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Gunsbach, France (Haut-Rhin (68)) - Église Mixte (Simultanée)
Commune: Gunsbach
Région:Alsace
Adresse: 3 Rue de l'Église, 68140, Gunsbach

Description no.: 2001684.

Bâti par: Manufacture Lorraine des Grandes Orgues Fréderic Haerpfer (1931)

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1931 Manufacture Lorraine des Grandes Orgues Fréderic Haerpfer  orgue neuf
1945 Ernest Muhleisen  restauration
1954 Alfred Kern & fils  changer la disposition
1961 Alfred Kern & fils  conversion
1993 Alfred Kern & fils  restauration et expansion

  • During the First World War, the 1828 Rinkenbach organ of the village church in Gunsbach was badly damaged. This instrument, with one manual and 12 stops, was the organ on which Albert Schweitzer received his first organ lessons from his father. In collaboration with the organ builder Frédéric Haerpfer, Schweitzer designed a new organ for the church corresponded with his ideals. It was dedicated on May 3, 1931. The instrument was built with pneumatic action and cone chests. Parts of the Rinckenbach organ case were reused.
  • But during the Second World War, the church damaged again, and the organ had to be repaired. This was done in 1945 by the company Mühleisen. In 1954 Alfred Kern replaced the Dulciana 8' of the Schwellwerk by a Prestant 4', at the request of Albert Schweitzer himself.
  • The organ slowly but surely deteriorated after this, and especially the mechanics were in bad shape. Because the ideas about the ideal stop list of an organ had also changed considerably since its construction, it was decided to completely rebuild the organ. The initiative was taken by Schweitzer, who was now 85 years old. Various ranks were donated by European organ builders: from the Haupwerk the Flûte Conique 8' is a gift from the Ott company and the Flûte à Fuseau 4' from the Flentrop company, the Waltflöte 2' from the Schwellwerk is a gift from the Åkermann & Lund company and the Principal 4' of the Pedal is a personal gift from Dr. Bengt Andreas. Two years after commissioning, Kern added a Fourniture and a Dulcian 16' to the Pedal.
  • The organ was completely overhauled in 1993. During this work, the composition of the Pedal-Fourniture was modified and a Trompette 8' was added to the Pedal.

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Hauptwerk10
- Schwellwerk10
- Pedal8 (7)
Nombre de jeux total28 (27)
Transmission des clésMechanical
Transmission des jeuxMechanical
Sommier(s)Slider chests
Presse de Vent55 mm (Schwellwerk), 60 mm (Hauptwerk) en 70 mm (Pedal)

Composition
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' - 1931, Montre 8' - 1931/1961, Bourdon 8' - 1931, Flûte Conique 8', Prestant 4', Flûte à Fuseau 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Fourniture 4 rangs (1'), Trompette 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 8' - 1931, Gemshorn 8' - 1931, Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' - 1931/1961, Prestant 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Waldflöte 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Plein-Jeu 3 rangs (1/2'), Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Bourdon 16' - transmissie, Soubass 16', Flûtebasse 8', Violoncelle 8', Principal 4', Fourniture 3 rangs (2') - 1963/1993, Dulcian 16' - 1963, Trompette 8' - 1993.
Accouplements: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Jouer conseils: Tutti, Vrije combinatie (Hauptwerk en Pedal), Vrije combinatie (Schwellwerk), Generale combinatie, Handregisters af.

AliquotComposition
Fourniture 4 rangs (Hauptwerk) C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. c°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Plein-Jeu 3 rangs (Schwellwerk) C: 1/2' - 1/3' - 1/4'. c°: 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. f°: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. f': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. f'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. c''': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'.
Fourniture 3 rangs (Pedal) C: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' (was in 1963: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'.)
Autres données des dispositions
Autres dispositions De eerste versie van dit orgel, gebouwd in 1931, had als dispositie:
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Octav 4', Octav 2', Cornet 3-5 rangs, Trompette 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Dulciana 8' (1954: Prestant 4'), Rohrflöte 4', Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Bourdon 16' (transmissie), Soubasse 16', Flûtebasse 8', Violoncelle 8'.
Pneumatische kegelladen.
Références
  • Schweiz, Schweitzer en wij / Joh. M. Vetter. - In: Organist & Eredienst, jrg. 20, nr. 214, maart 1954.
  • Ars Organi 1/1988.
  • Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelcultuur tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland / Peter van Dijk. - Kampen : J.H. Kok, 1992.
  • Ars Organi 2/1993.
  • Albert Schweitzer visie op Bach / Harald Schützeichel. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 96 nr. 4, juli 2000.
  • Zur Aktualität Albert Schweitzers : "...den Geist der Verständigung lebendig zu bewahren." / Michael Gerhard Kaufmann. - In: Ars Organi, 61. Jhg, Heft 2, Juni 2013.
Enregistrements
  • César Franck: Organ Chorales no. 1-3 : Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Organ Sonata no. 6 / Albert Schweitzer. - Archipel Deser Island Collection ARPCD 0224 (CD). - Recordings from 1951.
  • Aad van der Hoeven speelt ter herinnering aan Albert Schweitzer op de orgels van de Dorpskerk van Gunsbach en van de St. Lebuinuskerk te Deventer. - CD STB 440.279. - 1989.
  • Organ music of J.S. Bach : Vol.2 - Chorale preludes / Albert Schweitzer. - Columbia OL 145 (LP). - 1953.
  • J.S. Bach Chorale Preludes Volume 2 / Albert Schweitzer. - Philips A 01110 L (LP). - 1953.