Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 6895, 1940)

Location:

Foundry Methodist Church
1500 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 33387

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on May 09, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 35 ranks. 2,276 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 38 stops. 28 registers.
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:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 38
  • Registers: 28
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • 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: Drawknobs in vertical rows 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.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 19, 2012:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1984 by 3/60 Casavant Op. 3590.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on February 29, 2008:

Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. According to The American Organist, May 1941, the specification was drawn by R. O. Whitelegg. The organ was dedicated on November 10, 1940.

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 <i>The Diapason</i> May 1942
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Write-up from THE DIAPASON May 1942: Open In New Tab Stoplist and description
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on May 09, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-07-02