Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Jan van der Male
Praha, Česká Republika (Praha) - Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem (Staré Mesto), tabel positive
Municipal: Praha
Region:Čechy
Address: Staroměstské Náměstí, Praha 1
Website: http://www.tyn.cz/
Description nr.: 2010768.
Built by: Jan Caspar Neumann (1707)
In the Tyn Church in Prague is a table positive from 1707, built by Jan Caspar Neumann. The instrument was preserved intact, until around 1960, after a performance, it fell on the street in the rain. The metal Principal 2' disappeared without a trace and the organ suffered considerable damage. A new Principal was placed in 1965. The Dutch organ maker Van Rossum restored the instrument in 1996.
Technical data
Specification
Manual: Copula Major 8', Copula Minor 4', Principal 2' - 1965.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Praha, Česká Republika (Praha) - Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem (Staré Mesto), tabel positive
Municipal: Praha
Region:Čechy
Address: Staroměstské Náměstí, Praha 1
Website: http://www.tyn.cz/
Description nr.: 2010768.
Built by: Jan Caspar Neumann (1707)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1707 | Jan Caspar Neumann | new organ | 1996 | Van Rossum Orgelbouw | restoration |
In the Tyn Church in Prague is a table positive from 1707, built by Jan Caspar Neumann. The instrument was preserved intact, until around 1960, after a performance, it fell on the street in the rain. The metal Principal 2' disappeared without a trace and the organ suffered considerable damage. A new Principal was placed in 1965. The Dutch organ maker Van Rossum restored the instrument in 1996.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 3 |
| Manual compass | CDEFGA-g''a'' |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Temperament | Kirnberger |
Specification
Manual: Copula Major 8', Copula Minor 4', Principal 2' - 1965.
| Literature |
Praag als orgelstad / Pavel Cerný. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 93 nr. 3, maart 1997. |
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| Links |
http://www.varhany.net/cardheader.php?lok=427 |