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Assenheim (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Evangelische Kirche
Municipal: Hochdorf-Assenheim
Address: Langstraße 23, 67126, Hochdorf-Assenheim
Website: http://www.evkirche-assenheim.de/

Description nr.: 2014434.

Built by: Johann Georg Geib (1785)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1785 Johann Georg Geib  new organ
1830 Georg Geib  enlargement
ca. 1880 Builder unknown  modify stoplist
1939 Joseph Adolf Poppe  restoration
1949 Joseph Adolf Poppe  modify stoplist
1991 Franz Rietzsch  restoration

  • In 1785 Johann Georg Geib built a new organ for the Evangelische Kirche in Assenheim. The organ had one manual with eleven stops and an independent pedal with two stops. In 1830, the instrument was expanded with a second manual by Georg Geib. He divided the old windchest in two parts and installed the existing ranks on the two works, supplemented with a new Gedackt 8' and Flautino 1'. The stoplist was altered around 1880. The Trompete has been replaced by a Gamba 8', and the Flautino by a Salicional 8'.
  • In 1939 and 1949 the organ was restored by Joseph Poppe under the advice of Adolf Graf. A new Trompete was placed on the Hauptwerk in place of the Octav 4'. This rank moved to the Hinterwerk, on the location of the Flöte 4'. The Salicional was shortened to a Sifflöte 1'. The Gamba of the Hauptwerk was shortened to a Kleingedackt 4'. The compass of the pedal was enlarged. In 1949 the Octav 4' and the Kleingedackt 4' were exchanged. The stop Violonbaß 8' of the pedal was renamed to Octavbaß.
  • The organ was restored in 1991 by Franz Rietzsch. It is not clear whether any changes have been made.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk6
- Hinterwerk4
- Pedal2
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Quint 2 2/3', Mixtur 3 fach (1'), Trompete 8' - 1939.
Hinterwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Kleingedackt 4' - 1939, Octave 2', Sifflöte 1' - 1939.
Pedal (C-d'): Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8'.
Couplers: Manualkoppel, Pedal - Hauptwerk.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • The original specification was:
    Manual: Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Viol di Gamb 8', Octav 4', Flöt 4', Salicinal 4', Quint 3', Superoctav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 3 fach (1'), Trompet 8'.
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Violonbaß 8'.
    Pedalkoppel.

  • The stop list after the enlargement of 1830:
    Hauptwerk: Principal 8', Gedackt 8' (1830), Octav 4', Quint 3', Mixtur 3 fach (1'), Trompet 8'.
    Positiv: Bourdon 8', Flöte 4', Octav 2', Flautino 1' (1830).
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Violonbaß 8'.
    Manualkoppel, Koppel Pedal - Hauptwerk.

  • After the romantic rebuild of 1880:
    Hauptwerk: Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gamba 8' (1880), Octav 4', Quint 3', Mixtur 3 fach (1').
    Positiv: Bourdon 8', Salicional 8' (1880), Flöte 4', Octave 2'.
    Pedal: Subbaß 16', Violonbaß 8'.
    Manualkoppel, Koppel Pedal - Hauptwerk.

Literature
  • Die Orgelbauerfamilie Geib und ihr Werk / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - In: Mitteilungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für mittelrhheinische Musikgeschichte, nr. 33, 1976.
  • Historische Orgeln in der Pfalz / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - Regensburg : Schnell & Steiner, 1984.
  • Die Orgeln der Stadt und des Landkreises Ludwigshafen : Teil 1: Von Alsheim-Gronau bis Ludwigshafen / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - In: Mitteilungen Nr. 72. - Mainz : Arbeitsgemeinschaft für mittelrheinische Musikgeschichte, 2001.
Recordings Historische Orgeln im Landkreis Ludwigshafen / Wilhelm Krumbach. - Orchestrola (CD).