Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 8776, 1955)

Location:

Eighth Reformed Church
841 Burton Street SW
Wyoming, MI 49509 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 36188

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • 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 Paul R. Marchesano on March 31, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 28 ranks. 1,633 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 30 stops. 24 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman 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: 30
  • Registers: 24
  • 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 Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 04, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on March 27, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 13, 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, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Church Exterior: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2010-11-28

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Console: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Console: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Left Drawknobs: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Right Drawknobs: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10

Stained Glass Window: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2012-07-10