Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller (1989)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 8303, 1952)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
1215 Virginia Episcopal School Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24503 US
Organ ID: 49641

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
The organ is unaltered 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 Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
53 ranks. 3,347 pipes. 5 divisions. 3 manuals. 36 stops. 53 registers.

Divisions

All:

Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.

We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Consoles

Main:

Manuals: 3
Divisions: 5
Stops: 36
Registers: 53
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.

Notes

Database Manager on June 01, 2017:

Updated by Cory Whittier, who has heard or played the organ.

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

Database Manager on April 30, 2012:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

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

Database Manager on April 29, 2012:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield.  -- Originally installed in 1952 as Möller 3/36 Op. 8303; Antiphonal added in 1979 as Möller Op. A-8303.

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

Stoplists

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on February 02, 2022.