2020-10-08 - Frostburg Mining Journal, Frostburg, MD. 12/17/1887 Lengthy article about the new pipe organ for Salem Reformed mentions that the Moller firm has been producing organs for only the past few years. - One manual - 11-1/2' tall x 6' wide x 4' deep - case of black walnut in a semi Gothic style of architecture - Front pipes speaking, decorated in gold and colors - Keyboard compass C to C, 61 notes - Pedal C-D, 25 notes - 8 Stops & 248 pipes - Open Diapason of metal 49 pipes - Dulciana of metal 44 pipes - Principal treble of metal 44 pipes - Principal bass of metal & wood 17 pipes - Diapason bass of wood 17 pipes - Flute d' Amour of wood 44 pipes - Bourdon bass and pedal bass, of wood and very large 25 pipes - Octave couple, - Swell and bellows lever -Steven Bartley
Source: Stoplist taken from the Frostburg Mining Journal, Dec. 17, 1887 December, 1887
Frostburg, Maryland
Salem Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus __, 1887 - Original Specifications
MANUAL (Expressive) COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason 49 Manual to Pedal [assumed]
8 Dulciana 44
8 Diapason Bass 17 Octave Couple
4 Principal Treble 44
4 Principal Bass 17
4 Flute d' Amour 44 FOOT TRUNDLES
Undocumented
PEDAL
16 Bourdon Bass 25 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
ACTION: Mech. Key VOICES: 5 STOPS: 7 RANKS: 5 PIPES: 248
& Stop
NOTES
A December 17, 1887 article in the Frostburg Mining Journal of Frostburg,
Maryland provides the details for this specification. There is one incon-
gruency, however. The article given the pedal compass as C-D 25 notes.
However this would be 27 notes. But the compass of the single Pedal 16'
Bourdon as 25 pipes “of wood and very large.” So it is assumed that the
stated compass was in error.
The case dimensions are given as 11-1/2' tall x 6' wide x 4' deep. The
case was of black walnut in a semi Gothic style of architecture. And the
front pipes were speaking, and decorated in gold and colors.
Sources: Aforementioned article
Salem Reformed Church
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