Spring naar content
Complete description of the selected organ
Würzburg, Deutschland (Bayern) - Sankt Burkhardkirche
Municipal: Würzburg
Region:Unterfranken
Address: Burkarderstraße 42, 97082, Würzburg
Website: http://www.st-burkard.de/

Description nr.: 2014574.

Built by: Nikolaus Will (1683)
Destroyed (1945)


  • Until 1945, an organ by Nikolaus Will from 1683 stood in the Sankt Burkhardkirche in Würzburg. The instrument was renovated in 1854. The church was destroyed by bombing in 1945. The organ was also lost.
  • Mentioned is the original disposition from 1683 (reconstruction).

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual8
- Pedal2
Total number of stops10
Manual compassCDEFGA-c'''
Pedal compassCDEFGA-f
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (CDEFGA-c'''): Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Octav 4', Flöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctav 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1'), Cimbel 1'.
Pedal: Subbaß 16', Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Pedalkoppel.

Other specifications
Different specifications De dispositie luidde voor de ombouw van 1854:
Manual (CD-c'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gesmhorn 8', Waldflöte 8', Salicional 8', Gamba 8', Biffara 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 4', Fugara 4', Superoctav 2', Flageolet 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1'), Cimbel 1'.
Pedal (CD-f): Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8'.
Koppelingen: Pedalkoppel.
Literature Historische Orgeln in Unterfranken / Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1981.