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Prenzlau, Deutschland (Brandenburg) - Sankt Marienkirche, Margarethenkapelle
Municipal: Prenzlau
Region:Uckermark
Address: Marienkirchstraße 4, 17291, Prenzlau
Website: http://www.marienkirche.com/
Description nr.: 2065758.
Built by: Emil Nielsen (1906)
The former house organ of the jazz musician and comedian Helge Schneider was moved from Mülheim an der Ruhr to Prenzlau in August 2017. The instrument is privately owned by cantor Hannes Ludwig and was placed on loan in the Margarethenkapel of the Marienkirche in Prenzlau. The organ was originally built in 1906 by Emil Nielsen for the Danish village church of Øster Starup. In this church, a new organ was installed in 1982 by Marcussen & Søn. Probably the Nielsen instrument was sold at that time. It is currently mounted on a mobile platform. It can also be used as a choir organ in the nave.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4'.
Couplers: Octavkoppel.
Prenzlau, Deutschland (Brandenburg) - Sankt Marienkirche, Margarethenkapelle
Municipal: Prenzlau
Region:Uckermark
Address: Marienkirchstraße 4, 17291, Prenzlau
Website: http://www.marienkirche.com/
Description nr.: 2065758.
Built by: Emil Nielsen (1906)
The former house organ of the jazz musician and comedian Helge Schneider was moved from Mülheim an der Ruhr to Prenzlau in August 2017. The instrument is privately owned by cantor Hannes Ludwig and was placed on loan in the Margarethenkapel of the Marienkirche in Prenzlau. The organ was originally built in 1906 by Emil Nielsen for the Danish village church of Øster Starup. In this church, a new organ was installed in 1982 by Marcussen & Søn. Probably the Nielsen instrument was sold at that time. It is currently mounted on a mobile platform. It can also be used as a choir organ in the nave.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1906 | Øster Starup | Øster Starup Kirke |
| 1982? | Mülheim an der Ruhr | Residence Organ of Helge Schneider |
| 2017 | Prenzlau | Sankt Marienkirche, Margarethenkapelle |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 5 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Taschenladen |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4'.
Couplers: Octavkoppel.
| Links |
https://www.kirchenmusik-prenzlau.de/orgeln/orgel-st-marien/ |