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M. P. Möller Opus 9640 (1963)

St.John's United Church of Christ: Sanctuary
1811 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA

Images

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior to rear, organ and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior to rear, organ and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Balcony and organ, exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Organ, console and exposed pipes located in balcony (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior angle (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1963-05-04 - Nave, Gallery, Console, and Pipe Display (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1963-05-04 - Gallery, Console, and Pipe Display (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1980-06-30 - Nave, Balcony, and Pipe Display (Photograph from a 1981 Moller brochure in the collection of James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
25 stops
33 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 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. -Database Manager

2015-10-06 - One rank added in 1998; organ refurbished in 2015 by Lawless & Associates, which included releathering the entire organ, adding Peterson ICS4000 combination action and relays, rescaling and revoicing the Principals, rebuilding the console and making a few tonal changes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
St. John's United Church of Christ

Möller   Op. 9640   1963   3/31

       GREAT                        SWELL
    8' Principal 61              8' Rohrflöte 61
    8' Bourdon 61                8' Gambe 61
    4' Octave 61                 8' Gambe Celeste 49
2 2/3' Nasat 61                  4' Nachthorn 61
    2' Fifteenth 61            III  Plein Jeu 183
  III  Mixture 183              16' Bassoon 61
       Unison Off                8' Trompette 61
                                 4' Schalmei 61
       PEDAL                        Tremulant
   16' Sub Bass 32                  Sub
   16' Rohrgedeckt 12 SW            Unison Off
    8' Spitzprincipal 32            Super
    8' Flute 12
    8' Rohrflöte SW                 POSITIV
    4' Spitzprincipal 12         8' Nasonflöte 61
    4' Waldflöte 32              4' Koppelflöte 61
    2' Blockflöte 12             2' Principal 61
  III  Mixture 96            1 1/3' Larigot 61
   16' Trumpet 32                1' Oktav 61
   16' Bassoon SW                8' Cromorne 61
    8' Trumpet 12                   Tremulant
    4' Clarion 12                   Unison Off
                                    Super

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

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