Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 11387, 1979)

Location:

First Baptist Church
401 Gateway Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402 US
Chapel
Organ ID: 25887

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic 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 Jeff Scofield on December 18, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 10 ranks. 653 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 30 stops. 8 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 30
  • Registers: 8
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 14, 2011:

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, 2007:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield.

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 The Zach on October 25, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Chapel exterior: Photograph by Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-04-11

Chapel interior to front: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

Chapel interior to rear: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

Organ and exposed pipes: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

Stop tablets: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

Builder nameplate: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-20

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