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M. P. Möller Opus R-556 (1956)

St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church
233 W. Gay Street
West Chester, PA

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


Images


2023-12-28 - Church interior to rear (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-07-17 - Church interior to front (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-12-16 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

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Notes

2013-01-01 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in Factory specifications. -- This was a rebuild of 1926 Moller Op. 4281. -Database Manager

2013-01-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2016-04-04 - Updated through online information from Tim Ardner. -Database Manager

2016-10-22 - Updated through online information from Colin O'Malley. <br>Organ removed circa 2005, fate unknown. Replaced with electronic instrument. Windchests, larger pipes of 16' Bourdon, and facade pipes remain. -Database Manager

2025-01-15 - The Trompette Harmonique had its own swell box and expression pedal. -Jeff Scofield


Stoplist

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

        West Chester, Pennsylvania
        St. Agnes R. C. Church

        Moller   Op. 4281    1926
        Moller   Op. R-556   1956   3/23
        ___________________________________________________________

        GREAT (encl w/CH)                   SWELL
     8' Principal            61 n       16' Lieblichgedeckt      61
     8' Melodia              61          8' Lieblichgedeckt      12
     8' Gamba                SW a        8' Gamba                61 n
     8' Flauto Dolce         CH          8' Gamba Celeste        61 n
     4' Principal            61 n        8' Aeoline              73
     4' Flute                12          4' Principal            73 n
     4' Nachthorn            CH          4' Gedeckt              12
     2' Fifteenth            61 n        4' Salicet              12 n
   III  Mixture             122 b    2 2/3' Flute 12th            7
     8' Trompette Harmonique 61 n        2' Flautino              5
     4' Rohrschalmei         CH        III  Plein Jeu           183 n
        Tremolo                         16' Trompette            tc
        Sub                              8' Trompette            73 n
        Unison Off                       4' Oboe Clarion         73
        Super                               Tremolo
        Chimes               25             Sub
        Carillonic Bells     25             Unison Off
                                            Super
        PEDAL                               Harp                 pf
    16' Principal            12 GT
    16' Bourdon              32             CHOIR
    16' Lieblichgedeckt      SW          8' Concert Flute        61
10 2/3' Quint                SW          8' Flauto Dolce         73 n
     8' Principal            GT          8' Flauto Dolce Celeste 61 n
     8' Bourdon              12          4' Nachthorn            73 n
     8' Gedeckt              SW          4' Flute Traverso       12
     4' Flute                12          8' Rohrschalmei         73 n
   III  Plein Jeu            SW             Tremolo
    16' Trompette            --             Sub
     8' Trompette Harmonique --             Unison Off
     4' Clarion Harmonique   --             Super
        Blank                            8' Trompette Harmonique --
                                         4' Clarion Harmonique   --
                                            Blank

     a  The factory specification names this stop Trompette
        Harmonique (even though there is already an identical
        stop in this division), but says the knob is to be
        engraved Gamba.
     b  Also draws 2' Fifteenth
     n  New pipework
    --  Provide slides in console

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 1, 2013]

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