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M. P. Möller Opus M-9238 (1978)

Images

2021-03-14 - Swell Pedals (Photograph by Dr. Van Herd, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-03-14 - Echo chamber and grille (Photograph by Dr. Van Herd, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-03-14 - Church interior to rear (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-01-28 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
• 3 manuals
• 5 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has combination toe pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
• 3 manuals
• 33 stops
• 43 registers
• 5 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 combination toe pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2021-03-19 - Originally installed in 1928 as 3/28 Pilcher Op. 1423; new Moller console added in 1975; console converted to solid-state ca.2016. -Jeff Scofield

2021-03-20 - The contract was via R. L. McCrary, Oklahoma City. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Organ Historical Society Archives

        Ardmore, Oklahoma
        First Baptist Church

        Pilcher   Op. 1423     1928   3/28
        Moller    Op. M-9238   1978   Console
        _______________________________________

               CONSOLE SPECIFICATIONS

        GREAT                  CHOIR
     8' Principal           8' Concert Flute
     8' Rohrflöte           8' Gemshorn
     8' Gamba               8' Gemshorn Celeste
     4' Octave              4' Flute d'Amour
     4' Flute               2' Flautina
     2' Fifteenth           8' Clarinet
II-III  Fourniture             Tremolo
     8' Harmonic Trumpet       Sub
        Sub                    Unison Off
        Unison Off             Super
        Super                  Blank
        Chimes                 Blank

        SWELL                  ECHO
    16' Bourdon             8' Cor de Nuit
     8' Violin Diapason     8' Vox Angelica
     8' Stopped Diapason    8' Unda Maris
     8' Viola               4' Octave
     8' Viola Celeste          Tremolo
     4' Prestant
     4' Harmonic Flute         PEDAL
     2' Spitzflöte         32' Untersatz
    II  Sesqialtera        16' Open Diapason
II-III  Scharf             16' Violone
    16' Fagotto            16' Bourdon
     8' Trompette          16' Lieblich Gedeckt
     8' Vox Humana          8' Principal
        Tremolo             8' Flute Dolce
        Sub                 4' Choralbass
        Unison Off     II-III  Mixture
        Super              16' Posaune
                            8' Harmonic Trumpet

    [Received from Jeff Scofield March 20, 2021]

Documents

• (1977-07-27) Factory Specifications via the OHS Archives Factory specifications -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #66331 - Unknown Builder
• #17409 - Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1423 (1928)

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