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Unknown Builder (1978)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 4728, 1927)

Location:

First United Methodist Church of Saranac Lake
63 Church Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 31029

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist 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 Jim Stettner on November 20, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 17 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 17 stops.
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.
Main:
  • Built by M. P. Möller
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 17
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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: Stop keys 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 Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on November 20, 2022.
Jim Stettner on November 20, 2022:

The church website says that the church now has a "vintage Allen classical pipe organ."

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on November 20, 2022.
Database Manager on May 18, 2014:

Updated through online information from John R Durgan. -- I contacted the church regarding this organ as I have a special interest in it. The original organ was donated to the Church by my Great Grand Mother Phoebe S. Durgan in 1927 in memory of her husband.
The organ is still in regular use, and was modified in 1978 by the addition of a trumpet rank, and a new replacement console built by Klann.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on September 28, 2011:

New console and addition of one rank to an existing organ.

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

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Steve Bartley. Taken on 2013-10-08

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2017-01-29

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