M. P. Möller
Opus 6753, 1939

When Moller installed a new console in 1963, the 1939 console was sold to First Congregational Church, Porterville, California, to be used with the Wurlitzer.

Updated through online information from Weston Harris. -- The Rosales rebuild in 1976 included removing various pipe sets from the Bridges Auditorium of Music organ Estey Opus 2981. Most sets were merely transplanted displacing Moller ranks, other ranks were reworked into other stops -- e.g., the Violina cut down to be 1 3/5' Tierce, treble extensions of ranks used to recompose mixtures, etc. A new III Scharff, 32' Bombarde (extension of Swell Trompette/wood resonators), and 8' French Bombarde (displacing the Moller Tuba) were added to the organ. The 16' Diapason (open wood) was capped to become 32' Bourdon. The Choir organ shades were removed. Parts of the Echo organ remained in place. This division's Trumpet (tongues removed and pipes piled up in a corner of the Echo chamber) were restored and are the State Trumpet at St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Santa Monica, California. The displaced Tuba (in a pile just inside the chamber doors of the Bridges Auditorium Estey organ) was restored and is a notable stop in the Wilshire Christian organ. The 32' Bourdon is in a home installation in northern San Diego. The organ project at Wilshire Christian Church was cut short by the 2008 recession being around 2/3rd's finished (lacking Positiv, State Trumpets, casework restoration, and general details). The 120 year old congregation sold the building (1926 historic landmark) in 2012 to Oasis Church/Los Angeles. I remain as curator of the organ and they will use it on holiday occasions.

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- 22 ranks retained from 1914 Möller Op. 1928; when the organ was replaced by the Fisk, the console was moved to Wilshire Christian Church to be used with their Murray Harris/Reuter organ.

Updated through online information from Rick England. -- The organ was altered in the 1970's by Manuel Rosales. The Echo division was not included in the rebuilding although the pipes were left on the chests and were visible through the swell shades. Rosales' rebuild included a Great, Swell (expressive) Positif (not expressive) and Solo (expressive) and Pedal. 60 stops (about 51 ranks - not sure of Pedal unification)The organ was for sale for a long time and eventually broken up for parts. The organ may have contained stops from the Bridges Auditorium Estey organ (their Magnum opus) The organ was replaced by a wonderful 3 manual Fisk.

Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. See also opera 1928 and 2113.