Moe Pipe Organ Company
2021
Originally B. Schaefer & Sons Co. (1910s)
St. Paul Catholic Church
Sanctuary; rear gallery
304 Sinclair Lewis Ave.
Sauk Centre, MN, US
8 Ranks - 500 Pipes
Instrument ID: 66614 ● Builder ID: 7785 ● Location ID: 40584
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Builder: Moe Pipe Organ Company
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions35 Stops48 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Artisan uMIDI
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Allen Moe on April 27th, 2021:
This organ was BADLY modified in the 1970's. Most of its original tonal character was completely destroyed in an effort to modernize the organ into a neo-Baroque instrument. It was not even slightly successful. Very little of the original pipework remained unaltered. We were able to save the Stopped Flute, Melodia, Octave, and the bottom 19 pipes of the Diapason which are in the facade. Due to the condition of the 100 year old windchests and the nearly impossible tuning access it was decided to provide new windchests along with new electrical and a new wind system. The result is an essentially new chassis within the existing casework.
This organ was BADLY modified in the 1970's. Most of its original tonal character was completely destroyed in an effort to modernize the organ into a neo-Baroque instrument. It was not even slightly successful. Very little of the original pipework remained unaltered. We were able to save the Stopped Flute, Melodia, Octave, and the bottom 19 pipes of the Diapason which are in the facade. Due to the condition of the 100 year old windchests and the nearly impossible tuning access it was decided to provide new windchests along with new electrical and a new wind system. The result is an essentially new chassis within the existing casework.
- Moe Pipe Organ Company FaceBook photo album of construction These are pictures documenting the process of rebuilding and expanding the pipe organ.
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