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M. P. Möller Opus 4512 (1927)

Scottish Rite Cathedral: Auditorium
110 East Lincoln Avenue
New Castle, PA

Images

Unknown - Auditorium interior, console front center floor in front of stage (Photograph by Scottish Rite Cathedral, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-12-27 - Left organ chamber and grillework (Photograph by Scottish Rite Cathedral Organ Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-05-18 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-06-09 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Scottish Rite Cathedral Organ Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-06-09 - Console center (Photograph by Scottish Rite Cathedral Organ Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-01-25 - Console (Photograph by Scottish Rite Cathedral Organ Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console on Lift
4 manuals
57 stops
84 registers
7 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

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

2011-03-16 - Updated through online information from Robert McKibben. -- We also have a Möller Artiste player with about 48 rolls of music -Database Manager

2011-04-11 - Updated through online information from Robert McKibben. -Database Manager

2012-04-30 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Auditorium seat 2,834. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    New Castle, Pennsylvania
    Scottish Rite Cathedral
 
    Möller   Op. 4512   1927   4/62
    _______________________________________________________
 
    GREAT  10" (enclosed)          SWELL  8"
16' Double Diapason    61 a    16' Bourdon               73
 8' First Diapason     61 a     8' Diapason              73
 8' Second Diapason    12 a     8' Violin Diapason       73
 8' Gross Flute        61       8' Gedeckt               73
 8' Fern Flute         61       8' Salicional            73
 8' Viole d'Amour      61       8' Salicional Celeste    61
 8' Gemshorn           61       8' Viole d'Orchestre     73
 8' Gemshorn Celeste   49       8' Viole d'Orchestre Cel 73
 4' Octave             61       4' Octave                --
 4' Hohl Flute         61       4' Violina               --
 2' Fifteenth          61       4' Flute Harmonique      73
IV  Mixture           244       2' Flautina              --
16' Tuba               61     III  Mixture              183
 8' Tuba               12      16' Bass Horn             61
 8' Trumpet            61       8' Cornopean             12
 4' Clarion            12       8' Oboe                  61
    Tremulant (enclosed)        8' Vox Humana            61
    Sub                         4' Clarion               61
    Unison Separation              Tremulant
    Super                          Sub
                                   Unison Separation
    CHOIR  8"                      Super
16' Contra Gamba       61
 8' Diapason (English) 73          SOLO  10"
 8' Viole              12       8' Stentorphone          61
 8' Viole Celeste      49       8' Gross Flute           61
 8' Concert Flute      73       8' Viole d'Orchestre     61
 8' Flute Celeste      49       8' Viole d'Orchestre Cel 61
 8' Quintadena         61       4' Hohl Flute            61
 8' Dolce              73      16' Bass Trumpet          tc
 8' Dolce Celeste      61       8' Trumpet               61
 4' Flute d'Amour      73       8' French Horn           61
 4' Violin             12       4' Clarion               12
 2' Piccolo            --          Tremulant
 8' Clarinet           61          Sub
 8' Orchestral Oboe    61          Unison Separation
    Tremulant                      Super
    Sub
    Unison Separation              PEDAL  10"
    Super                      32' Diapason              32
                               16' First Diapason        12
    STRING  8"                 16' Second Diapason       32
 8' Salicional         61      16' First Bourdon         32
 8' Salicional Celeste 49      16' Second Bourdon        32
 8' Viole d'Orchestre  61      16' Violone               GT
 8' Viole Celeste      49      16' Contra Gamba          CH
 8' Gamba              61      16' Echo Bourdon          SW
 8' Gamba Celeste      61       8' Octave Bass           12
 8' Gedeckt            61       8' Bass Flute (2nd Diap) 12
 8' Vox Humana         61       8' First Gedeckt         12
    Tremulant                   8' Second Gedeckt        12
                                8' Cello                 SO
    PERCUSSION (b)             32' Bombarde              32 12"
    Chimes  (in CH)    25      16' Trombone              12
    Harp    (in GT)            16' Tuba                  GT
    Celeste (in GT)    61      16' Posaune               SW
    Piano   (in SW)             8' Tuba                  GT
                                8' Second Trumpet        12
 a  unenclosed on 7½" wind         Octave

 b  by pistons on all manuals, not on combinations

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 4, 2012]

Documents

(1925-10-14) Factory specifications, courtesy of Roman Lizak Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

Websites

Facebook page for the Cathedral Organ - Photos (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)