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M. P. Möller Opus 9600 (1961)

Valley Forge Military Academy: Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA

Images

2019-10-15 - Chapel exterior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
26 stops
37 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Mechanical With Pneumatic Assists
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: 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

2009-01-02 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-05-11 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- 25 ranks, including the prepared-for Great, Positiv divisions and additional Pedal stops installed in 1964 as Op. A-9600 -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Wayne, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Military Academy
Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion

Möller   Op. 9600    1961   3/29 (Swell, Choir, Pedal)
Möller   Op. A-9600  1964    /25 (Great, Positiv, indicated Pedal*)

The console installed prior to the 1961 work was reused, 
along with some pipework.

       GREAT (exposed)                SWELL
    8' Diapason 61                16' Flute Conique 73 (present)
    8' Bourdon 61                  8' Principal 73
    8' Gemshorn 61                 8' Rohrflöte 73 (present)
    4' Octave 61                   8' Salicional 73 (present)
2 2/3' Twelfth 61                  8' Voix Celeste 61
    2' Fifteenth 61                4' Octave 73 (present)
   IV  Fourniture 244              4' Flute Triangulaire 73 (present)
  III  Scharf 183              2 2/3' Twelfth 61
       Sub                         2' Fifteenth 61
       Unison Off                 IV  Plein Jeu 244
       Super                      16' Fagot 73 (1-42 L/2)
    8' Trompette Militaire CH      8' Trompette 73 (present)
       Flemish Bells               8' Oboe 12
                                   4' Clarion 73
       ANTIPHONAL (pf)                Tremolo
    8' Diapason                       Sub
    4' Octave                         Unison Off
    2' Principal                      Super
  III  Mixture                        Celesta Bells
       Super
                                      CHOIR
       PEDAL                      16' Gambe 61
   32' Bourdon 12 *                8' Viola 61
   16' Contrebasse 32 (1-12 wood)  8' Gedeckt 61
   16' Bourdon 32 (present)        8' Flauto Dolce 61
   16' Gamba CH                    8' Flauto Celeste 61
   16' Flute Conique SW            4' Nachthorn 61
    8' Octave 12               2 2/3' Nazard 61
    8' Bourdon 12                  2' Blockflöte 61
    4' Super Octave 12         1 3/5' Tierce 61
    4' Bourdon 12                  8' Trompette Militaire 61
   II  Grave Mixture 64 *          8' Schalmei 61
   II  Rauschpfeife 24 *              Tremolo
   32' Fagot 12 *                     Sub
   16' Bombarde 32 *                  Unison Off
   16' Fagot SW                       Super
    8' Bombarde 12 *                  Harp
    4' Bombarde 12 *                  Blank
    8' Trompette Militaire CH
       Harp                           POSITIV (exposed)
       Flemish Bells               8' Nasonflöte 61
                                   4' Prestant 61
                                   4' Koppelflöte 61
                                   2' Principal 61
                               1 1/3' Quint 61
                                 III  Cymbel 183
                                   8' Musette 61

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

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