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M. P. Möller Opus R-981 (1978)

Langley Air Force Base: Chapel no. 1
Langley AFB (Langley Field), VA

Images

2024-04-20 - Console (Noah Pierson/Noah Pierson)

2024-04-20 - Facade Great/Pedal side (Noah Pierson/Noah Pierson)

2024-04-20 - Facade Swell Side (Noah Pierson/Noah Pierson)

2024-04-20 - Left stopjamb (Pedal and Swell) (Noah Pierson/Noah Pierson)

2024-04-20 - Right stopjamb (Great and Choir) (Noah Pierson/Noah Pierson)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
16 stops
26 registers
3 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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

2014-02-07 - This entry describes alterations to an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in Factory specifications. -- -Database Manager

2024-04-21 - I played this organ on Apr 20 2024, and it needs minor attention, but is playable. Information received online from: Noah Pierson on 2024-04-21 -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

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

        Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
        Base Chapel No. 1

        Möller   Op. 6299     1935
        Möller   Op. A-6299   1949
        Möller   Op. A-6299   1954
        Möller   Op. R-691    1963
        Möller   Op. R-981    1978   3/21
        ________________________________________________

        GREAT (enclosed)              CHOIR
     8' Principal     73              Blank
     8' Spitzflöte    73              Blank
     4' Octave        73              Blank
     4' Spitzflöte    12              Blank
     2' Super Octave  61              Blank
III-IV  Fourniture   220              Blank
        Tremolo                       Blank
        Sub                           Blank
        Unison Off                    Blank
        Super                         Blank
        Chimes        21              Blank
        Blank                         Tremolo
        Blank                         Sub
        Blank                         Unison Off
                                      Super
        SWELL
     8' Rohrflöte     73 a            PEDAL
     8' Salicional    73 b        16' Contrebasse     32 c
     8' Voix Celeste  73 b        16' Rohrbourdon     12 SW
     4' Principal     73      10 2/3' Rohrquint       SW
     4' Waldflöte     73           8' Principal       12
 2 2/3' Nazard        61           8' Rohrflöte       SW
     2' Octave        12           4' Octave          12
   III  Scharf       183         III  Mixture         -- d
    16' Hautbois L/2  73          16  Contre Bombarde 32 L/2
     8' Trompette     73 b         8' Bombarde        12
        Tremolo                    4' Bombarde
        Sub                           Blank
        Unison Off                    Blank
        Super                         Blank
        Blank                         Blank
        Blank
        Blank

     a  1-12 present pipes; 13073 new
     b  present pipes
     c  1-44 present PD 16 Open Diapason pipes and action;
        45-80 present SW 8 Geigen Diapason 33-68
     d  from 16 Contrebasse

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield February 11, 2014]

Documents

(1977-08-23) Factory specifications via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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