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Bonn, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Elisabeth
Municipal: Bonn
Address: Bernard-Custodis-Straße 1, 53113, Bonn
Website: http://www.st-elisabeth-bonn.de/

Description nr.: 2001972.

Built by: Klais Orgelbau (1911) - opus 436

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1911	Klais Orgelbau	436	new organ
1990	Klais Orgelbau		restoration and enlargement
2002	Klais Orgelbau		maintenance/reparations

In 1909-1911 Johannes Klais built a large organ with four manuals and free pedal on the west side of the Sankt Elisabethkirche in Bonn. The organ has been constructed with pneumatic action and cone chests. The organ case and the prospect were designed by the church's architect, Ludwig Becker. The wood carvings are by Georg Busch. The fourth manual was designed as Fernwerk, with this division set up in the choir of the church, where it would also be made playable as an independent choir organ with two manuals and pedal. Partly due to a lack of money, the choir organ was not built then. A remarkable fact is that the organ was played by Louis Vierne in December 1924.
In 1989 Hans Gerd Klais restored the main organ and also built the choir organ according to the original plans of his grandfather. Much of the material used for construction came from the stock of old Klais materials in the workshop. Restoration and construction was completed in 1990. The organ is one of the few large German romantic organs that have been preserved in the Rhineland.
The organ was expanded in 2002 with an electronic Setzer Installation. The work was carried out by the Klais firm on the advice of Winfried Krane.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk	11
- Positiv	13
- Schwellwerk	14
- Fernwerk	11
- Pedal	10
Total number of stops	59
Manual compass	C-g''' (alle manualen behalve Hauptwerk uitgebouwd tot g''''
Pedal compass	C-f'
Key action	Pneumatic
Stop action	Pneumatic
Windchest(s)	Cone chests

Specification
Hauptwerk: Quintatön 16', Principal Amabile 8', Viola 8', Dolce 8', Unda Maris 8', Gedeckt 8', Geigenprinzipal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Piccolo 2', Cornettino 3 fach, Horn 8'.
Positiv: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Gemshorn 8', Flauto Amabile 8', Doppelflöte 8', H.D. Flöte 8', Octave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Cornett 3-4 fach, Rausch-Quinte 2 fach, Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk: Lieblich Gedackt 16', Hornprincipal 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Bordunalflöte 8', H.D. Violine 8', H.D. Flöte 8', Fugara 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Echomixtur 3 fach, Oboe 8', H.D. Tuba Mirabilis 8'.
Fernwerk: Bordun 16', Viola 8', Unda Maris 8', Vox Angelica 8', Philomela 8', Nachthorn 8', Violine 4', Spitzflöte 4', Flageolet 2', Harmonia Aetheria 3 fach, Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-f'): Contra-Bass 16', Violon 16', Subbass 16', Salicet-Bass 16', Echo-Bass 16', Quint-Bass 10 2/3', Violon-Principal 8', Flöten-Bass 8', Bass-Octav 8', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Positiv, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Fernwerk, Positiv - Schwellwerk, Superoctavkoppel Hauptwerk, Suboctavkoppel Fernwerk, Superoctavkoppel Fernwerk, Suboctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Positiv, Superoctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Suboctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Fernwerk, Superoctavkoppel Hauptwerk - Fernwerk, Superoctavkoppel Positiv - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Positiv, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Fernwerk, Superoctavkoppel Pedal.
Accessories: 4 x 576 Setzerkombinationen - 2002, 2 freie Kombinationen, 4 feste kombinationen (p - mf - f - tutti), Register-crescendo, Generalkoppel, Zungen ab, Superoctackoppeln ab, Hochdrück-Stimmen ab, Melodie-Koppel Hauptwerk - Positiv, Automatisches Pianopedal, Hauptwerk Unison Off.

Other specifications
Different specifications	De verdeling van de stemmen van het Fernwerk op het koororgel is als volgt: I. Manual: Bordun 16', Nachthorn 8', Philomela 8', Vox Angelica 8', Spitzflöte 4', Flageolet 2', Tremulant. II. Manual: Viola 8', Unda Maris 8', Violine 4', Harmonia Aetheria 3 fach, Vox Humana 8'. Pedal: Subbaß 16', Gedackt 8'. Koppelingen: I. Manual - II. Manual, superoctaafkoppel I. Manual, superoctaafkoppel II. Manual, superoctaafkoppel I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual. Speelhulpen: 2 vrije combinaties, 4 vaste combinaties (p - mf - f - tutti). Electro-pneumatische tractuur.

Other specifications

Different specifications

De verdeling van de stemmen van het Fernwerk op het koororgel is als volgt:
I. Manual: Bordun 16', Nachthorn 8', Philomela 8', Vox Angelica 8', Spitzflöte 4', Flageolet 2', Tremulant.
II. Manual: Viola 8', Unda Maris 8', Violine 4', Harmonia Aetheria 3 fach, Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal: Subbaß 16', Gedackt 8'.
Koppelingen: I. Manual - II. Manual, superoctaafkoppel I. Manual, superoctaafkoppel II. Manual, superoctaafkoppel I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Speelhulpen: 2 vrije combinaties, 4 vaste combinaties (p - mf - f - tutti).
Electro-pneumatische tractuur.

Literature

Die Geschichte der Orgel in Bonn und im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis / Peter Jurgilewitsch, Wolfgang Pütz-Liebenow. - Bonn : Bouvier Verlag, 1990.
(B) Bonn Pfarrkirche St. Elisabeth. - Calender Organa Europæ - 1997 - Saint-Dié.
Orgelführer Deutschland / Karl-Heinz Göttert, Eckhard Isenberg. - Kassel [et al...] : Bärenreiter, 1998.

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