Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 10531 (1969)

First Baptist Church
300 S. Main St.
Mount Holly, NC

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

Images

2016 - Church exterior and interior after the fire (Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
12 stops
22 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2020-04-09 - On July 21 2016, a fire caused by workers fixing a roof leak caused severe damage to the 1924 sanctuary (just the building's shell remained) and some damage to the 1954 education building; the organ was destroyed; replaced in 2020 by 2/16 Schantz Op. 2339. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Organ Historical Society Archives

     Mount Holly, North Carolina
     First Baptist Church

     Möller   Op. 10531   1969   2/15
     ___________________________________________________________________

     GREAT                  SWELL                    PEDAL

  8' Principal  61       8' Gedackt        61    16' Violone       32
  8' Rohrflöte  61       8' Viole de Gambe 61    16' Bass Gedackt  12 SW
  4' Principal  61       8' Viole Celeste  49     8' Violone       12
III  Mixture   183       4' Nachthorn      61     8' Gedackt       SW
  8' Trompette  SW   2 2/3' Nasard         61     4' Violone       12
     Tremolo             2' Nachthorn      12     4' Gedackt       SW
     Super               8' Trompette      61    II  Rauschquinte  64
     Chimes   prep          Tremolo              16' Trompette L/2 12 SW
                            Sub                   8' Trompette     SW
                            Unison Off            4' Clarion       SW
                            Super

               [Received from Jeff Scofield December 23, 2020]

Documents

(1967-12-04) Factory Specifications Factory specifications -Jeff Scofield