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Kongsberg, Norge (Viken) - Kongsberg Kyrke
Municipal: Kongsberg
Region:Buskerud
Address: Kirketorget 2, 3600, Kongsberg

Description nr.: 2000917.

Built by: Gottfried Heinrich Gloger (1765)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1765	Gottfried Heinrich Gloger		new organ
1932	Josef Hilmar Jørgensen		rebuild
2000	Jürgen Ahrend	158	restoration

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hovedverk	12
- Brystverk	8
- Oververk	10
- Pedal	12
Total number of stops	42
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 440 Hz
Temperament	Werckmeister III, met modificaties door Ahrend
Wind pressure	71 mm

Specification
Hovedverk (CD-c'''): Borduna 16', Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Octava 4', Spitzflöta 4', Tertia 3 1/5', Nassat 3', Octava 2', Quinta 1 1/2', Mixtur III sterk, Trompeta 16', Vox Homana 8' - 2000.
Brystverk (CD-c'''): Quintadena 8' - 2000, Principal 4', Flöta 4', Quinta 3' - 2000, Waldflöta 2', Sifflöte 1 1/2' - 2000, Mixtur III sterk, Crumhorn 8'.
Oververk (CD-c'''): Gedact 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Flöteduce 4' - 2000, Nassat 3', Rorflöte 2' - 2000, Sifflöte 1 1/2' - 2000, Cidecima 1', Mixtur III sterk, Trompeta 8'.
Pedal (CD-c'): Subbass 16', Principal Bass 8', Gedact Bass 8', Quint Bass 6', Octaf Bass 4', Baurflödt Bass 1', Rauschpfeif Bass II sterk, Mixtur Bass III sterk, Posaunen Bass 16', Trompet Bass 8', Trompet Bass 4', Cornet Bass 2'.
Couplers: Hovedverk - Brystverk, Hovedverk - Oververk, Pedal - Hovedverk, Pedal - Brystverk, Pedal - Oververk.
Accessories: Tremulant, Symbelstjerner, Kalkantklokke.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The original specification was: Hovedverk: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Oktav 4', Spissfløite 4', Terz 3 1/5', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Quint 1 1/3', Mixtur III sterk, Trompet 16', Vox Humana 8'. Brystverk: Lieblich Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Oktav 2', Waldfløite 2', Mixtur III sterk, Cromorne 8'. Oververk: Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sedecima 1', Cymbel III sterk, Trompet 8'. Pedal: Subbas 16', Principal 8', Gedacht 8', Quint 5 1/3', Oktav 4', Bauerpfeife 1', Rauschpfeife II sterk, Scharff III sterk, Bassun 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4', Cornettbas 2'. After the reconstruction fro 1932, the stop list was: Hovedverk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Nachthorn 8' (1932), Gemshorn 8', Quint 5 1/3' (1932), Oktav 4', Spissfløite 4', Terz 3 1/5', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Quint 1 1/3', Mixtur III sterk, Cornet V sterk (1932), Trompet 16', Trompet 8' (1932), Zinke 4' (1932). Brystverk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Oktav 2', Waldfløite 2', Sesquialtera II sterk (1932), Mixtur III sterk, Cromorne 8', Schalmey 4' (1932), Tremolo (1932). Oververk (C-g'''): Quintadena 16' (1932), Principal 8' (1932), Gedacht 8', Quintaden 8' (1932), Spissfløite 8' (1932), Unda Maris 8' (1932), Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sedecima 1', Cymbel III sterk, Dulcian 16' (1932), Trompet 8', Vox Humana 8' (1932), Tremolo (1932). Pedal (C-f'): Untersatz 32' (1932), Principal 16' (1932), Subbas 16', Quint 10 2/3' (1932), Principal 8', Gedacht 8', Quint 5 1/3', Oktav 4', Bauerpfeife 1', Rauschpfeife II sterk, Scharff III sterk, Bassun 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4', Cornettbas 2'. Koppel: Hovedverk - Brystverk, Hovedverk - Oververk, Oververk - Brystverk, Pedal - Hovedverk, Pedal - Brystverk, Pedal - Oververk. Cimbelstern, Glockenspiel, 4 freie Kombinationen.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The original specification was:
Hovedverk: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Oktav 4', Spissfløite 4', Terz 3 1/5', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Quint 1 1/3', Mixtur III sterk, Trompet 16', Vox Humana 8'.
Brystverk: Lieblich Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Oktav 2', Waldfløite 2', Mixtur III sterk, Cromorne 8'.
Oververk: Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sedecima 1', Cymbel III sterk, Trompet 8'.
Pedal: Subbas 16', Principal 8', Gedacht 8', Quint 5 1/3', Oktav 4', Bauerpfeife 1', Rauschpfeife II sterk, Scharff III sterk, Bassun 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4', Cornettbas 2'.

After the reconstruction fro 1932, the stop list was:
Hovedverk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Nachthorn 8' (1932), Gemshorn 8', Quint 5 1/3' (1932), Oktav 4', Spissfløite 4', Terz 3 1/5', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Quint 1 1/3', Mixtur III sterk, Cornet V sterk (1932), Trompet 16', Trompet 8' (1932), Zinke 4' (1932).
Brystverk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedacht 8', Principal 4', Fløite 4', Oktav 2', Waldfløite 2', Sesquialtera II sterk (1932), Mixtur III sterk, Cromorne 8', Schalmey 4' (1932), Tremolo (1932).
Oververk (C-g'''): Quintadena 16' (1932), Principal 8' (1932), Gedacht 8', Quintaden 8' (1932), Spissfløite 8' (1932), Unda Maris 8' (1932), Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasatquint 2 2/3', Octav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sedecima 1', Cymbel III sterk, Dulcian 16' (1932), Trompet 8', Vox Humana 8' (1932), Tremolo (1932).
Pedal (C-f'): Untersatz 32' (1932), Principal 16' (1932), Subbas 16', Quint 10 2/3' (1932), Principal 8', Gedacht 8', Quint 5 1/3', Oktav 4', Bauerpfeife 1', Rauschpfeife II sterk, Scharff III sterk, Bassun 16', Trompet 8', Clarion 4', Cornettbas 2'.
Koppel: Hovedverk - Brystverk, Hovedverk - Oververk, Oververk - Brystverk, Pedal - Hovedverk, Pedal - Brystverk, Pedal - Oververk.
Cimbelstern, Glockenspiel, 4 freie Kombinationen.

Literature	Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
Recordings	Auf den Spuren von ... Gottfried Heinrich Gloger / Jens Amend. - Ambiente Audio ACD-1054 (CD). - 2012. The restored/reconstructed Gottfried Heinrich Gloger organ (1765) in Kongsberg Church (Norway) : Abram Bezuijen plays works of Johann Sebastian Bach/ Abram Bezuijen. - VLS Records VLC 0301 (CD). - 2001.
Links	https://www.orgelbau-ahrend.de/opus158wa.html