Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 4028 (1924)

Trinity Episcopal Church
218 East Benton Street
Aurora, IL

Images

2024-03-17 - Console and a portion of facade (Michael A Firman/Michael A Firman)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
23 stops
39 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-10-30 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager

2016-03-04 - The facade probably predates the 1896 Pilcher, back to the original organ installed when the church was completed in 1871; the cost of the Moller was $14,000; the dedication service was on December 14, 1924, with Herman Bernard at the organ; the Echo was located in a rear corner of the nave, surrounded on two sides by facade pipes; sustained considerable water damage in the 1970's and was unused for around 20 years; restored and rebuilt by William J. Stephens in 2001 with a previously-played Austin console. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications via the OHS Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Aurora, Illinois
    Trinity Episcopal Church

    Möller   Op. 4028   1924   3/23
    ____________________________________________________

    GREAT (encl w/CH)           CHOIR

 8' Open Diapason    73      8' English Open Diapason 73
 8' Doppel Floete    73      8' Concert Flute         73
 8' Viole d'Gamba    73      8' Doppel Floete         GT
 8' Melodia          73      8' Viole d'Gamba         GT
 8' Dulciana         73      8' Dulciana              GT
 4' Principal        CH      8' Unda Maris            61
 4' Flute Traverse   --      4' Solo Flute            --
 8' Tuba             73      8' Clarinet              73
    Tremulant                   Tremulant
    Sub                         Sub
    Unison Off                  Unison Off
    Super                       Super

    SWELL                       ECHO (playable on GT)

16' Bourdon          61      8' Echo Flute            61
 8' Open Diapason    73      4' Wald Floete           12
 8' Stopped Diapason 12      8' Vox Humana            61
 8' Quintadena       73         Chimes                20
 8' Salicional       73         Echo ON - Great OFF
 8' Vox Celeste      61         Echo to Great
 8' Aeoline          73
 4' Violin           --         PEDAL
 4' Flute d'Amour    12
 2' Piccolo          12     32' Resultant Bass        --
 8' French Horn      73     16' Open Diapason         32
 8' Oboe             73     16' Bourdon               32
 8' Vox Humana       61     16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
    Tremulant                8' Octave Bass           12
    Sub                      8' Bass Flute            SW
    Unison Off
    Super
    Celeste Harp     61

         [Received from Jeff Scofield March 5, 2016]

Documents

(1924-05-26) Factory Documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak