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M. P. Möller Opus 10165 (1967)

First Presbyterian Church
225 E. Market St.
York, PA

Images

1967-11-11 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case (Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
40 stops
56 registers
5 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 thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-01-15 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-03-05 - Digital additions, Menchey Music Service, 2009. -Database Manager

2009-08-10 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ replaced ca. 1916 Hutchings Op. 1729; the 1961 Moller console was retained for the new organ; in 2009, the organ was combined with a 4-manual Allen and console. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     York, Pennsylvania
     First Presbyterian Church

     Möller   Op. 10165   1967   4/52

     The Hutchings case was retained, with some modification to 
     permit better egress of sound.  The 1961 Möller console was
     retained and most of the bottom octave of the 32' Bourdon.

     GREAT (3½" wind)              SWELL (4")
 16' Gemshorn 61                8' Rohrfloete 68
  8' Principal 61               8' Viola 68
  8' Bourdon 61                 8' Viola Celeste 61 GG
  8' Gemshorn 12                4' Prestant 68
  4' Octave 61                  4' Flute Harmonique 68
  4' Spitzfloete 61             2' Blockfloete 61
  2' Super Octave 61        1 1/3' Larigot 61
 IV  Fourniture 244         III-V  Plein Jeu 281
III  Scharf 183                16' Fagotto 68
     Tremolo                    8' Trompette 68
     Unison Off                 8' Fagotto 12
     Super                      4' Clarion 68
     Chimes SW                     Tremulant
  8' Fanfare Trumpet 61            Sub
     (hooded on 8" wind)           Unison Off
                                   Super
     PEDAL (3½")                   Chimes 21 (existing, new action)
 32' Contre Bourdon 12*
 16' Principal 32                  CHOIR (4")
 16' Subbass 32                16' Flute Conique 61
 16' Gemshorn GT                8' Holzgedeckt 61
 16' Flute Conique CH           8' Spitzfloete 61
  8' Octave 32                  8' Spitzfloete Celeste 49 tc
  8' Bassfloete 12              4' Principal 61
  8' Gemshorn GT                4' Koppelfloete 61
  8' Spitzfloete CH         2 2/3' Nasard 61
  4' Choralbass 32              2' Gemshorn Principal 61
  4' Nachthorn 32           1 3/5' Tierce 61
  2' Nachthorn 12               1' Siffloete 61
 II  Mixture 64               III  Zimbel 183
 II  Rauschpfeife 64            8' Krummhorn 61
 32' Contra Fagotto 12 L/2         Tremulant
 16' Posaune 32                    Sub
 16' Fagotto SW                    Unison Off
  8' Posaune 12                    Super
  8' Fagotto SW                    Harp 49 (present action)
  4' Posaune 12
  4' Krummhorn CH                  ANTIPHONAL (IV)
     Chimes SW                  8' Fanfare Trumpet GT
                                   Sub
  *  1-2 new; 3-12 present         Unison Off
     16' open capped               Super
                                   Chimes SW

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield August 10, 2009.]

Documents

(1967-04-17) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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