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Hagerstown Organ Company, Inc. (1996)

First Christian Church
1345 Potomac Ave.
Hagerstown, MD

Images

2022-07-11 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Stained-glass window (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Hagerstown Organ Co. builder plate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Builder nameplate 2 (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Builder nameplate 1 (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Chancel, chamber grilles and console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Balcony and Antiphonal exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Church interior to rear and Antiphonal (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Church interior from balcony (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-11 - Church interior from floor (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
55 registers
6 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: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2022-10-13 - Originally build for Temple Adath Israel in The Bronx NY in 1927 at Op. 5028 3/17, Moller took the organ back for some reason or another and installed it as is (though re-engineered for the new space) in 1935 in the old downtown building of First Christian Church, Hagerstown, as Op. 6372; it was relocated to the present building as Op. R-666 in 1960, with tonal changes and revoicing; Moller added the present console in 1970; for the next 30 years ranks of pipes from a number of regional churches were added; the Antiphonal was added in 1996; the console was converted to solid-state by Hagerstown at that time and the organ was renovated by them in 2002. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From console photos by Dave Norment

       Hagerstown, Maryland
       First Christian Church

       Möller   Op. 6372    1935   3/
       Möller   Op. R-666   1961   3/24  Rebuild, tonal changes
       Möller   Op. M-4269  1970         New console
       Möller               1985         Additions
       Hagerstown           1996         Console rebuild
       ________________________________________________________

       GREAT
    8' Principal                  16' Bourdon
    8' Harmonic Flute              8' Rohrflöte
    8' Bourdon                     8' Salicional
    4' Octave                      8' Vox Celeste
    4' Hohlflöte                   4' Principal
    2' Octave                      4' Rohrflöte
    2' Blockflöte              2 2/3' Rohr Nasat
  III  Mixture                     2' Principal
    8' Trumpet                     2' Flöte
       Sub                     1 3/5' Tierce
       Unison Off                III  Scharf
       Super                      16' Contre Fagott
       Chimes                      8' Trompette
                                   8' Vox Humana
       CHOIR                       4' Fagott
    8' Hohlflöte                      Tremolo
    8' Flute Celeste                  Sub
    8' Dulciana                       Unison Off
    8' Unda Maris                     Super
    4' Nachthorn                   
    2' Blockflöte                     PEDAL
1 1/3' Larigot                    32' Contre Bourdon
    1' Sifflöte                   16' Principal
    8' Trumpet                    16' Bourdon
    8' Clarinet                   16' Violone
       Tremolo                    16' Lieblich Gedeckt
       Sub                    10 2/3' Quint
       Unison Off                  8' Octave
       Super                       8' Flöte
    8' Trompette-en-Chamade        4' Super Octave
       Harp - Celesta              2' Blockflöte
                                  32' Contra Fagott
       ANTIPHONAL                 16' Contre Fagott
    8' Principal                   4' Fagott
    8' Quintflöte
    4' Octave                         ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
    2' Gemshorn                   16' Gedeckt
   IV  Mixture
    8' Trompette-en-Chamade

         [Received from Jeff Scofield July 26, 2022]

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