Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 11855, 1992)

Location:

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL US
University Auditorium
Organ ID: 23056

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been renovated with changes from its original state.
  • 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: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 97 ranks. 5,356 pipes. 6 divisions. 5 manuals. 95 stops. 67 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 5
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 95
  • Registers: 67
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • 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 Combination Action Toe 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 April 05, 2015:

Tonal changes and revoicing by Reuter in 2014.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 10, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 01, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from Laura Ellis. -- The combination action/switching system of the organ was recently updated (Spring '07) to include 256 levels of memory, playback, etc.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on March 04, 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:
Completion of contract for rebuild of E. M. Skinner Opus 501 (1924), previously enlarged by Aeolian-Skinner in the 1960s.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from the Arts at UFL website
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Factory specifications, collection of Jeff Scofield: Open In New Tab Stoplist and accessories
Document created on 1991-06-18
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on May 23, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Auditorium Exterior: Photograph by Ebyabe. Taken on 2012-06-12

Console and Pipe Display: Photograph by Scott Ziegler. Taken on 2015-01-31

Pipe Display: Photograph by Scott Ziegler. Taken on 2015-01-31

Organ case: Photograph by David Stultz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-05-10

Auditorium interior and organ: Photograph by Visit Gainesville.

Auditorium interior to rear: Photograph by Visit Gainesville, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Auditorium interior to rear: Photograph by Lynn Palmer, Fine Art America, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Interior to front and organ: Photograph by Pinterest, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Interior and organ: Photograph by Univ. or Florida Organ Studio Website, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Auditorium exterior: Photograph by Gale Associates, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

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