Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus M-7963, 1953)

Originally Wangerin-Weickhardt Co. (1915)

Location:

Fort Street Presbyterian Church
631 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226 US
Organ ID: 49597

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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 good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Roman Lizak on June 12, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 62 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In a case 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: 5
  • Stops: 62
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • 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 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 15, 2012:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed by Wangerin-Weickhardt in 1915; further work by McManis in 1955, George Price in 1961 and Philip Robertson 1969-1972

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:

Church Exterior: Photograph by Carl R. Taylor (1960s).

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-05-20

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