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Frankenthal (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche
Municipal: Frankenthal (Pfalz)
Address: Carl-Theodor-Straße 2, 67227, Frankenthal
Website: http://www.kirchen-ft.de/gemeinden/protestantisch/zwoelf-apostel-kirche-frankenthal/
Description nr.: 2074016.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1899) - opus 862
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1832 by Wilhelm Friedrich Overmann
Rebuilt and expanded (1932)
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Philomela 8', Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Dolce 8', Prästant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Piccolo 2', Mixtur 5 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-f'''): Stillgedeckt 16', Geigenprinzipal 8', Doppelbourdon 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Cornett 4-5 fach (8').
Pedal (C-d'): Contraviolon 16', Subbass 16', Gedacktbass 16', Octavbass 8', Violoncello 8', Posaunenbass 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 1 freie Kombination, Tutti, Crescendowalze.
Frankenthal (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche
Municipal: Frankenthal (Pfalz)
Address: Carl-Theodor-Straße 2, 67227, Frankenthal
Website: http://www.kirchen-ft.de/gemeinden/protestantisch/zwoelf-apostel-kirche-frankenthal/
Description nr.: 2074016.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1899) - opus 862
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1832 by Wilhelm Friedrich Overmann
Rebuilt and expanded (1932)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1832 | Wilhelm Friedrich Overmann | new organ | 1899 | E.F. Walcker & Cie. | 862 | new organ in old case |
- The Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche is the main church of the Protestant Gemeinde in Frankenthal. The church building was built in 1822 in classical style. An organ was built in 1832 by Wilhelm Friedrich Overmann, which was replaced in 1899 by a new organ by Walcker. The organ was installed in the organ case of Overmann.
- Walcker converted and expanded the organ in 1932. Church and organ were lost by bombing in 1943.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 12 |
| - Schwellwerk | 10 |
| - Pedal | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Philomela 8', Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Dolce 8', Prästant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Piccolo 2', Mixtur 5 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-f'''): Stillgedeckt 16', Geigenprinzipal 8', Doppelbourdon 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Cornett 4-5 fach (8').
Pedal (C-d'): Contraviolon 16', Subbass 16', Gedacktbass 16', Octavbass 8', Violoncello 8', Posaunenbass 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Accessories: 1 freie Kombination, Tutti, Crescendowalze.
| Literature |
Die Orgeln der Stadt Frankenthal / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - In: Mitteilungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für mittelrheinische Musikgeschichte, Nr. 60, 1993. |