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Wirtzfeld, België (Liège) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt-Anna
Municipal: Bullange
Region:Wallonie
Address: Wirtzberg, 4761, Wirtzfeld

Description nr.: 2007360.

Built by: Merksteiner Orgelbau Anstalt Sankt-Willebrord (1970)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1970 Merksteiner Orgelbau Anstalt Sankt-Willebrord  new organ
1992 Weimbs Orgelbau  restoration

A new organ of the Sankt Annakirche in Wirtzfeld was built in 1891 by the Gebr. Müller with ten stops. This organ has been dismantled and was replaced in 1970 by a new organ, constructed by Hans Koch and Hans Lorenz (Merksteiner Orgelbau Anstalt Sankt-Willebrord). The new organ has fourteen stops on two manuals and pedal. Consultant was abbé Paul Nolens. The organ has been overhauled by Weimbs Orgelbau in 1992.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk6
- Rückpositiv5
- Pedal3
Total number of stops14
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 443 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Hohlflöte 8', Praestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 8', Gemshorn 4', Principal 2', Tertian 2 fach (1 3/5' + 1 1/3'), Trichterregal 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Halbgedeckt 8', Piffaro 2 fach (4' + 2').
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.

Literature
  • Inventoire descriptif des orgues de la ville de Liège / Jean-Pierre Felix, Jérôme LeJeune, Jean Woltèche. - Bruxelles : Jean-Pierre Felix, 1997.
  • Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 7 : Province de Liège : Tome 11 - Arrondissement de Verviers / Eric Mairlot. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.