Residence: Shafer
Willimantic, CT
Images
November 2021 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Lieblich Gedeckt rank visible through left-hand grille (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - View through center grille above keydesk (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - View through right-hand grille (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Pedalboard and Expression/Crescendo shoes (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Pedal stops (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Swell stops (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Great stops (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Manuals & stops (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
November 2021 - Organ in Music Room (Photograph by Carla J. Shafer, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 3 stops
- 19 registers
- 1 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: None
Notes
2021-11-05 - identified from online information from Akbar Anwari. -- https://newlondon.craigslist.org/msg/d/willimantic-practice-pipe-organ/7403074363.html -Jim Stettner
2021-11-05 - This organ was originally built for Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was for sale by the Leek Organ Co. in 2013 for $7,500.00. This is a stock model, 3-rank Moller 'Portable' with the attached keydesk which can be pushed inside the case for transport. Diapason Conique, Lieblich Gedeckt, and Salicet.
It was acquired by an organist in Southington, CT., and the Shafer family acquired it from him in September 2017. It is again (November, 2021) for sale - this time on the New London, CT. Craigslist website - for $9,000.00. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
Source: Stoplist taken from photos of the organ November, 2021
Willimantic, Connecticut
Residence: Shafer
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 7209, 1945 - Original Specifications
Unknown Builder, 2017 - Moving and re-installation
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8 Diapason Conique 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Bourdon
8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Salicional 8 Lieblich Gedeckt
8 Salicional 8 Quintadena (Syn.) 4 Octave
4 Octave Conique 4 Lieblich Flute 2-2/3 Quint
2-2/3 Quint 4 Salicet 2 Super Octave
2 Super Octave 2-2/3 Nazard
2 Piccolo
8 Oboe (Syn.)
Tremolo
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Diapason Conique (Gt) -- From the 4' Octave Conique. 1-12 from
the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Lieblich Gedeckt (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61
8 Salicional (Gt/Sw) -- From the 4' Salicet. 1-12 from the 8'
Lieblich Gedeckt.
8 Quintadena (Syn.) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Draws the 8' Salicional and
2-2/3' Nazard.
4 Octave Conique (Gt/Ped) 49 Top octave from the Lieblich Gedeckt
unit.
4 Octave (Ped) –- Same as the 4' Octave Conique.
4 Lieblich Flute (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt.
Top 5 pipes break back to 8' pitch.
4 Salicet (Sw) 61
2-2/3 Nazard (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt unit. Breaks
back to 4' pitch at c# 50.
2-2/3 Quint (Ped) –- From the Octave Conique unit.
2-2/3 Quint (Gt) -- From the Salicet unit. Top 7 notes rpt.
2 Super Octave (Ped) -- From the 4' Octave Conique.
2 Super Octave (Gt) -- From the 4' Salicet. Top octave repeats.
2 Piccolo (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt unit. Breaks
back to 4' pitch at g# 45, and to 8'
pitch at g# 57.
8 Oboe (Syn.) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Draws the 8' Salicional, 4'
Lieblich Flute, and 2-2/3' Nazard.
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Chimes (Gt) Prepared-for or removed.
PIPE SUMMARY
4' Octave Conique 16' Bourdon/Lieb. Ged. 4' Salicet
49 pipes 85 pipes 61 pipes
COUPLERS PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell to Great [8] Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 3 STOPS: 19 RANKS: 3 PIPES: 195
NOTES
This organ was originally built for Bowling Green State University on Bowling
Green, Ohio. This is a stock model, 3-rank Möller 'Portable' with the attached
keydesk which can be pushed inside the case for transport. The three ranks are:
Octave Conique (49p), Lieblich Gedeckt (85p), and Salicet (61p). It was for sale
by the Leek Organ Co. in 2013 for $7,500.00.
It was acquired by an organist in Southington, CT., and then sold to the Shafer
family in Willimantic, CT. in September 2017. It has again been offered by the
Shafers via Willimantic Craigslist in November 2021 asking $9,000.00.
Sources: Möller opus list; JRS; photos of the extant organ
Shafer Residence
Willimantic, CT. Documented: November 6, 2021
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