Faith Lutheran Church
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Möller Organ Company Opus 11840
The organ in Faith Lutheran Church is an electro-pneumatic extension organ built by the Möller Organ Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. Möller was one of America’s most important organ building firms throughout the twentieth-century, and their ubiquity stemmed from the large number of organs they built. This instrument was completed in the last year of Möller’s operation, thus it marks an end of an era. The construction of the organ is solid. In 2006, the voicing process was completed by Goulding & Woods in Indianapolis.
The instrument is composed of seven groups of pipes, each group extended beyond the normal playing range to allow for them to play at several pitch levels. For example, the 8’ Principal on the Great can also play as the 4’ Octave, the 2’ Super Octave, and in the Pedal. This scheme allows for great economy among the resources of the organ.
Musically, the organ provides a nice variety of timbres and ensembles even with its modest resources. The flute on the Great (Bourdon, Gedeckt, Flute) is a stopped wooden set of pipes that blends nicely with the Principal. The flute on the Swell (Rohrflöte and Sifflöte) is a metal set with pierced stoppers to allow more harmonic development and color. The trumpet stop is enclosed in the Swell box providing control of its volume. The entire ensemble is cohesive and rich, filling the room with sound while not overpowering listeners.
The organ in Faith Lutheran Church is an electro-pneumatic extension organ built by the Möller Organ Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. Möller was one of America’s most important organ building firms throughout the twentieth-century, and their ubiquity stemmed from the large number of organs they built. This instrument was completed in the last year of Möller’s operation, thus it marks an end of an era. The construction of the organ is solid. In 2006, the voicing process was completed by Goulding & Woods in Indianapolis.
The instrument is composed of seven groups of pipes, each group extended beyond the normal playing range to allow for them to play at several pitch levels. For example, the 8’ Principal on the Great can also play as the 4’ Octave, the 2’ Super Octave, and in the Pedal. This scheme allows for great economy among the resources of the organ.
Musically, the organ provides a nice variety of timbres and ensembles even with its modest resources. The flute on the Great (Bourdon, Gedeckt, Flute) is a stopped wooden set of pipes that blends nicely with the Principal. The flute on the Swell (Rohrflöte and Sifflöte) is a metal set with pierced stoppers to allow more harmonic development and color. The trumpet stop is enclosed in the Swell box providing control of its volume. The entire ensemble is cohesive and rich, filling the room with sound while not overpowering listeners.
Great
16 Bourdon B
8 Principal A
8 Gedeckt B
8 Gemshorn E
4 Octave A
4 Gedeckt B
2 Super Octave A
2 Flute B
Mixture III–IV C
Chimes
Tremulant
Swell to Great
16 Bourdon B
8 Principal A
8 Gedeckt B
8 Gemshorn E
4 Octave A
4 Gedeckt B
2 Super Octave A
2 Flute B
Mixture III–IV C
Chimes
Tremulant
Swell to Great
Pedal
32 Resultant B
16 Bourdon B
8 Principal A
8 Rohrflöte D
4 Octave A
4 Gedeckt B
16 Contre Trompette G
8 Trompette G
4 Clairon G
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
32 Resultant B
16 Bourdon B
8 Principal A
8 Rohrflöte D
4 Octave A
4 Gedeckt B
16 Contre Trompette G
8 Trompette G
4 Clairon G
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell
8 Rohrflöte D
8 Gemshorn E
8 Gemshorn Celeste F
4 Rohrflöte D
4 Gemshorn E
2 Rohrflöte D
1-1/3 Larigot E
1 Sifflöte D
16 Contre Trompette G
8 Trompette G
4 Clairon G
Tremulant G
8 Rohrflöte D
8 Gemshorn E
8 Gemshorn Celeste F
4 Rohrflöte D
4 Gemshorn E
2 Rohrflöte D
1-1/3 Larigot E
1 Sifflöte D
16 Contre Trompette G
8 Trompette G
4 Clairon G
Tremulant G
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General Pistons, Crescendo Pedal, Setter and
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