Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 7699, 1949)

Location:

First Reformed Church
420 Central Ave.
Orange City, IA 51041 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 34301

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 19 ranks. 1,382 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 18 stops. 35 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 18
  • Registers: 35
  • 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: '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 Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.
Database Manager on May 19, 2010:

Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- First Reformed Church completed a new sanctuary in 1980. They considered moving this instrument into the new facility, but then decided to purchase a new Dobson pipe organ instead. The Möller instrument was refurbished and installed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, Iowa.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on April 11, 2008:

Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr.

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 Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Factory Documentation: Open In New Tab Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive
Document created on 1947-07-25
We received the most recent update for this document from Roman Lizak on February 23, 2022.

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