Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 10981 (1974)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
203 North Spring Street
Bellefonte, PA

Images

c. 2021 - Various photos of the pipe organ in the church. Some of the oldest photos are of the Hook & Hastings (Opus1543), built in 1892 (Photograph from an archival source: Church archives, submitted by Timothy E. Conyers/Timothy E. Conyers)

ca. 2007-2008 - Console: builder's nameplate (Photograph by Charles von Flotow/Charles von Flotow)

2018 - Organ case in front (Photograph by Charles von Flotow/Charles von Flotow)

ca. 2007-2008 - Organ in front with interior lights on (Photograph by Charles von Flotow/Charles von Flotow)

ca. 2007-2008 - Organ case in front of sanctuary (Photograph by Charles von Flotow/Charles von Flotow)

2020-01-05 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
18 stops
23 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination 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

2009-12-25 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2013-10-07 - Updated through online information from filip cerny. -- Recent visual inspection (September 2013). Pipe organ is intact, unaltered, and in excellent condition. Leather on reservoirs is in good condition. -Database Manager

2021-12-26 - After a 221 year history, this church will close permantely on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021, due to dwindling membership and attendance. The last service will be the Christmas Eve service at 7:00 p.m. The building’s future has not been determined. Source: Centre Daily Times, Thursday, December 23, 2021. Article by Bret Pallotto. https://www.yahoo.com/news/bellefonte-church-221-history-hold-120000145.html There is also a video of the building with recorded music from the Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 service, played by church organist Laura Leslie. https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/bellefonte/article256801772.html -Timothy E. Conyers

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications. Verified and updated from photos Source: Source not recorded September 19, 2020

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
First Presbyterian Church

Möller   Op. 10981   1974   2/25 - Original Specifications


GREAT                                        COUPLERS
8      Principal       (façade)  61          Swell to Pedal             [8]
8      Bordun                    61          Great to Pedal             [8]
8      Viole               (Sw)  --
4      Octave                    61          Swell to Great          16,[8],4
2      Blockflöte                61
III-IV Mixture                  220
8      Trompete                  61          FINGER PISTONS
       Chimes  (Mayland)        (21)         General                  1 - 5
                                             Swell                    1 - 3
Great 4                                      Great                    1 - 3
                                             Tutti                    (rev)
                                             Gen Can
SWELL (Expressive)
8      Rohrflöte                 61
8      Viole                     61          TOE STUDS
8      Gemshorn Celeste II      110          General                  1 - 5          
4      Waldflöte                 61          Pedal                    1 - 3
2      Principal                 61          Gr – Ped                 (rev)
1 1/3  Quintflöte                61          Tutti                    (rev)
II     Sesquialtera        (tc)  98
8      Schalmei                  61
       Tremulant                             PEDAL MOVEMENTS
                                             Swell Expression        (bal.)
Swell 16                                     Crescendo               (bal.)
Unison off
Swell 4


PEDAL                                        ACTION: E-P pitman & unit
16     Principal                 32
16     Subbass                   32          VOICES: 18
8      Octave                    32
8      Gedackt                   12          STOPS: 24
4      Choralbass                12
III    Mixture                   96          RANKS: 25
16     Posaune        (Gt; L/2)  12
4      Schalmei            (Sw)  –-          PIPES: 1,327

NOTES
The organ is installed in front in the recessed chamber where the Hook &
Hastings resided previously. It was destroyed by fire on September 26, 1972.
The Swellbox is visible at the center with the Great on top, and the Pedal
flanking.


Sources: Möller opus list; OHS Database photos and documents

First Presbyterian Church
203 North Spring Street
Bellefonte, PA. 16823 
(814) 355-4202                               Documented: September 19, 2020


[Received on line from Jeff Scofield December 25, 2009.]

Documents

Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield