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Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.

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Geisenheim, Deutschland (Hessen) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz ('Rheingauer Dom')
Municipal: Geisenheim
Region:Rheingau
Address: Bischof-Blum-Platz 1, 65366, Geisenheim
Website: https://heilig-kreuz-rheingau.de/

Description nr.: 2005788.

Built by: Gebrüder Stumm (1842)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1842 Gebrüder Stumm  new organ
ca. 1960 Eduard Wagenbach  modify stoplist
1987 Klais Orgelbau1642 restoration
2014 Orgelbau Hubert Fasen  maintenance/reparations

In the Domkirche Heilig Kreuz in Geisenheim there is an organ of the Gebr. Stumm from 1842. In the sixties of the twenthieth century, the organ has been modified by Orgelbauwerkstatt Wagenbach. The instrument was restored in 1987 by Johannes Klais Orgelbau. Nine registers and the front pipes have been reconstructed on the basis of examples from other Stumm organs, namely those in Kleinich, Amorbach, Schwarzrheindorf and Hambuch. Hubert Fasen overhauled the organ in 2014, and revoiced a part of the ranks.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk14
- Unterwerk12
- Pedal5
Total number of stops31
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 438 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament
Wind pressure80 mm

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Quintatoene 8', Solicional 8' - 1987, Viola de Gamba 8' - 1987, Octav 4', Solicional 4', Flaut 4', Quint 3', Super-Octav 2', Cornet 5 fach (8') (discant), Mixtur 4 fach (2'), Trompet 8' (B/D) - 1988.
Unterwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8' (B/D), Flautraver 8' (discant) - 1987, Octav 4', Spitzfloet 4', Rohrfloet 4', Gamb 4' - 1987, Quint 3' - 1987, Octav 2' - 1987, Mixtur 3 fach (1') - 1987, Krummhorn 8' - 1987.
Pedal (C-c'): Violon 16', Subbaß 16', Octav-Baß 8', Violoncell 8', Octav 4', Posaune-Baß 16' - 1988.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Unterwerk, Pedal-Coppel.

Literature
  • Die Stumm-Orgel in der katholischen Pfarrkirche Heilig-Kreuz zu Geisenheim im Rheingau / Hans-Otto Jakob. - In: Ars Organi, Jahrgang 37 Heft 2, Juni 1989.
  • Bilderbuch - Picture-book : Dispositionen Alphabetisch geordnet. - Bonn : Orgelbau Klais, 1996.
Links https://heilig-kreuz-rheingau.de/beitrag/die-orgeln-im-rheingauer-dom/
https://organindex.de/index.php?title=Geisenheim,_Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche_(Hauptorgel)
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  • Jörg R. Becker
  • Jörg R. Becker

Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker
Photo: Jörg R. Becker. Date: 15 July 2022.
Photo: Jörg R. Becker