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M. P. Möller (Opus 8365, 1952)

Location:

First Methodist Church
N. Eighth at Faraon
St. Joseph, MO US
Organ ID: 19215

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 17 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 34 stops. 16 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 34
  • Registers: 16
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 01, 2009:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Choir division was prepared-for; the church merged into Francis St. UMC in 1995; the console went to the Quimby rebuild of the organ at First Lutheran Church.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on December 04, 2008:

Updated through online information from David Lewis. -- Installed behind the case of the previous Möller, Opus 1044, 1909.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on July 24, 2005:

Merged in 1996 with Francis St. Methodist (in the Francis St. building). Parts of both organs to be combined. (Information from David W. Lewis, Jr. in 2004.)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by David Lewis. Taken on 2008-05-17

Chancel and organ facade: Photograph by David Lewis. Taken on 2008-05-17

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