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Ringkøbing, Danmark (Midtjylland) - Ringkøbing Kirke, Barokorglet
Municipal: Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune
Region:Vestjylland
Address: Kirkepladsen 2, 6950, Ringkøbing
Website: https://www.ringkobingkirke.dk/

Description nr.: 2000920.

Built by: Mads Kjersgaard (2010)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1633 by Builder unknown

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1633	Builder unknown		new organ
1861	Peter Ulrik Frederik Demant & Søn		new organ in old case
1888	Frederik Nielsen		enlargement
1934	Th. Frobenius & Sønner		restoration and enlargement
1953	Th. Frobenius & Sønner		modify stoplist
2010	Mads Kjersgaard		new organ in old case
2019	Mads Kjersgaard		enlargement

• The organ of Ringkøbing Kirke has been built in an organ case that dates back to 1633. The Demant company built a new organ in this case in 1861 with one manual and attached pedal. In 1888 Frederik Nielsen expanded the organ with a second manual. Frobenius expanded the organ in 1935 with a pneumatic independent pedal with two stops and altered the disposition. A final restoration took place in 1953, again by Frobenius. The swell box has been removed from the second manual and the disposition of the organ has been modified again.
  
• In 2003 it was decided to reconstruct the baroque instrument. A new organ has been built for Ringkøbing Kapel with the work of Demant. Mads Kjersgaard built a new baroque-style organ in 2008-2010 with two manuals and without a pedal. The keyboards have a short octave and the temperament is mean tone. The organ was designed on the basis of the scarce data that had been preserved about the old instrument. The organ case has also been partially restored to its original form, but some additions have been preserved.
  
• In 2019 the organ was expanded by Mads Kjersgaard with a free pedal.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hovedværk	7
- Sokkelværk	6
Total number of stops	13
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 470 Hz
Temperament	Gemodificeerde middentoonstemming
Wind pressure	65 mm

Specification
Hovedværk (CDEFGA-c'''): Principal 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Nasat 3', Super Octava 2', Mixtur 2-3 fag, Trompet 8'.
Sokkelværk (CDEF-c'''): Quintadena 8', Offen Fløite 4', Gemshorn 2', Sif Fløite 1 1/2', Sexqvialter Discant 2 fag (from f°), Regal 8'.
Other stops: Simbelstierne.
Couplers: Manualkoppel.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The original specification of the Demant organ (1861) was: Manual: Principal 8', Gedakt 8', Oktav 4', Fløjte 4', Oktav 2'. Pedal: Anhangt. After the expansion by Nielsen (1888): Manual I: Bordun 16' (1888), Principal 8', Rørfløjte 8' (1888), Oktav 4', Oktav 2'. Manual II (Svelleværk): Fugara 8' (1888), Gedakt 8', Fløjte 4'. Pedal: Anhangt. After the second expansion by Frobenius (1935): Manual I: Bordun 16' (1888), Principal 8', Rørfløjte 8' (1888), Oktav 4', Mixtur 3 fag (1935). Manual II (Svelleværk): Fugara 8' (1888), Gedakt 8', Fløjte 4'. Pedal: Subbas 16' (1935), Rörflöjte 8'(1935). From 1953 until the dismantling of 2008, the stop list was: Manual I: Principal 8', Rørfløjte 8' (1888), Oktav 4', Oktav 2', Mixtur 3 fag (1935). Manual II: Gedakt 8', Gedaktfløjte 4' (1952), Kobbelfløjte 2' (1952), Quint 1 1/3' (1952). Pedal: Subbas 16' (1935), Rørfløjte 8' (1935). Koppel: Kopler Manual I - Manual II, Kopler Pedal - Manual I.

Literature	Organist- og Kantorenembederne i København, de danske Købstæder og købstadlignende Byer samt disses Indehavere / Axel Buchardt (red.]. - Femte Udgave. - København : Ejnar Munksgaards Forlag, 1953. Danmarks Kirker - Vol. 18 Ringkøbing Amt.
Links	https://www.ringkobingkirke.dk/besoeg-kirken/kirken/barokorgel/

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Photo: Nel Delfos