Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 4188 (1926)

North Austin English Lutheran Church
1500 N. Mason Ave.
Chicago, IL

Images

2013-04-27 - Building exterior (Photograph by flickr.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
33 stops
53 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2009-10-31 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager

2011-12-05 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- North Austin was one of the largest Lutheran congregations in the country in the 1930s; the sanctuary was badly damaged by fire in 1985 and $3 million was spent to restore it; in September 2007, the congregation of around 10 turned the facilities over to the United Mission of Christ Lutheran Church. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1925 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Chicago, Illinois
    North Austin Evangelical Lutheran Church

    Möller   Op. 4188   1926   4/33
    ______________________________________________________

    GREAT                         SWELL
16' Dbl Open Diapason  61     16' Bourdon               61
 8' 1st Open Diapason  73      8' Open Diapason         73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason  12      8' Stopped Diapason      12
 8' Doppelflöte        73      8' Viole d'Orchestre     73
 8' Tibia Plena        73      8' Voix Celeste          61
 8' Viole d'Gamba      73      8' Salicional            73
 8' Gemshorn           73      8' Quintadena            73
 8' Melodia            61      8' Aeoline               73
 8' Dulciana           73      4' Violin                12
 4' Octave             12      4' Flute Harmonic        12
 4' Flauto Traverso    12      4' Zartflöte             12
 8' Tuba               73      2' Piccolo               12
    Tremulant                 16' Posaune               73
    Chimes                     8' Cornopean             73
                               8' Oboe                  73
    ECHO                       8' Vox Humana            61
 8' Echo Flute         61         Tremulant
 8' Muted Viole        73         Celesta Harp
 8' Viole Celeste      61
 4' Forest Flute       12         CHOIR
 8' Vox Humana         61      8' English Open Diapason 73
16' Pedal Bourdon      32      8' Concert Flute         61
    Chimes             20      8' Doppelflöte           GT
                               8' Viole d'Gamba         GT
    PEDAL                      8' Dulciana              GT
32' Diapason Resultant --      8' Unda Maris            61
16' 1st Open Diapason  32      4' Solo Flute            12
16' 2nd Open Diapason  GT      8' French Horn           73
16' Bourdon            32      8' Clarinet              73
16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW         Tremulant
 8' Octave Bass        12
 8' Bass Flute         12
 8' Cello              GT
16' Tuba               12 GT
16' Posaune            SW

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  December 7, 2011]