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M. P. Möller (Opus 8217, 1951)

Location:

First Netherlands Reformed Church / Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation
540 Crescent Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 35057

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • 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: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 16 ranks. 1,127 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 22 stops. 37 registers.
All:
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 22
  • Registers: 37
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical 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 Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 18, 2012:

The organ was rebuilt over a period of 12 years ending in 2000. The instrument was combined with a Wicks organ (Opus 4095) that the congregation purchased from North Park University in Chicago. The Wicks instrument also included pipes from North Park's previous Möller (Opus 6688). Members of the congregation did much of the work, while other parts of the project were completed by Lauck Pipe Organ Company.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on July 18, 2012:

The congregation had a split in 1990. A group that retained the name First Netherlands Reformed Church built a new facility at 1261 Beckwith Ave. NE, also in Grand Rapids. The portion of the congregation that remained in this location became part of a new denomination called Heritage Netherlands Reformed.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 28, 2008:

Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist taken from factory specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Factory Documentation: Open In New Tab Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive
Document created on 1950-06-16
We received the most recent update for this document from Roman Lizak on February 25, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church Exterior: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-18

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