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M. P. Möller (Opus 10016, 1966)

Location:

Third Presbyterian Church
5701 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 24790

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been altered 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)
  • 124 ranks. 6,845 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 77 stops. 98 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 77
  • Registers: 98
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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: Remote pneumatic/mechanical capture 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 Jeff Scofield on May 10, 2023.
Database Manager on May 23, 2017:

Due to considerable lightning damage to the electrical parts of the Moller (possibly thanks to the 175' steeple), the organ was combined with a 4-manual Allen ca.2017, retaining 81 ranks of the Moller. The sanctuary is notable for its 85' ceiling and many spectacular windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Willet Studios, which was located just a few blocks away at the time of installation.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 03, 2009:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Op. 10016 includes the main organ and the chapel organ, which sounds into the transept gallery as the three transept divisions. The main console was moved in 1999 from the gallery to the floor of the nave by the central rostrum. The façade pipes of Skinner Op. 933 remain in the front, although the Skinner was relocated.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on November 24, 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:
Replaced Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1933 (1935).

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 the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on May 10, 2023.
Factory specifications, via the OHS Archives: Open In New Tab Stoplist and accessories
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on May 13, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Nave, Balcony, Console, and Pipe Display: Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1966-09-09

Church interior and Skinner case: Photograph by Sherry Remaly, via flickr.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-04-22

Church exterior: Photograph by Tim Engleman, via Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2009-02-21

Gallery and exposed pipes, after moving of console to the front of the church: Photograph by Joe Routon, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-10-17

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