Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 11846, 1994)

Location:

Chapel by the Sea Presbyterian Church
100 Chapel Street
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33932 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 27545

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ is no longer extant; destroyed.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman, Information unknown or not applicable
  • 24 ranks. 1,506 pipes. 3 divisions. 3 manuals. 17 stops. 32 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
  • Built by M. P. Möller
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
  • Built by M. P. Möller
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.

Choir (Expressive) - Prepared-for:
  • Built by M. P. Möller
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
  • Built by M. P. Möller
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by M. P. Möller
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 17
  • Registers: 32
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • 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 Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.
Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023:

This unaltered, original M.P. Moller organ as destroyed along with the building by Hurricane Ian. The church plans to rebuild on the same site. The September 2023 hurricane struck the area with 150 mph winds. The sanctuary was completed gutted by the winds and storm surge.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on May 23, 2023.
Database Manager on June 19, 2012:

Updated through online information from Connor Annable.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 06, 2012:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Completed by King Of Instruments; installed in 1994 by Marc Conley and voiced by Daniel Angerstein.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 29, 2010:

Updated through online information from Dr. Maynard Pittendreigh.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 25, 2007:

Identified by Jeff Scofield through information in Möller factory documents. Completed by KOI. According to the church website, the organ was dedicated on Palm Sunday, 1995.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on May 13, 2023.
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.
Factory specifications, collection of Jeff Scofield: Open In New Tab Stoplist and accessories
Document created on 1991-12-10
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on May 23, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior with inset of front window: Photograph from an archival source: 1992 chrome postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 1992

Sanctuary interior with organ in front gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. Date unknown

Chancel and front choir gallery with organ: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. Date unknown

Organ after Hurricane Ian: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. October, 2022