Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller (1974)

Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church
2 West 2nd Street
Frederick, MD

Images

Unknown - Church Exterior (Personal collection, courtesy of Mark Hurley (December 1973)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Stained Glass Window (Personal collection, courtesy of Mark Hurley (June 1974)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console (Personal collection, courtesy of Mark Hurley (June 1974)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Great Pipework (Personal collection, courtesy of Mark Hurley (June 1974)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Swell Pipework (Personal collection, courtesy of Mark Hurley (June 1974)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
21 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets 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 sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2018-07-16 - This is a new home for an organ that was altered when it was moved from another location. <br>Identified by Mark Hurley, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

2018-07-17 - Updated by Mark Hurley, who has heard or played the organ. The original installation was enclosed in two chambers. The current installation was made in a single chamber. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Mark Hurley. Source: Taken from the console. 2018-07-20

Frederick, MD
Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church

Organ by M. P. Möller
(Formerly Opus 6417)

GREAT:
    8' Open Diapason
    8' Melodia
    8' Dulciana
    4' Flute
    4' Dulciana
2-2/3' Dulciana Twelfth
    2' Dulciana Fifteenth
       Tremolo
       Harp (electronic; from previous organ)
    4' Great to Great
   16' Swell to Great
    8' Swell to Great
    4' Swell to Great

SWELL:
   16' Bourdon
    8' Vox Celeste
    8' Salicional
    8' Stopped Diapason
    4' Orchestral Flute
2-2/3' Flute Twelfth
    2' Piccolo
    8' Trumpet (replaced 8' Oboe that was in the original installation)
       Tremolo
   16' Swell to Swell
    8' Swell Unison Off
    4' Swell to Swell

PEDAL:
   16' Bourdon
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt
    8' Major Flute
    8' Minor Flute
    8' Great to Pedal
    4' Great to Pedal
    8' Swell to Pedal
    4' Swell to Pedal

PEDAL MOVEMENTS:
Balanced Swell Pedal (affecting entire organ)
Balanced Register Crescendo Pedal (with white indicator lamp)

Great to Pedal Reversible Toe Lever

THUMB PISTONS:
Swell:   1-2-3
Great:   1-2-3
General: 1-2-3-4

PIPE ANALYSIS (estimated):
Pedal:
16' Bourdon, 44 pipes
Swell:
16' Bourdon, 97 pipes
 8' Vox Celeste, 49 pipes
 8' Salicional, 61 pipes
 8' Trumpet, 61 pipes
Great:
 8' Open Diapason, 61 pipes
 8' Melodia, 73 pipes
 8' Dulciana, 85 pipes
Total:
531 pipes

This organ replaced a altered W.W. Kimball Organ, K.P.O 6819, that was installed 
in the Astor Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland.  The Kimball was purchased by an organ
enthusiast in Baltimore.  It was subsequently sold to another owner.

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#32878†* - M. P. Möller Opus 6417 (1936)