Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9853 (1964)

Grace United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
901 N. Main Street
Decatur, IL

Images

2025-04-15 - Console (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Chamade (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Manuals, thumb pistons and coupler rail (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Left stopjamb: Pedal and Swell (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Right stopjamb: Great and Positiv (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Toe studs and expression shoes (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Façade (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

2025-04-15 - Organ at the front of the church (Zachary Jones/Zachary Jones)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
23 stops
35 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-01-05 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-06-16 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2014-04-28 - Updated through online information from Richard Schneider. -- This instrment was relocated into the new building built adjacent to the old building which was then demolished. Carried out by St. Louis Pipe Organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Decatur, Illinois
     Grace Methodist Church

     Möller   Op. 9853   1964   3/27

     GREAT                          CHOIR
 16' Quintaton 61                8' Copula 61
  8' Principal 61                4' Rohrflöte 61
  8' Rohrgedackt 61              2' Prinzipal 61
  4' Octave 61               1 1/3' Larigot 61
  2' Waldflöte 61                1' Octavlein 12
 IV  Mixtur 244                 II  Sesquialtera 110
     Unison Off                  8' Cromorne 61
     Super                          Tremulant
     Chimes                         Sub
                                    Unison Off
     SWELL                          Super
 16' Gedacktbass 61                 Zymbelstern (pf)
  8' Gedackt 12
  8' Viola Pomposa 61               PEDAL
  8' Viola Celeste 49           16' Principal 32
  4' Gemshorn Principal 61      16' Subbass 32
  4' Koppelflöte 61             16' Quintaton GT
III  Plein Jeu (pf)             16' Gedacktbass SW
  8' Trompette 61 (1-12 L/2)     8' Oktav 12
  4' Hautbois 61                 8' Pommer 32
     Tremulant                   8' Gedackt SW
     Sub                         4' Choralbass 12
     Unison Off                  4' Pommer 12
     Super                     III  Rauschbass (pf)
                                16' Posaune 32
                                 8' Posaune 12
                                 4' Clarion 12

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 16, 2009.]