Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 10885 (1973)

Christ United Methodist Church: Church Sanctuary
47 E. King St.
Shippensburg, PA

Images

2021-03-09 - Organ case (Photograph by Andrew J Moore/Andrew John Moore)

2022-11-21 - Church interior (Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2022 - Church exterior (Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
27 stops
6 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: Computerized/Digital
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

2009-03-01 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2009-07-17 - Updated through on-line information from Daniel Dorty. -- Over the years the organ has been altered, the Hagerstown Organ Company has added some minor effects to the organ, such as Deagan Chimes, and Super Couplers, from Swell to Great and Swell to Pedal and Great to Pedal, also a Zymbelstern with 5 bells has been added. -Database Manager

2009-10-26 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2016-12-06 - Updated through online information from Andrew Moore. <br>I was part of the team that renovated this organ in the summer of 2016, the original combination action, key contacts, and relay were removed and replaced with Peterson ICS 4000 Components, The pistons and additional voices added are by Walker Technical. All pipes are still present and playing on their original chests. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

            Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
            Christ United Methodist Church

            Möller   Op. 10885   1973   2/7

            GREAT
 1.     16' Bourdon            92 pipes
 2.      8' Principal          80 pipes
 3.      8' Gedeckt            from #1
 4.      8' Gemshorn           from #13
 5.      4' Octav              from #2
 6.      4' Gedeckt            from #1
 7.      2' Super Octav        from #2    repeat 5 top notes
 8.      2' Flute              from #1    repeat 5 top notes
 9.     II  Mixture            122 pipes
10.         Tremolo
11.         Chimes                        prepared for

            SWELL
12.      8' Spitzflöte         68 pipes   low octave from #13
13.      8' Gemshorn           85 pipes
14.      4' Spitzflöte         from #12
15.      2' Spitzflöte         from #12   repeat 5 top notes
16.  1 1/3' Larigot            from #13   repeat 7 top notes
17.     16' Contre Trompette   80 pipes   1-6 half-length
18.      8' Trompette          from #17
19.      4' Clairon            from #17   repeat 5 top notes
20.         Tremolo

            PEDAL
21.     16' Bourdon            from #1
22.      8' Principal          from #2
23.      8' Gedeckt            from #1
24.      8' Gemshorn           from #13
25.      4' Octav              from #2
26.      4' Spitzflöte         from #12
27.    III  Mixture            from #7 & #9
28.     16' Contre Trompette   from #17
29.      8' Trompette          from #17
30.      4' Clairon            from #17

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield October 26, 2009.]

Documents

(1972-07-26) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield