Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 10704, 1971)

Location:

First United Methodist Church
1589 W. Maple Road
Birmingham, MI 48009 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 35862

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • 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
  • 45 ranks. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 56 stops. 35 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • 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: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 56
  • Registers: 35
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • 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 Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on June 03, 2010:

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 December 07, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Charles Nolen. -- The organ has been relocated and rebuilt and now resides in Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Memphis, TN.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 15, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Replaced by Schoenstein & Co. Opus 147 in 2005.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 05, 2008:

Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Some pipes functionally exposed to each side of the chancel window.

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 Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-05-18

Church Exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-05-18

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Displays: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-05-18

Chancel and Pipe Displays: Möller Promotional Photo; collection of Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1973-03-21

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-05-18

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