M. P. Möller (Opus R-934, 1976)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 5663, 1929)

Location:

First United Methodist Church
800 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 47005

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 30 ranks. 1,639 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 23 stops. 31 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 23
  • Registers: 31
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • 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 May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 18, 2015:

Updated through online information from Matthew Edwards. -- Replaced by a new instrument by Randall Dyer, reusing some of the Möller pipework.

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

Database Manager on March 23, 2013:

Updated through online information from randy terry. -- This instrument is being replaced with a new one by Randall Dyer during the summer of 2013 using some existing material.

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

Database Manager on July 11, 2010:

Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1930 as Möller Op. 5663

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
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 Pipe Display: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-07-06

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-07-06

Console and Nave: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-07-06

Church Exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-07-06

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