M. P. Möller
Opus 8202, 1951
Druid Hills Methodist Church
Sanctuary
1200 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA, US
23 Ranks - 1,597 Pipes
Instrument ID: 35004 ● Builder ID: 3912 ● Location ID: 31013
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions39 Stops23 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The congregation numbered over 3,000 members when the church was built; when they closed, they were down to 60; the 840-seat sanctuary and the rest of the building are being converted to luxury condos; the organ was donated by the building's new owners to a church in Tallahassee.
Database Manager on March 21st, 2016:
The congregation merged with Epworth United Methodist Church in January 2016 with the tentative name of New Church; the Druid Hills property is expected to be sold during 2016; the congregation had over 2,000 members in the late 1960's.
Database Manager on January 22nd, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.
Database Manager on January 21st, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.
Database Manager on November 3rd, 2009:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt with tonal alterations 1999 by A. E. Schlueter and moved from side chambers to center chamber as part of a chancel renovation.
Database Manager on July 3rd, 2008:
Relocated to the front wall of the chancel and renovated by Schlueter in 1999. The church closed and was sold in 2016; it is now a condo compex.
Database Manager on May 28th, 2008:
Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr.
Related Instrument Entries: A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company (1999)
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