pf)                 2' Blockflöte (ext)
  III  Plein Jeu 183            1 1/3' Larigot (ext)
   16' Fagotto (pf)               III  Plein Jeu
    8' Trompette 61                16' Fagot
    8' Fagotto (pf)                 8' Trompette
    4' Rohrschalmei 61              8' Oboe (ext)
       Tremulant                    4' Clarion
       Sub                             Tremolo
       Unison Off
       Super

       CHOIR                           POSITIV
    8' Gedeckt 61                   8' Holzgedeckt
    8' Erzähler 61                  8' Flute Celeste II SW
    8' Erzähler Celeste 49          4' Koppelflöte
    4' Koppelflöte 61               2' Principal
2 2/3' Nazard 61                    1' Octav (ext)
    2' Blockflöte 61               II  Sesquialtera
    8' Krummhorn 61               III  Scharf
       Tremulant                    8' Krummhorn
       Sub                          4' Rohrschalmei
       Unison Off                      Tremolo
       Super

       POSITIV (pf)
    8' Nasonflöte
    4' Nachthorn
    2' Prinzipal
1 1/3' Larigot
    1' Sifflöte
  III  Cymbel
       Tremulant

       PEDAL                           PEDAL
   16' Contrebasse 32              32' Contre Bourdon (ext)
   16' Bourdon 32 (1-18 wood)      16' Prestant
   16' Gemshorn (pf)               16' Geigen Principal GT
   16' Rohrflöte SW                16' Bourdon
    8' Principal 12                16' Rohrbordun SW
    8' Bourdon 12                   8' Octave
    8' Gemshorn (pf)                8' Geigen Octave GT
    8' Rohrflöte SW                 8' Hohl Flute
    4' Octave 12                    4' Super Octave
    4' Bourdon 12                   4' Flute (ext 16' Bourdon)
  III  Mixture (pf)                 2' Wald Flute (ext 8' Hohl Flute)
   16' Posaune 32                  IV  Mixture
   16' Fagotto (pf)                32' Kontraposaune
    8' Posaune 12                  16' Posaune (ext)
    4' Clarion 12                  16' Fagot SW         
                                    8' Trompete
                                    4' Klarine
                                    4' Rohrschalmei PO

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 11, 2009.]

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