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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 3 August 2005.

Photo: Piet Bron

Trier, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Paulin
Municipal: Trier
Address: Thebäerstraße 1, 54292, Trier
Website: http://www.paulin-martin.de/

Description nr.: 2001986.

Built by: Klais Orgelbau (1991) - opus 1700
The organ contains older material: Wind chests from 1858 by H.W. Breidenfeld & Söhne

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1756 Romanus Benedikt Nollet  new organ
1823 Gebrüder Stumm  restoration and enlargement
1859 H.W. Breidenfeld & Söhne  rebuild
1934 Klais Orgelbau817 rebuild
1991 Klais Orgelbau1700 new organ in old case

  • The baroque Sankt Paulinkirche in Trier was built in the years 1747-1756 after a design by Balthasar Neumann. Neumann also designed the entire interior, including the beautiful organ facade, in collaboration with Johannes Seitz. Romanus Nollet placed a two-manual organ with independent pedal behind this prospect. The organ was overhauled and modified in 1823 by the Gebrüder Stumm and in 1859 by H.W. Breidenfeld & Söhne. Breidenfeld installed new wind chests.
  • The Klais company completely rebuilt the organ in 1934 and expanded it with a Schwellwerk on a cone chest. The organ now had 42 stops. In 1991 Klais constructed a new organ using much of the existing material. The Breidenfeld windchests from 1858 were re-installed, the pedal was given a new slider chest, but the Schwellwerk from 1934 was completely taken over, including the action and the wind chest, under the protection of the Heritage Protection. The design of the renewed organ was made by Hans-Gerhard Klais and Hans Wolfgang Theobald.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk14
- Echo10
- Schwellwerk9
- Pedal10
Total number of stops43
Manual compassC-f''', Schwellwerk uitgebouwd tot f''''
Pedal compassC-f'
Key actionMechanical, Pneumatisch (Schwellwerk)
Stop actionElectrical, Pneumatisch (Schwellwerk)
Windchest(s)Slider chest, Kegellade (Schwellwerk)

Specification
Hauptwerk: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Flöte 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 4', Flaut Doux 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Cornett 4 fach, Mixtur 5-8 fach (1 1/3'), Trompet 8' (B/D), Clarino 4'.
Echo: Hohlflöte 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octave 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 3-4 fach (1'), Vox Humana 8', Krummhorn 8'.
Schwellwerk: Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigend Principal 8', Bordunalflöte 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Aeoline 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 2', Progressio 3-4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompette Harmonique 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Quintbass 10 2/3', Octavbass 8', Gedackt 8', Tenoroctave 4', Rauschpfeife 4 fach (2 2/3'), Bombarde 16', Posaune 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Echo, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Echo - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk superoctaafkoppel, Schwellwerk superoctaafkoppel, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Echo, Pedal - Schwellwerk.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • De dispositie luidde in 1859:
    Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Principal 16' (vanaf c), Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 4', Flauto Douce 4', Quinte 3', Superoctave 2', Cornett 4 fach, Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8' (gedeeld), Clarino 4'.
    Positiv (C-f'''): Echo Salicional 16' (vanaf g), Principalflöte 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Hohlflöte 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Flûte d'Amour 4', Octave 2', Hobois 8'.
    Pedal (C-c'): SubBaß 16', ViolonBaß 16', OctavBaß 8', Violoncello 8', Oktave 4', SchweizerBaß 2', Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Clarino 4'.

  • De dispositie luidde in 1934:
    Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Praestant 4', Blockflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctav 2', Cornett 4 fach, Mixtur 3-5 fach, Trompete 8', Kopftrompete 4'.
    Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigenprincipal 8', Bordunalflöte 8', Äoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Oktave 4', Waldflöte 2', Progressio 3-4 fach (2 2/3', Trompette Harmonique 8'.
    Positiv (C-g'''): Querflöte 8', Gedacktpommer 8', Singend Principal 4', Spitzflöte 4, Schwegel 2', Terz 1 3/5', Nasard 1 1/3', Cymbel 3-4 fach (2/3', Krummhorn 8'.
    Pedal (C-f'): PrincipalBaß 16', SubBaß 16', EchoBaß 16' (transmissie), QuintBaß 10 2/3', OktavBaß 8', GedacktBaß 8', ChoralBaß 4', Baßflöte 4', SchweizerBaß 2', Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Schalmey 4'.
    Normalkoppel, Superoktavkoppel, Suboktavkoppel, Piano, Forte, Tutti.

Literature
  • Orgeln in Rheinland-Pfalz und im Saarland / Matthias Thömmes. - Trier : Paulinus-Verlag, 1981.
  • Bilderbuch - Picture-book : Dispositionen Alphabetisch geordnet. - Bonn : Orgelbau Klais, 1996.
  • Organ 3/2004.
Recordings Orgeln der Stadt Trier / Joachim Reidenbach. - OnLine Records CE 98003 (CD). - 1997.
Links https://orgelbau-klais.com/m.php?tx=69
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker

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