Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 4482 (1926)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
111 E. Michigan Ave.
Battle Creek, MI

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

Images

Unknown - Chancel after renovation (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-08-17 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Postcard from church website gallery, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
24 stops
41 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb 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

2010-08-31 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ, which replaced the congregation's previous Lyon & Healy instrument, cost $11,000 and was dedicated April 25, 1926. The new instrument was part of a chancel remodeling project. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of Roman Lizak

    Battle Creek, Michigan
    First Methodist Church

    Möller   Op. 4482   1926   3/24
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    GREAT (encl w/CH)           SWELL
 8' Open Diapason      73   16' Bourdon               73
 8' Doppel Floete      73    8' Open Diapason         73
 8' Melodia            73    8' Stopped Diapason      12
 8' Viola d'Gamba      73    8' Salicional            73
 8' Dulciana           73    8' Vox Celeste           61
 4' Principal          CH    4' Flute Harmonic        73
 4' Flute Traverso   a --    4' Violina               --
 8' Tuba               73    2' Piccolo               --
    Sub                     16' Posaune               73
    Unison Off               8' Cornopean             12
    Super                    8' Oboe                  73
                             8' Vox Humana            61
    ECHO (playable on GT)       Tremulant
 8' Echo Flute         73       Sub
 8' Muted Viole        73       Unison Off
 8' Viole Celeste      61       Super
 4' Forest Flute       --
 8' Vox Humana         61       CHOIR
    Tremulant                8' English Open Diapason 73
    Chimes             20    8' Concert Flute         73
                             8' Doppel Floete         GT
    PEDAL                    8' Viola d'Gamba         GT
32' Diapason Resultant --    8' Dulciana              GT
16' Open Diapason      32    8' Unda Maris            61
16' Bourdon            32    4' Solo Flute (ConcFl)   --
16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW    8' Clarinet              73
 8' Octave Bass        12       Tremulant
 8' Bass Flute         12       Sub
 8' Violoncello        GT       Unison Off
16' Posaune         GT 12       Super
                                Celeste Harp          49

         [Received from Jeff Scofield May 17, 2022]