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M. P. Möller Opus 2500 (1918)

West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
Walnut Street west of 39th Street
West Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

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


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after 1908 - Sanctuary front showing organ facades [1884 and 1918?] (Athenaeum of Philadelphia via PABS/Paul R. Marchesano)

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Notes

2009-09-21 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. M&ouml;ller, 1928). -Database Manager

2012-01-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Church believed to have relocated in 1955 to become Newtown Square Presbyterian Church; Walnut St. property sold to Zion Hill Baptist Church. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> June 1917 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
        Walnut Street Presbyterian Church

        Möller   Op. 2500   1918   4/55
        ________________________________________________

        GREAT                          SWELL
       (unenclosed)                16' Bourdon
    16' Double Diapason             8' Diapason Phonon
     8' First Diapason              8' Stopped Diapason
     8' Second Diapason             8' String Diapason
     4' Octave Diapason             8' Viole d'Orchestre
     2' Fifteenth                   8' Vox Celeste
       (enclosed with Choir)        8' Salicional
     8' Gemshorn                    8' Aeoline
     8' Violoncello                 8' Vox Angelica
     8' Clarabella                  4' Harmonic Flute
     8' Grossflöte                  4' Violina
     4' Waldflöte                   2' Flautina
   III  Mixture                   III  Solo Mixture
     8' Trumpet                    16' Posaune
        Sub                         8' Cornopean
        Unison Off                  8' Oboe
        Super                       8' Vox Humana
                                       Tremolo
        SOLO                           Sub
     8' Stentorphone                   Unison Off
     8' Philomela                      Super
     8' Gross Gamba
     8' Gamba Celeste                  CHOIR
     8' Flute                      16' Contra Viole
     8' Concert Flute      CH       8' Geigen Principal
     8' Quintadena         CH       8' Concert Flute
     4' Flute d'Amour      CH       8' Flute Celeste
    16' Tuba Profunda               8' Quintadena
     8' Tuba Mirabilis              8' Dulciana
     8' French Horn        CH       4' Flute d'Amour
     8' Clarinet           CH       2' Harmonic Piccolo
     4' Tuba Clarion                8' French Horn
        Sub                         8' Clarinet
        Unison Off                     Tremolo
        Super                          Sub
                                       Unison Off
        PEDAL                          Super
    32' Double Diapason    pf          Concert Harp
    32' Contra Bourdon     32       8' Gamba            SO
    32' Resultant          --       8' Gamba Celeste    SO
    16' Principal Diapason 32       8' Muted Viole      EC
    16' Open Diapason      GT       8' Viole Celeste    EC
    16' Bourdon            12       8' Fern Flute       EC
    16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW       4' Flute Traverso   EC
    16' Contra Viole       CH       8' Vox Humana       EC
10 2/3' Quint              --
     8' Octave             12          ECHO (on SOLO)
     8' Bass Flute         12       8' Muted Viole
     8' Viole              CH       8' Viole Celeste
    16' Tuba               SO       8' Fern Flute
    16' Posaune            SW       4' Flute Traverso
     8' Tuba               SO       8' Vox Humana
     4' Tuba               SO          Tremolo
                                       Cathedral Chimes 25

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 1, 2012]

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