M. P. Möller
1916
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church [4th; 1878]
30 Chestnut Street
Hanover, PA, US
31 Ranks
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| Great (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Grossflöte | |
| 8' | Viole d'Gamba🛈 | |
| 8' | Melodia🛈 | |
| 8' | Erzähler🛈 | |
| 4' | Octave🛈 | |
| 4' | Flute d'Amour🛈 | |
| 8' | Tuba |
| Swell (III - Expressive) | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | |
| 8' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Gedeckt | |
| 8' | Viole d'Orchestre | |
| 8' | Viole Celeste | |
| 8' | Aeoline | |
| 4' | Flute Harmonique | |
| 8' | Cornopean | |
| 8' | Oboe | |
| Tremolo |
| Choir (I - Expressive) | ||
| 8' | English Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Concert Flute | |
| 8' | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Erzähler | GT |
| 4' | Flauto Traverso | |
| 2' | Piccolo Harmonique | |
| 8' | Clarinet | |
| Tremolo |
| Echo (Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Echo Flute | |
| 8' | Viole d'Amour | |
| 8' | Unda Maris | |
| 4' | Fern Flute | |
| 8' | Vox Humana | |
| Tremolo | ||
| Chimes |
| Pedal | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason🛈 | |
| 16' | Bourdon | |
| 16' | Violone🛈 | GT |
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt🛈 | SW |
| 8' | Octave🛈 | 12 |
| 8' | Violoncello🛈 | GT |
COUPLERS: Undocumented; FINGER PISTONS: Undocumented; TOE STUDS: Undocumented; PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Echo Expression (balanced), Choir Expression (balanced), Swell Expression (balanced), Crescendo (balanced). [Originally received online from Jeff Scofield December 20, 2011; transcribed by James R. Stettner June 9, 2026].
Originally Written/Published: 1916
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CONSOLES
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions31 Stops36 RegistersElectrical Key Action✓ CrescendoStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
In the 200th Anniversary booklet on page 10 it states, "During the pastorate of Dr. A. M. Heilman the beginners' Sunday School building was annexed to the church and the three-manual Moeller pipe organ was installed."
Jim Stettner on June 9th, 2026:
Updated through online information from Charles Eberline [June 8, 2026]: The former statement "(not built)" in the heading of the previous stoplist is incorrect. The article with stoplist in the July 1916 Diapason, reproduced under "Documents," shows clearly that the organ was built, installed, and "opened." Articles in Hanover newspapers also report the installation of the organ and the opening recitals. The January 1916 issue of The Diapason, page 2, announced the award of the contract and gave the stoplist, which appears to be the same as the one in the July 1916 issue except for a few details. The statement that the organ is not in the Möller opus list may be correct (I do not have access to a copy), but it does not outweigh the evidence that the organ was built, installed, and used.
Database Manager on December 20th, 2011:
Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Announced in the January 1916 issue of THE DIAPASON for installation in 1916 but not listed in the Möller opus list. The church soon began work on a new building; the new 1924 sanctuary became the home of a new Austin that grew to 231 ranks.
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