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Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Luxembourg (District)) - Sankt-Johanneskirche (Klosterkirche Neumünster) (Grund)
Municipal: Luxembourg
Region:Gutland
Address: 28 Rue Münster, 2160, Luxembourg

Description nr.: 2006900.

Built by: Jean Nollet (ca. 1715)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
ca. 1715	Jean Nollet		new organ
1863	Franz Wilhelm Sonreck		enlargement
1898	Charles Wetzel		modify stoplist
1945	Georges Haupt		rebuild
1979	Georg Westenfelder		reconstruction

• The old abbey church of Neumünster in Luxembourg was destroyed by the French armies in 1683. After the rebuilding of the church, a new organ was placed, which is attributed to Jean Nollet on the basis of the organ case. It must have been built between 1705 and 1716, when Romain Edinger was abbot. The monastery was closed after the French Revolution. The organ was then disassembled and stored in the Saint Nicholas Church in Luxembourg. In 1805 it was placed back in the abbey church. This church has since been used as a parish church and is dedicated to John the Evangelist.
  
• In 1863 Franz Sonreck worked on the organ, according to plans by Heinrich Oberhoffer. Fourteen old stops were reused. Fifteen new ones were placed. In 1898, the Strasbourg firm of Wetzel restored the organ. They replaced the Cromorne with an Oboe and the Mixture of the Positif with a Vox Coelestis. The Grand-Orgue was expanded with a Clairon 4'. In 1945 Georges Haupt restored the organ. The action was partly made pneumatic, and the disposition was modified and expanded.
  
• In 1979 it was decided to have the organ restored by Georg Westenfelder. He constructed a new third manual as Récit, built in the style of Nollet. The other manuals and the pedal were also partly reconstructed. The character of the organ has been classically French since its restoration.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Grand-Orgue	15
- Positif	11
- Récit	6
- Pédale	9
Total number of stops	41
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f''', division between c'/cis'): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (D), Fourniture 4 rangs (1 1/3'), Cymbale 3 rangs (1/2'), Trompette 8' (B/D), Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Tremblant, Rossignol.
Positif (C-f''', division between c'/cis'): Bourdon 8', Gambe 8' - old, Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2' - old, Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbale 3 rangs (1'), Trompette 8' - 1898, Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Récit (cis'-f'''): Flûte 8', Bourdon à Cheminée 8' - old, Flûte 4', Quarte de Nazard 2', Cornet 2 rangs, Hautbois 8' - 1898, Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Flûte 16' - 1898, Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4' - 1898, Flûte 2' - 1898, Fourniture 5 rangs - old, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Positif.

Recordings	Luxembourg : Between the Roman and Germanic Worlds (vol. 3) / Pascale van Coppenolle. - René Gailly 87 155 (CD). - 2001. Johann Gottfried Walther / Anne Froidebise. - Alpha DB 282 (LP). - 1981.
Links	http://www.amisdelorgue.lu/o_l_grund.php

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