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M. P. Möller Opus 9328 (1954)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
227 Fulton St. E.
Grand Rapids, MI

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
47 stops
36 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-11-27 - Updated through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ is still in place but has undergone multiple revisions and enlargements. Antiphonal organ added by Möller in 1973, new console and additional ranks added by R.A. Colby 1993. Additional revisions and additions were done by G. M. Buck Pipe Organs, Inc in 2004. (Information from Grand Rapids AGO web site, accessed Nov. 2008) -Database Manager

2009-04-27 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Console and new Swell added in 1953 with M-series opus number to the existing Felgemaker; new Möller (Gt, CH, PED) installed in 1960 as Op. 9328, with new Swell reeds to replace those of the 1953 Swell, retaining the Felgemaker Echo; second-hand 7-rank Artiste installed in the gallery in 1973 to replace the Felgemaker Echo; additions and new console by R. A. Colby in 1993, ultilizing the Möller shell; further additions by G. M. Buck Pipe Organs in 2004. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Rapids, Michigan
First Methodist Church

Möller   Op. 9328   1953/1958   3/48

Swell added in 1953; rest of organ and new Swell
reeds in 1958; the Felgemaker Echo was retained.

    GREAT (3 1'2 " wind)          SWELL (4")
16' Quintade 61               16' Flute Conique 73
 8' Principal 61               8' Geigen Diapason 73
 8' Bordun 61                  8' Rohrflöte 73
 8' Quintade 12                8' Viole de Gambe 73
 4' Octave 61                  8' Viole Celeste 66
 4' Koppelflöte 61             8' Flauto Dolce 12
 2' Blockflöte 61              4' Geigen Octave 12
II  Rauschquinte 122           4' Nachthorn 73
IV  Fourniture 244             2' Flautino 12
    Tremolo EC               III  Plein Jeu 183
    Sub                       16' Bassoon 73
    Unison Off                 8' Trompette 73
    Super                      8' Bassoon 12
                               4' Clarion 12
    CHOIR (4")                    Tremolo
16' Gedeckt 61                    Sub
 8' Gedeckt 12                    Unison Off
 8' Dulciana 61                   Super
 8' Unda Maris 54
 4' Rohrflöte 61                  PEDAL (4")
 2' Prinzipal 61              16' Violone 32
II  Sesquialtera 122          16' Bourdon 32
II  Cymbel 122                16' Quintade GT
 8' Bombarde 61 (8")          16' Flute Conique SW
 8' Oboe Schalmei 61          16' Gedeckt CH
    Tremolo                    8' Geigen 12
    Sub                        8' Bourdon 12
    Unison Off                 8' Flauto Dolce SW
    Super                      8' Gedeckt CH
                               4' Oktav 12
    ECHO (Felgemaker)          4' Rohrgedeckt 32
 8' Viole 61                   2' Rohrgedeckt 12
 8' Flute 61                 III  Cornet 96
 8' Salicional 61            III  Mixtur 96
 8' Voix Celeste 49           32' Fagotto (prep)
 8' Vox Humana                16' Bombarde 12 CH (8")
    Tremolo                   16' Fagotto (prep)
    Chimes 25                  8' Bombarde CH
                               4' Bombarde CH

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield April 27, 2009.]

Documents

(1959-11-04) Factory specifications Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

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