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M. P. Möller Opus 11034 (1975)

St. John's Evang. Lutheran Church / The Country Cathedral: Sanctuary
1956 Durham Ave.
State Center, IA

Images

2022-03-24 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior to front (Photograph by countrycathedral.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-02-26 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2023-02-26 - Pedal & Swell stop jamb (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2023-02-26 - Great stop jamb (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2023-02-26 - Organ facade from north (Great side) (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2023-02-26 - Organ facade from south (Swell chamber side) (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2023-02-26 - Console (Photograph by Jeremiah Bolin/Jeremiah Bolin)

2021 - Balcony and exposed pipewor (The Country Cathedral/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
21 stops
13 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 thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

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

2009-12-31 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2022-03-25 - In 2020, St John Lutheran church in State Center disbanded. The congregation sold the building which is now called "The Country Cathedral". -Jeremiah Bolin

2023-02-27 - Played on the instrument today and wanted to update the records on the instrument's status. The unit 16-8-4 Trumpet is currently unplayable. -Jeremiah Bolin

Stoplist

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

        State Center, Iowa
        St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

        Möller   Op. 11034   1975   2/18

        GREAT                  SWELL
     8' Principal 61        8' Rohrflöte 61
     8' Bourdon 61          8' Viola 61
     4' Octave 61           8' Viola Celeste 49 tc
     2' Doublette 61        4' Spitzprinzipal 61
III-IV  Fourniture 220      2' Harmonic Piccolo 61
     8' Trompette SW      III  Plein Jeu 183
        Tremolo             8' Trompette 61
        Super                  Tremolo
        Chimes (pf)            Sub
                               Unison Off
        PEDAL                  Super
    16' Principal 32
    16' Bourdon 12 SW
     8' Octave 12
     8' Rohrflöte SW
     4' Super Octave 12
    16' Double Trumpet 12 SW L/2
     4' Clairon SW

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield December 31, 2009.]

Documents

(1974-10-16) Factory specifications, OHS Archives via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield