Pipe Organ Database

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M. P. Möller (Opus 1093, 1910)

Location:

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
927 Park Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13204 US
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Organ ID: 40996

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on January 06, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 2 manuals. 37 registers.
All:
  • 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 October 23, 2019.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Registers: 37
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • 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 October 23, 2019.
Jim Stettner on January 06, 2023:

Updated through online information from Francis Schultz.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on January 06, 2023.
Jim Stettner on March 20, 2022:

The organ was renovated by Lewtak Pipe Organ Builder in ____. The builders' website description says, "The work involved thorough renovation of the 1916 Moller Organ located at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Syracuse, NY. We have been hired to bring this instrument back to life from a state of dire disrepair. The entire winding system had to be replaced. We built two brand new reservoir bellows that supply an ample amount of wind to all windchests. We also replaced all of the wind conduits. In addition, we restored the original Trumpet 8’ from the Great division – the stop that has been removed during the seventies and was stored in some truly horrific conditions. Lastly, cleaning of all pipes and windchests was performed, followed by voicing touch-up and complete tuning of the entire instrument."

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on March 20, 2022.
Database Manager on May 04, 2017:

Updated by Francis Schultz, who has heard or played the organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 10, 2015:

Updated through online information from Rev. Joseph Clemente.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 19, 2009:

Identified through information in List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist taken from console: Open In New Tab Original document from Francis Schultz. Originally published 2017-03-27
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on March 20, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2017

Rear gallery with organ: Photograph from an archival source: Basilica website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2018

Church interior with organ in rear gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Lewtak website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2019

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