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Ammerschwihr, France (Haut-Rhin (68)) - Église Saint-Martin
Municipal: Ammerschwihr
Region:Alsace
Address: Place de l'Abbé Ignace Simonis, 68770, Ammerschwihr

Description nr.: 2020951.

Built by: Martin Rinckenbach (1912)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1762 by Louis Dubois

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1762	Louis Dubois		new organ
1912	Martin Rinckenbach		new organ in old case
1947	Etablissements E.-A. Roethinger		rebuild
1981	Laurent et Chrétien Steinmetz		restoration
2016	Ernest Muhleisen		restoration

• In 1758-1762 Louis Dubois built a three-manual organ for the church of Ammerschwihr. It replaced an organ from 1619, which was built by an unknown maker from Freiburg. The Dubois organ has not been preserved except for the beautiful organ case. In 1912 Martin and Joseph Rinckenbach placed a new pneumatic work with 44 stops in the old cases. The prospect pipes were removed in 1917. In 1947 Roethinger electrified the action. The organ was restored by Laurent Steinmetz in the years 1977-1981.
  
• A new restoration was carried out in 2015-2016 by the company Ernest Muhleisen.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue	13
- Positif	12
- Récit	14
- Pédale	8
Total number of stops	47
Key action	Electropneumatic
Stop action	Electropneumatic
Windchest(s)	Cone chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Majeure 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Dulciane 8', Octavin 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs (c'-g'''), Mixture 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif Expressif (C-g'''): Montre 8', Quintaton 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8', Prestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Quarte de Nasard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbale-Tierce 3 rangs, Clarinette 8', Trémolo.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Quintaton 16', Diapason 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole 8', Voix Céleste 8' (c°-g'''), Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Plein-Jeu 2-5 rangs, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Basson/Hautbois 8', Clairon 4', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-f'): Contrebasse 16', Violon 16', Soubasse 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncelle 8', Quinte 5 1/3', Basse 4', Bombarde 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue (16', 8', 4'), Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue (16', 8', 4'), Accouplement du Récit au Positif (16', 8', 4'), Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif, Tirasse Récit (8', 4'), Accouplement Général.
Accessories: 1 Combinaison Libre, 7 Combinaisons Fixes (pp - p - mf - f - ff - plein-jeu - grand-jeu), Pédale automatique, Appel Anches, Appel Mixtures, Annulation 16-pieds.

Other specifications

Different specifications

De dispositie van het vorige orgel van de kerk luidde in 1739 (volgens notatie Silbermann): Hauptwerk (CD-g''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octav 4', Flutte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Mixtur, Trompette 8'. Echo als Rückpositiv. Pedal (CD-G, 7 toetsen): Bourdon. De dispositie van het werk van Dubois luidde volgens het bestek: Manual (CD-d'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'. Positiv (CD-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 3 rangs, Carillon 2 rangs (discant), Cromorne 8'. Echo (c'-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Voix Humaine 8'. Pédale (C-f): Flûte 16', Flûte 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.

Literature	Historische Orgeln im Elsaß : 1489 - 1869 / P. Meyer-Siat. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1983. - (98. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde). Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelcultuur tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland / Peter van Dijk. - Kampen : J.H. Kok, 1992.
Recordings	Orgels in de Elzas 1800-1914 / Diverse organisten. - KRO KK CD 9102-9105 (4 CD-box). - 1991.
Links	http://orguesfrance.com/AmmerschwihrStMartin.html