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M. P. Möller Opus 4435 (1926)

German Evangelical Protestant Church / Smithfield United Church of Christ
620 Smithfield St.
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by brooklineconnection.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-02-12 - Ceiling and organ cases (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-04-21 - Church interior from floor, organ cases (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-11-25 - Gallery and Echo Organ (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-11-15 - Church interior (Photograph by Amy Cicconi Photography, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Organ Cases and Console (Photograph by Joe Routon/Database Manager)

2024-03-24 - Right stopjamb (Grant Farragher/Grant Farrragher)

2024-03-24 - Left stopjamb (Grant Farragher/Grant Farrragher)

2024-03-24 - Console (Grant Farragher/Grant Farrragher)

2024-03-24 - Narthex (Grant Farragher/Grant Farrragher)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
4 manuals
51 stops
69 registers
6 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti toe 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

2013-05-23 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2018-07-20 - Received a new Schantz console in 1966 via Muller; was United Methodist until June 1994. -Database Manager

2024-04-05 - Updated through online information from Grant Farragher: Swell is out of service. -Grant Farrragher

Stoplist

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

     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
     German Evanglical Protestant Church/Smithfield Church, UCC

     Möller   Op. 4435   4/57   1926
     ______________________________________________________

     GREAT (a)    6" wind               CHOIR       6" wind
 16' Dbl Open Diapason 61            8' Open Diapason    73
  8' Open Diapason     61            8' Concert Flute    73
  8' Gross Flute       61 10"        8' Unda Maris II   134
  8' Flute Harmonic    SO            4' Wald Flute       61
  8' Gamba             SO            2' Piccolo          61
  8' Erzähler          61            8' Clarinet         61
  8' Erzähler Celeste  49            8' English Horn     61
  4' Octave            61               Tremulant
  4' Hohlpfeife        SO               Sub
  V  Mixture          305 b             Unison Off
  8' Trumpet           61               Super
     Tremulant                       8' Celesta
     Sub                             4' Celesta          61
     Unison Off
     Super                              SOLO        6" wind
     Chimes            EC            8' Stentorphone     73
  8' Celesta           CH            8' Gross Flute      GT
  4' Celesta           CH            8' Flute Harmonic   73
                                     8' Gamba            73
     SWELL        6" wind            8' Gamba Celeste    61
 16' Bourdon           73            8' Erzähler         GT
  8' Open Diapason     73            8' Erzähler Celeste GT
  8' Claribel Flute    73            4' Octave           GT
  8' Gedackt           73 c          4' Hohlpfeife       61
  8' Salicional        73            V  Mixture          GT
  8' Vox Celeste       61            8' Tuba             73 10"
  8' Aeoline           61            8' French Horn      73 10"
  4' Octave            61            8' Orchestral Oboe  73 10"
  4' Flute d'Amour     61            8' Trumpet          GT
  2' Flautina          61               Tremulant
III  Mixture          183 d             Sub
 16' Contra Fagotta    73               Unison Off
  8' Cornopean         73               Super
  8' Oboe              73
  8' Vox Humana        73               PEDAL       6" wind
  4' Oboe              61           32' Bourdon          32
     Tremulant                      16' Open Diapason    32
     Sub                            16' Bourdon          32           
     Unison Off                     16' Violone          32                       
     Super                          16' Gedackt          12
                                    16' Echo Bourdon     EC
     ECHO         5" wind       10 2/3' Quint             7
 16' Bourdon           73            8' Octave           12
  8' Lieblich Gedeckt  73            8' Gedackt          12
  8' Echo Salicional   73            8' Violoncello      12
  8' Cor de Nuit       73 e          8' Still Gedeckt    12
  4' Fern Floete       61           16' Trombone         32 10"
  8' Vox Humana        73           16' Fagotta          SW
     Tremulant                       8' Tromba           12
     Chimes            25

  a  enclosed in Solo swellbox except for stops 1 & 2
  b  8-12-15-19-22
  c  large stopped diapason
  d  15-17-19
  e  arched mouth, voiced flutey

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 22, 2013]

Documents

(1925-06-24) Factory Documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak