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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 May 2020.

Photo: Wolfgang Reich

Burgk, Deutschland (Thüringen) - Schloß Burgk, Rittersaal
Municipal: Schleiz
Address: Ortsstrasse 16, 07907, Burgk
Website: http://www.schloss-burgk.de/

Description nr.: 2019818.

Built by: Johann Tobias Hübe (1722)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1722 Johann Tobias Hübe  new organ
1972 Klaus Gernhardt  reconstruction

In the Rittersaal of Schloß Burgk is a historical positive from 1722, built by Johann Tobias Hübe, organ maker in Schleiz. It originally stood in the chapel, but was restored and relocated by Klaus Gernhardt in 1970-1972 under the advice of Winfried Schrammek. An attempt was made to restore the original condition. The organ was extended in the eighteenth century with a pedal keyboard and a Principalbaß 8'. The pedal was removed during the restoration.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual5
Total number of stops5
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (CD-c'''): Gedackt 8', Bauer Flöth 4', Principal 2', Quinta Mutans 1 1/3', Mixtur 2 fach.

Literature
  • Orgeln im Bezirk Gera : Eine Übersicht über die Orgellandschaft Ostthüringen / Hartmut Haupt. - Gera : Rat des Bezirkes Gera, Abt. Kultur, 1989.
  • Orgeln in Ost- und Südthüringen / Hartmut Haupt. - [Erfurt] : Thüringische Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, 1995. - (Arbeitshefte des Thüringischen Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege ; 1).