M. P. Möller
Opus R-871, 1973
Originally Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 881, 1932)
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sanctuary
4012 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
40 Ranks - 2,569 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions44 Stops32 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location
The building was sold to the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and used as a popular event space called The Rotunda.
Database Manager on February 11th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The contract was for a rebuild with tonal changes utilizing the Moller console installed in 1962.
Database Manager on November 16th, 2006:
Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Rebuild of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 881 (1932), with new console and ten new ranks.
Related Instrument Entries: C. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.] (1911) , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 881, 1932)
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