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Swakopmund, Namibia (Erongo) - Deutsch Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche
Municipal: Swakopmund
Address: Daniel Tjongarero Avenue, Swakopmund
Website: https://www.elcin-gelc.org/
Description nr.: 2026539.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1911) - opus 1642
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Konzertflöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Oktav 4', Mixtur 3 fach (2').
Schwellwerk (C-a'''): Geigenprinzipal 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8', Traversflöte 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Gedecktbass 16' - transmission, Cello 8' - transmission.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - II. Manual Suboktav, I. Manual - II. Manual Superoktav, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Bassmelodiekoppel.
Accessories: Tutti, Generalcrescendo, Organola, Calcantenglocke.
Swakopmund, Namibia (Erongo) - Deutsch Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche
Municipal: Swakopmund
Address: Daniel Tjongarero Avenue, Swakopmund
Website: https://www.elcin-gelc.org/
Description nr.: 2026539.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1911) - opus 1642
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1911 | E.F. Walcker & Cie. | 1642 | new organ | 1996 | Groß Orgelbau | restoration | 2021 | Builder unknown | restoration |
- In 1911 Walcker built an organ for the German Church in Swakopmund in what was then Deutsch Südwest Africa, today Namibia. The organ was placed in the church in 1912 by Richard Müller from Cape Town. The organ has two manuals and a pedal, with fourteen stops.
- A restoration was carried out by Groß & Soldan in 1996. The organ was renovated in 2021.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 6 |
| - Schwellwerk | 5 |
| - Pedal | 3 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 14 (12) |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Konzertflöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Oktav 4', Mixtur 3 fach (2').
Schwellwerk (C-a'''): Geigenprinzipal 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8', Traversflöte 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Gedecktbass 16' - transmission, Cello 8' - transmission.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - II. Manual Suboktav, I. Manual - II. Manual Superoktav, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Bassmelodiekoppel.
Accessories: Tutti, Generalcrescendo, Organola, Calcantenglocke.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixtur 3 fach | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Literature |
Opus 1642 - Deutsch evang. Kirche Swakopmund (Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika). - In: Walcker Opusbuch No. 24 : Opus 1586-1685. - [Ludwigsburg] : [E.F. Walcker & Cie.], 1912. |