Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Kirchhain (Hessen), Deutschland (Hessen) - Evangelische Stadtkirche Sankt Michael
Municipal: Kirchhain (Hessen)
Address: Hinterm Kirchhof 13, 35274, Kirchhain
Website: https://kirchenkreis-kirchhain.de/
Description nr.: 2018711.
Built by: Richard Schmidt (1930)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1753 by Johann Andreas Heinemann
Johann Andreas Heinemann built an organ for the Stadtkirche in Kirchhain in 1752-1753. It was a one-manual organ with sixteen registers. In 1930 a new organ was built behind the Heinemann front, which may also have been widened. It was built by Richard Schmidt. The disposition has been modified over time. In 1995, the Werner Bosch company carried out an overhaul.
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintatön 16', Dolce 8', Gedacktflöte 8', Quinte 2 2/3', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 4', Oktav 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/3')), Trompete 8' - transmission.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Salicional 8', Rohrflöte 8', Principal 4', Blockflöte 4', Principal 2', Nachthorn 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Rauschpfeife 2 fach (2 2/3'+2' ), Scharff 3 fach (1'), Trompete 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Choralbaß 4', Rauschquinte 2 fach (2 2/3'+2').
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Unteroctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Oberoctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Oberoctavkoppel Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 1 freie Kombination, 3 feste Kombinationen (Dunkel - Hell - Tutti), Rollschweller, Pianopedal.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Kirchhain (Hessen), Deutschland (Hessen) - Evangelische Stadtkirche Sankt Michael
Municipal: Kirchhain (Hessen)
Address: Hinterm Kirchhof 13, 35274, Kirchhain
Website: https://kirchenkreis-kirchhain.de/
Description nr.: 2018711.
Built by: Richard Schmidt (1930)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1753 by Johann Andreas Heinemann
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1753 | Johann Andreas Heinemann | new organ | 1930 | Richard Schmidt | new organ in old case | 1995 | Werner Bosch | restoration |
Johann Andreas Heinemann built an organ for the Stadtkirche in Kirchhain in 1752-1753. It was a one-manual organ with sixteen registers. In 1930 a new organ was built behind the Heinemann front, which may also have been widened. It was built by Richard Schmidt. The disposition has been modified over time. In 1995, the Werner Bosch company carried out an overhaul.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 10 (9) |
| - Schwellwerk | 10 |
| - Pedal | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 25 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintatön 16', Dolce 8', Gedacktflöte 8', Quinte 2 2/3', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 4', Oktav 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/3')), Trompete 8' - transmission.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Salicional 8', Rohrflöte 8', Principal 4', Blockflöte 4', Principal 2', Nachthorn 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Rauschpfeife 2 fach (2 2/3'+2' ), Scharff 3 fach (1'), Trompete 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Choralbaß 4', Rauschquinte 2 fach (2 2/3'+2').
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Unteroctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Oberoctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Oberoctavkoppel Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 1 freie Kombination, 3 feste Kombinationen (Dunkel - Hell - Tutti), Rollschweller, Pianopedal.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixtur 3 fach | C: 1 1/3' + 1' + 2/3'. c°: 2' + 1 1/3' + 1'. c': 2 2/3' + 2' + 1 1/3'. c'': 4' + 2 2/3' + 2'. |
| Scharf 3 fach | C: 1' + 2/3' + 1/2'. c°: 1 1/3' + 1' + 2/3'. c': 2' + 1 1/3' + 1'. c'': 2 2/3' + 2' + 1 1/3'. |
| Literature |
Kurhessen als Orgellandschaft / Dieter Großmann. - In: Acta Organologica Band 1. - Berlin : Verlag Merseburger, 1967. - (Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; 30). |
| Links |
https://organindex.de/index.php?title=Kirchhain,_Stadtkirche |
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