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M. P. Möller Opus 1991 (1915)

Memorial Lutheran Church
34 East Orange Street
Shippensburg, PA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1954-01-20 - View of the organ case and original chancel and seating layout. The Swell was immediately behind the facade and the Great sat below it. (Photograph from an archival source: Photograph scanned from 1954 commemorative booklet rededicating the church and new organ, Moller Opus 8821, submitted by Andrew John Moore/Andrew John Moore)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
32 registers

Chancel

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
20 stops
3 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Pressure)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2009-08-31 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager

2011-10-13 - Updated through online information from Andrew Moore. -Database Manager

2017-01-22 - Updated by Steven Bartley, who maintains the organ. <br>Organ was removed by Necomer Organ Co, Washington DC, in the 1950s and installed in St Georges Episcopal, Arlington VA, with some alterations. -Database Manager

Stoplist

The stops are accurate to what was shown on the factory drawing, the couplers are *safe* conjecture on my part. Source: Reconstructed from factory drawing

Pedal Open Diapason 16 (Wood), Bourdon 16, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8

Great (Unenclosed ) Open Diapason 8, Melodia 8, Doppleflute 8, Dulciana 8, Octave 4, Traverse Flute 4, Tuba 8, Great to Great 4, Swell to Great 8

Swell (Expressive) Lieblech Gedeckt 16 (16’ octave unenclosed ), Open Diapason 8, Salicional 8, Vox Celeste 8 (Tenor C), Stopped Diapason 8, Aeoline 8, Flute Harmonic 4, Violina 4, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Swell to Swell 4, Tremulant

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