M. P. Möller
Opus 5872, 1931
Christ Reformed Church [now UCC]
Marshall and Noble Streets
Norristown, PA, US
39 Ranks
Instrument ID: 32149 ● Builder ID: 3912 ● Location ID: 10880
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions42 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
This entry describes the installation of a new organ in the new church building, dedicated in 1931.
Database Manager on November 24th, 2017:
Updated by Alex Smith, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on November 24th, 2017:
Updated by Alex Smith, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on July 17th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Alex Smith. -- Organ is a fairly typical early 1930s Moller, with a decent amount of color thanks to some nice reeds such as a Clarinet, Oboe, Trumpet and Tuba, as well as some nice 8' and 4' flutes on each manual division. Chimes and a harp (at 8' and 4') are present, adding some more percussive color. Another unique feature is the 3 stop Echo division, located in the west end of the sanctuary, speaking through a grille in the ceiling above a stained glass window. The rest of the instrument is located in the front of the room behind a wooden grill directly behind the choir stalls. It is unknown if any tonal changes were made to the instrument.
Database Manager on December 7th, 2007:
Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr.
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