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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Unterdeufstetten, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Katholische Pfarrkirche zur Heiligen Dreieinigkeit
Municipal: Fichtenau
Address: Marktstraße, 74579, Fichtenau-Unterdeufstetten

Description nr.: 2010340.

Built by: firma Rudolf von Beckerath (1963)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1963 firma Rudolf von Beckerath  new organ
2010 Mühleisen Orgelbau  transfer/relocate
2010 TastenReich Orgelbau  transfer/relocate

  • In 1963 the company Von Beckerath completed a three-manual organ for the Apostelkirche in Gerresheim. The church was dedicated on November 27, 1960, but it took three years to built the organ. The instrument could be dedicated on December 22, 1963, the 4th Sunday of Advent.
  • The organ was put up for sale in 2009, when the church had to be closed. The building was demolished at the end of 2010. The organ was sold to the parish of Unterdeufstetten, where is could be installed in the Katholische Pfarrkirche zur Hl. Dreieinigkeit by Orgelbay Mühleisen in co-operation with Tastenreich Orgelbau. The organ was dedicated in Unterdeufstetten on November 14, 2010.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1963DüsseldorfApostelkirche (Gerresheim)
2010UnterdeufstettenKatholische Pfarrkirche zur Heiligen Dreieinigkeit

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Brustwerk7
- Kronwerk10
- Pedal10
Total number of stops36
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintadena 16', Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Spielflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Flachflöte 2', Mixtur 4-6 fach, Trompete 8'.
Brustwerk (C-g'''): Holzgedackt 8', Rohrflöte 4', Waldflöte 2', Nasat 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3 fach, Regal 8'.
Kronwerk (C-g'''): Metallgedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Prinzipal 4', Kleingedackt 4', Oktave 2', Gemshorn 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharf 4 fach, Dulzian 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Prinzipal 16', Oktave 8', Spitzgedackt 8', Offenflöte 4', Nachthorn 2', Rauschpfeife 3 fach, Mixtur 5 fach, Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Brustwerk, Hauptwerk - Kronwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Kronwerk.
Accessories: 4 Setzerkombinationen.

Literature
  • Disposition der Orgel in der Apostelkirche zu Düsseldorf-Gerresheim / Rudolf Von Beckerath. - [1963].
  • Musik und Kirche 3/1964.
  • Die Orgel : Kath. Pfarrkirche in Unterdeufstetten, Dekanat Schwäbisch Hall. - In: Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Nr. 130, Mai 2011.
Links http://apostelkirche-gerresheim.net/apostelkirche/orgel-kirchenmusik
YouTube Orgelspiel in der Apostelkirche (4 April 2010)