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Photo: Gebrüder Späth. Date: 1956.

Photo: Gebrüder Späth

Dannstadt (Pfalz), Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Michael
Municipal: Dannstadt-Schauernheim
Address: Kirchenstraße 6, 67125, Dannstadt
Website: https://www.hl-sebastian.de/

Description nr.: 2022304.

Built by: Gebrüder Späth (1956) - opus 632

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1775 Konrad Zahn  new organ
1867 Emil Eichenauer  transfer/relocate
1888 Rees & Co.  rebuild
1911 Franz Kämmerer  maintenance/reparations
1928 Franz Kämmerer  rebuild
1956 Gebrüder Späth632 rebuild
1981 Gerhard Kuhn  rebuild

  • The organ history of the Sankt Michaelskirche in Dannstadt is a story of many renovations and adjustments. The organ was originally built in 1775 (but Bonkhoff also mentions 1757, possibly a mistake?) by Conrad Zahn. It had nine stops on the manual and two on the pedal, according to the contract. The organ replaced an old positive with five stops.
  • After the construction of a new church, the organ was transferred by the company Eichenauer from Speyer. This would have happened in 1867 or in 1886. In 1888 the company Rees & Co. carried out renovation works. The compass of the manual was changed from 52 keys (CD-e''') to 54 keys (C-f''') and the compass of the pedal from seventeen keys (CD-f°) to 27 keys (C- d'). The disposition has also been changed, but it is also possible that this had already been done by Eichenauer.
  • The next rebuild was carried out by Franz Kämmerer. In 1911 he replaced the pedal chest with a new pneumatic cone chest and installed a new wind motor. In 1928 he converted the organ into a two-manual organ by splitting the wind chest of the manual and dividing the ranks over the two manuals. Some new registers were also added.
  • In 1956 the organ was rebuilt by the company Gebr. Späth. They constructed a new mechanical wind chest for the pedal, altered the disposition and installed a new console. The second manual was placed as Rückpositiv. In 1981 the organ was restored by Gerhard Kuhn. Eleven registers were renewed and the mechanics were rebuilt. The Rankett 16' of the Rückpositiv was replaced by a Sesquialter.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk8
- Rückpositiv6
- Pedal5
Total number of stops19
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk: Prinzipal 8', Großgedackt 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Gedacktflöte 4', Superoctave 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv: Metallgedackt 8', Feldflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 fach (2 2/3'), Cymbel 3 fach (1/2'), Tremolo.
Pedal: Subbass 16', Octavbass 8', Rohrflöte 4', Flageolet 2', Stillposaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • According to the contract, the original specification of the Zahn organ was:
    Manual (CD-e'''): Viola da Gamba 8', Groß Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Flöth Gedackt 4', Quinta 3', Superoctav 2', Flasionet 2', Sexquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 4 fach (1').
    Pedal (CD-f°): Subbass 16', Violonbass 8'.
    Pedalkoppel.

  • The stop list was in 1888, after the works done by Eichenauer and Rees:
    Manual (C-f'''): Prinzipal 8', Flöte 8', Salizional 8', Gemshorn 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Oktave 4', Flöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3'.
    Pedal (C-d'): Violonbass 16', Subbass 16', Octavbass 8'.
    Pedalkoppel.

  • After the rebuild of 1928, the stop list was:
    I. Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Prinzipal 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Flöte 4', Superoktave 2', Mixtur 3 fach (2 2/3').
    II. Manual (C-f'''): Gedackt 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Salizional 8', Feldflöte 4'.
    Pedal (C-d'): Violonbass 16', Subbass 16', Octavbass 8'.

Literature 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.