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M. P. Möller (Opus 7750, 1949)

Originally George Jardine & Son (1871)

Location:

St. James Methodist Episcopal Church / Metropolitan Community Methodist Church
1975 Madison Avenue & 126Th Sts
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10035 US
Organ ID: 34345

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has been renovated with changes from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on June 21, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 32 ranks. 1,970 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 26 stops. 35 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on June 21, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 26
  • Registers: 35
  • 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 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 Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • 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 Database Manager on June 21, 2018.
Database Manager on January 24, 2011:

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 26, 2009:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ is installed behind the case of the 1871 Jardine in the rear gallery; the console is located on the main floor in the front with the choir; rebuilt in 1991 by Möller as Op. R-1209.

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.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Console: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Console: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Left Stopjamb: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Right Stopjamb: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Church exterior: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

Jardine organ case: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 2002-09-09

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