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Sankt Vith, België (Liège) - Bischöfliche Schule, Kapelle
Municipal: Sankt Vith
Region:Wallonie
Address: Klosterstraße 38, 4780, Sankt Vith
Website: http://www.bsti.be/

Description nr.: 2065726.

Built by: Aloïs Thunus (1963)


  • A small positive organ with four stops and no pedal was installed in the chapel of the Bischöfliche Schule in Sankt Vith in 1981. The instrument has been constructed by Aloïs Thunus in 1963 for the church of Crombach. It has been used here as continuo organ during concerts. The instrument was acquired by Jacques Thirion in 1981, organ teacher at the college in Sankt Vith.
  • The pipes of the Gedackt and Rohrflöte date from around 1900.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1963Crombach (Sankt Vith)Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Antonius
1981Sankt VithBischöfliche Schule, Kapelle

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual4
Total number of stops4
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Gedackt 8' - ca. 1900, Rohrflöte 4' - ca. 1900, Principal 2', Cymbel 2 fach.

Literature Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 7 : Province de Liège : Tome 11 - Arrondissement de Verviers / Eric Mairlot. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.