M. P. Möller
Opus 5819, 1931

Civic Center

Convention Hall

Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA, US

86 Ranks - 6,319 Pipes
Instrument ID: 8407 ● Builder ID: 3912 ● Location ID: 7857
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Builder: M. P. Möller
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions75 Stops93 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 1996 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Database Manager on May 14th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.
Database Manager on January 4th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Will Scarboro. -- This organ has two consoles, a 4 manual drawknob controlling 86 ranks, and a 4 manual theatre style controlling 19 ranks. The organ can also be played by an Artiste roll player. The auditorium was demolished in 2006, and the organ has been relocated to the University of Oklahoma -- Norman.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: Removed to storage in 2004.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Renovated by ATOS c. 1989. Building slated to be razed in 2004.

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Related Instrument Entries: American Organ Institute

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