Complete description of the selected organ
Frankenthal (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Ludwig
Municipal: Frankenthal (Pfalz)
Address: Vierlingstraße 2, 67227, Frankenthal
Website: https://www.pfarrei-frankenthal.de/
Description nr.: 2074005.
Built by: Wolfgang Scherpf (1965)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1840 by Joseph Frosch, Pipes from 1883 by G.F. Steinmeyer und Co.
Dismantled (1986)
The first organ in the Sankt Ludwigkirche after the reconstruction after World War II was built in 1965 by Wolfgang Scherpf, partially using ranks by Frosch (1840) and Steinmeyer (1883) from the old organ of the Domkirche in Speyer. The organ had three manuals, cone chests and electric action. It was demolished in 1986. Gerhard Kuhn then built a new organ, in which some registers were taken over.
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 16' - C-f' transmission, Pommer 16' - old, Oktave 8', Spitzgedackt 8', Oktave 4' - old, Dulzflöte 4' - old, Quinte 2 2/3' - old, Salizet 2', Mixtur 6 fach (2'), Rankett 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8' - old, Principal 4', Kleingedackt 4', Principal 2', Blockflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Oktävlein 1', Quintcymbel 4 fach, Krummhorn 8', Regal 4'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8' - old, Gedackt 8', Salicional 8' - old, Oktave 4', Nachthorn 4' - old, Principal 2' - old, Quinte 1 1/3', Scharff 5-6 fach (1'), Dulzian 16', Oboe 8', Schalmey 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16' - old, Subbass 16' - old, Großoctave 8' - old, Violflöte 8' - old, Choralbass 4' - old, Waldflöte 2' - old, Nachthorn 1', Hintersatz 4 fach, Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4', Zinkenbass 2'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Rückpositiv - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 2 freie Kombinationen, Tutti, Automatisches Pianopedal.
Frankenthal (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Ludwig
Municipal: Frankenthal (Pfalz)
Address: Vierlingstraße 2, 67227, Frankenthal
Website: https://www.pfarrei-frankenthal.de/
Description nr.: 2074005.
Built by: Wolfgang Scherpf (1965)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1840 by Joseph Frosch, Pipes from 1883 by G.F. Steinmeyer und Co.
Dismantled (1986)
The first organ in the Sankt Ludwigkirche after the reconstruction after World War II was built in 1965 by Wolfgang Scherpf, partially using ranks by Frosch (1840) and Steinmeyer (1883) from the old organ of the Domkirche in Speyer. The organ had three manuals, cone chests and electric action. It was demolished in 1986. Gerhard Kuhn then built a new organ, in which some registers were taken over.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 12 |
| - Rückpositiv | 10 |
| - Schwellwerk | 11 |
| - Pedal | 12 |
| Total number of stops | 45 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 16' - C-f' transmission, Pommer 16' - old, Oktave 8', Spitzgedackt 8', Oktave 4' - old, Dulzflöte 4' - old, Quinte 2 2/3' - old, Salizet 2', Mixtur 6 fach (2'), Rankett 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8' - old, Principal 4', Kleingedackt 4', Principal 2', Blockflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Oktävlein 1', Quintcymbel 4 fach, Krummhorn 8', Regal 4'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8' - old, Gedackt 8', Salicional 8' - old, Oktave 4', Nachthorn 4' - old, Principal 2' - old, Quinte 1 1/3', Scharff 5-6 fach (1'), Dulzian 16', Oboe 8', Schalmey 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16' - old, Subbass 16' - old, Großoctave 8' - old, Violflöte 8' - old, Choralbass 4' - old, Waldflöte 2' - old, Nachthorn 1', Hintersatz 4 fach, Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4', Zinkenbass 2'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Rückpositiv - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 2 freie Kombinationen, Tutti, Automatisches Pianopedal.
| Literature |
Die Orgeln der Stadt Frankenthal / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - In: Mitteilungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für mittelrheinische Musikgeschichte, Nr. 60, 1993. |