Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 9869 (1964)

St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church
300 N. Sheppard Street
Richmond, VA

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

Images

2010-10-16 - Church Exterior (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2010-10-16 - Nave and Chancel (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2010-10-16 - Chancel (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2010-10-16 - Rear Gallery, Rose Window and Organ (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2010-10-16 - Pipe Display, Great Organ (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2010-10-16 - Console (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

1964-10-24 - Console, Pipe Display, and Chamber Grillework (Moller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
16 stops
22 registers
3 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe 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

2011-04-11 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-05-23 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2013-04-23 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- The church recently purchased a Pasi organ (Opus 5) from a private residence in Kirkland, Washington, which is scheduled for delivery in September 2013. Starting in May 2013, the Moller organ will be removed from the sanctuary by Rappahannock Organ Company. Many of the parts will go to Central United Methodist Church in Arlington (Ballston), Virginia. -Database Manager

2017-05-04 - Updated by Joel S, Kumro, who gave this as the source of the information: Current Choirmaster and Organist.<br> This organ was replaced by Pasi Organ Builders, Inc. Opus 5, 1996, in 2013. -Database Manager

2017-05-04 - Updated by Joel S. Kumro, who gave this as the source of the information: Current Choirmaster and Organist. -Database Manager

2018-05-09 - Updated by Graham Hatley, the builder.<br> I purchased this organ recently and have moved it to my warehouse near Charlotte, North Carolina. Its condition seems extremely good and for the most part complete with the exception of a few windchests and blower that were thrown out by the person who removed the organ. I currently plan to restore the organ to its original condition but may change some of the ranks to give the organ a bit more variety. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Richmond, Virginia
    St. Benedict's R. C. Church

    Möller   Op. 9869   1964   2/19
    ____________________________________________________________________

    GREAT                     SWELL                    PEDAL
 8' Principal    61        8' Viola          61    16' Subbass     32
 8' Flauto Dolce 61 *      8' Viola Celeste  49    16' Rohrgedackt 12 SW
 4' Octave       61        8' Rohrflöte      61     8' Principal   32
 4' Spitzflöte   61 *      4' Nachthorn      61     8' Subbass     12
IV  Mixture     244        2' Prinzipalflöte 61     8' Rohrflöte   SW
 8' Krummhorn    61 *  1 1/3' Larigot        61     4' Choralbass  12
                           8' Trompette      61     4' Rohrflöte   SW
 *  enclosed                  Tremulant            16' Fagot       32
                                                    4' Krummhorn   GT

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  April 10, 2011]