Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Otto Biba
Birnbach, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Evangelische Kirche
Municipal: Birnbach
Region:Westerwald
Address: Kirchstraße 29, 57612, Birnbach
Website: https://www.kirchengemeinde-birnbach.de/
Description nr.: 2062688.
Built by: firma Rudolf von Beckerath (1985)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1660 by Builder unknown
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Tremulant.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Prinzipal 4', Blockflöte 4', Flöte 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Scharf 3 fach (2/3'), Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Offenbaß 8', Choralbaß 4', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Photo: Otto Biba
Birnbach, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Evangelische Kirche
Municipal: Birnbach
Region:Westerwald
Address: Kirchstraße 29, 57612, Birnbach
Website: https://www.kirchengemeinde-birnbach.de/
Description nr.: 2062688.
Built by: firma Rudolf von Beckerath (1985)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1660 by Builder unknown
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1660 | Builder unknown | new organ | 1708 | Elias Salvianer | reconstruction | 1716 | Johann Kaspar Kirchner | maintenance/reparations | 1775 | Builder unknown | transfer/relocate | ca. 1805 | Builder unknown | new organ in old case | ca. 1900 | Builder unknown | new organ in old case | 1985 | firma Rudolf von Beckerath | new organ in old case |
- In 1775 a second hand organ was bought for the Evangelical Church in Birnbach. It came from the church in Neunkirchen in the Siegerland. It must have been built about 1680, but the builder is not known. The organ did have some ten stops. In 1698 the organ was temporarily put in storage, because of major restoration works on the building. In 1708 Elias Salvianer rebuilt the organ in the church. In 1716 Johann Caspar Kirchner revised the organ, and enlarged it with a new tremulant.
- The old organ in Birnbach has gone for long time, but the historical case still exists. The interior has been renewed in 1805, and again in 1900. The current instrument is built in 1985 by Rudolf von Beckerath.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| ca. 1660 | Neunkirchen (Siegerland) | Evangelische Kirche |
| 1775 | Birnbach | Dorfkirche |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 8 |
| - Schwellwerk | 7 |
| - Pedal | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 19 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Tremulant.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Prinzipal 4', Blockflöte 4', Flöte 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Scharf 3 fach (2/3'), Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Offenbaß 8', Choralbaß 4', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
| Literature |
Die Orgeln des Kreises Siegen / Hermann J. Busch. - Berlin : Verlag U. Pape, 1974. - (Norddeutsche Orgeln ; Band 8). |
| Links |
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelische_Kirche_Birnbach#Orgel https://www.orgel-information.de/Orgeln/b/bf-bj/birnbach_ev.html |