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M. P. Möller Opus R-980 (1978)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
88 South St.
Pittsfield, MA

Images

2013-11-30 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-12-12 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-17 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
42 stops
56 registers
5 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2012-05-21 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuild of existing Möller organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Pittsfield, Massachusetts
        First Baptist Church

        Möller   Op. R-980   1978   4/51
        ___________________________________________________

        GREAT  3"                       CHOIR 3"
     8' Principal        61 *        8' Concert Flute    73
     8' Rohrflöte        61 a        8' Dulciana         73
     8' Gemshorn         61 *        8' Unda Maris       61
     4' Octave           61 *        4' Spitzprincipal   73 *
     4' Flute Traverso   61          4' Flute d'Amour    73
     2' Super Octave     61 *        2' Waldflöte        61 *
     2' Blockflöte       61 *    1 1/3' Larigot          61 *
    II  Sesquialtera    122 *        8' Clarinet         73
 III-V  Fourniture      232 *           Tremolo
    16' Contre Trompete  61 *           Sub
     8' Tuba             61 7"          Unison Off
     8' Trompete         12 *           Super
        Tremolo                         Chimes           EC
        Sub                          8' Harp             49
        Unison Off                   4' Celesta         
        Super
        Chimes           EC             ECHO (no change)
                                     8' Echo Flute       73
        SWELL  3½"                   8' Muted Viole      73
    16' Lieblich Gedackt 73          8' Viole Celeste    61
     8' Principal        73          8' Vox Angelica     73
     8' Gedeckt          73          4' Flute            --
     8' Quintadena       73          4' Violina          --
     8' Salicional       73          8' Vox Humana       61
     8' Voix Celeste     61             Tremolo
     8' Dolce            73             Unison Off
     4' Prestant         73 *           Super
     4' Fugara           73             Chimes           25
     4' Flute Harmonique 73
     2' Flautina         61             PEDAL  3"
 III-V  Mixture         232 *       16' Principal        32
    16' Contra Fagotto   73         16' Bourdon          32
     8' Trompette        61 b       16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
     8' Oboe             12     10 2/3' Quint             7
     4' Schalmei         73 c        8' Octave           32
        Tremolo                      8' Bourdon           5
        Sub                          8' Quintadena       SW
        Unison Off                   4' Super Octave     12
        Super                        4' Gedeckt          SW
                                   III  Mixture (Octave) --
                                    16' Contra Trompete  GT
                                    16' Contra Fagotto   SW
                                     8' Trompete         GT
                                     4' Klarine          GT
    
     *  new pipework
     a  1-12 present Doppel Floete pipes; 13-61 new
     b  added in 1976
     c  added in 1977

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield  May 22, 2012]

Documents

(1978-02-16) Factory specifications via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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