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M. P. Möller Opus 10280 (1967)

First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood: Sanctuary
120 E. Swissvale Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

2020-04-13 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-04-12 - Organ case (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
33 stops
26 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

2009-01-22 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-08-17 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Retained earlier Möller console; new Möller console in 1978, which was rebuilt by an unknown builder in 1992; the organ was renovated and enlarged by Luley in 2001; now a 4/37 -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        Edgewood Presbyterian Church

        Möller   Op. 10280   1967   4/32

        GREAT (3½" wind)             CHOIR (3½")
     8' Principal 61              8' Holzgedackt 61
     8' Bourdon 61                8' Dulciana 61
     4' Octave 61                 8' Unda Maris 49 tc
     4' Spitzflöte 61             4' Koppelflöte 61
     2' Super Octave 61           2' Principal 61
III-IV  Fourniture 232        1 1/3' Klein Quint 61
        Tremulant                 8' English Horn 61
        Sub                          Tremulant
        Unison Off                   Sub
        Super                        Unison Off
        Chimes 21 (Deagan M)         Super
        Harp
        Blank                        ECHO *
        Blank                     8' Chimney Flute 73
                                  8' String Celeste II 146
        SWELL (3 3/4")            4' Flute Traverso 61
    16' Rohrgedeckt 61            4' Vox Humana 61
     8' Rohrflöte 12                 Tremulant
     8' Viole de Gamba 61            Sub
     8' Viole Celeste 49 tc          Unison Off
     4' Geigen Principal 61          Super
     4' Waldflöte 61                 Chimes GT
   III  Plein Jeu 183
     8' Trompette 61              *  Existing Echo, built by Casavant
     4' Oboe Schalmei 61             in South Haven and installed 1918
        (reg. open Oboe)
        Tremulant                    PEDAL (3 3/4")
        Sub                      16' Contrebasse 32
        Unison Off               16' Rohrgedeckt SW
        Super                     8' Principal 12         
                                  8' Rohrflöte SW
                                  4' Super Octave 12
                                  4' Rohrflöte SW
                                 16' Bombarde 12 SW

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield August 17, 2009.]

Documents

(1966-12-02) Factory specifications, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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