![]() But by careful scaling, a judicious amount of unification and duplexing, and a complete array of unison, sub- and super-couplers, the organ’s ensemble is satisfying and lacks no clarity. There are no mixtures or independent mutations, most of the instrument’s power being centered on the unison pitch. The stoplist of the organ gives little idea of its musical qualities. The expression shades are of the characteristic individual-action type effective swell boxes permit the sound of the organ to progress from nearly inaudible to heroically powerful without the slightest hint of a bump in the crescendo. The entire instrument is under expression, allowing a remarkable degree of nuance in registrations, and permitting the ultimate in flexibility and subtle shading when accompanying a choir or a congregational hymn. ![]() Opus 5713 is a three-manual instrument placed in two side-by-side chambers the Swell Organ chamber is on the left side of the gallery (viewed from the pulpit) and the Great and Choir Organs share a larger chamber to the right. It is placed behind a simple screen of gold ornamental pipes alternating with a wooden lattice design, permitting ample sound egress into the meeting-house. Möller Organ Company of Hagerstown, Maryland in 1930. Shepard Memorial Organ located in the gallery of First Church was built by the M.
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