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Moller - 1958/1991

Here is one of the last Moller's at our church.  Originally built in '58 it was revised and added to in 1991.  We are Opus 9201 and they came to ours right after finishing the Calvary Grand Organ down in Charlotte -- that's the one that helped bankrupt them.  Some of the work that was done in the revision was not great but passable.  It is a very fine instrument but could sincerely use a complete rebuild to make it 100% perfect.  This has 3 Ranks of Festival Trumpets and a full length 32' Contra Bombarde.

 

 

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC is my home away from home. A very dear friend works in the music department there and has let me play the organ during Mass and a few times "after hours".

Have also played at Saint Mary the Virgin, "Smokey Mary's" when I was 16.

Here's a few pics from Saint Patrick's. I can't find any pics from SMV.

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Organ at Spivey Hall - Morrow GA

Emilie Spivey was a grande dame in Atlanta and was the organist at The Temple on Peachtree Rd and several other religious institutions. Her gift to our area was Spivey Hall and the recital hall was fitted with an Albert Schweitzer organ that is really the pièce de résistance.

Not only are the acoustics and organ wonderful the programming is superior as well.



http://www.spiveyhall.org/about-spivey-hall/history-design-the-organ/
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Hammonds and pipe organs-like BOTH-but remember pipe organs and Hammond or any other electronic organs were made for different musical purposes.Hammonds were made esp for popular music-litergical and classical organs for religous and classical music.Diane Bish-can agree here-she plays TOO FAST--slow down the tempo,please Mrs Bish.You sound like the player organ where someone set the tempo control to max speed.She plays well-but needs to slow down.
Moller-they used to be the primary gov't pipe organ supplier and maintenance contractor.They supplied the wonderful organ at the Navy Chapel in Annopolis,Md.Seen the organ in person-sadly it wasn't being played at that time-and same with the organ at West Point.And something interesting-the Moller factory is next door to the Fairchild -Grunman Aircraft factory where the A-10 "Warthog" tank killer planes were built.Remember seeing them flying South to Eglin AFB in Ft Walton,Beach Fla for test and deployment.As with the Moller organs had a fascination for the A-10.
 
Very fascinating article, while I do not personally know Paul Jacobs, he is originally from my area of Pennsylvania, I know people who are parishoners of the prish he played for as a teenager, Immaculate Conception. I know Pauls mother, and late maternal grandmother, I recall how proud she was when he won a grammy for his organ work. I do hope to attend his concert the next time he plays in Pittsburgh. I am most fond of a recording of him playing the beautiful Von Beckerath organ of St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh.

As for organs I prefer the sound of a pipe organ, sadly I have never had the chance to play one, but I may be lining myself up to enjoy using one at a local church(I assume it to be old and a smaller organ)
In my parish we had a small Moller pipe organ built in 1952, but sadly in the mid 90s a new organist who came with the priest assigned at the time insisted it be removed, she played a 60s Rodgers while the old Moller console was converted into a "Custom" digital organ, she then proceeded to manage to have the choir loft removed, altar enlarged and organ located to the altar, much to most peoples dismay.
Attached are pics of the Moller Console after modification, it is fitted with a mix if Rodgers and Walker electronic components[this post was last edited: 7/26/2015-20:04]

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP94aQbkXS0
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