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Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Johanniskirche
Municipal: Schwäbisch Gmünd
Region:Stauferland, Württemberg
Address: Bocksgasse 9, 73525, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Website: https://se-schwaebischgmuend.drs.de/

Description nr.: 2024415.

Built by: Carl Gottlob Weigle (1880) - opus 93

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1880	Carl Gottlob Weigle	93	new organ
2012	Klais Orgelbau	1890	restoration

Under the direction of Anton Rieck a new organ was built for the Johanniskirche in Schwäbisch Gmünd by Carl Gottlob Weigle. The organ, with twelve stops, was restored in 2012 by Klais Orgelbau.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- I. Manual	7
- II. Manual	3
- Pedal	2
Total number of stops	12
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-f'''): Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Aeoline 8', Oktav 4', Flöte 4', Mixtur 2 2/3'.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Flöte 8', Salicional 8', Fugara 4'.
Pedal (C-d'): Subbass 16', Oktavbass 8'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: Collectiv-Zug.

Literature	Die historische Orgel der St. Johanniskirche Schwäbisch Gmünd / Franz X. Bernhard, Stephan Beck. - 2010. - Broschüre. Die Orgel : St. Johannes in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Dekanat Ostalb. - In: Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Nr. 133, Dezember 2012.
Recordings	Orgelmusik der Romantik : Stephan Beck an den Orgeln der St. Johanniskirche und des Heilig-Kreuz-Münsters Schwäbisch Gmünd / Stephan Beck. - CD.
Links	https://se-schwaebischgmuend.drs.de/kirchenmusik/unsere-orgeln.html

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde