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Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof

Meisenheim, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Evangelische Schloßkirche
Municipal: Meisenheim
Address: Schlossplatz 2, 55590, Meisenheim

Description nr.: 2026819.

Built by: Gebrüder Stumm (1767)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1767 Gebrüder Stumm  new organ
1887 Friedrich Meyer  modify stoplist
1968 Oberlinger Orgelbau  restoration
1994 Förster & Nicolaus  restoration

The organ in the Schloßkirche in Meisenheim was built in 1764-1767 by Johann Philipp and Johann Heinrich Stumm. The disposition was changed in 1886-1887 by the firm of Friedrich Meyer. In 1968 the company Gebr. Oberlinger carried out a restoration. A last restoration took place in 1994. by Förster & Nicolaus. This last restoration also involved a reconstruction of the action and the bellows.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk14
- Positiv10
- Pedal5
Total number of stops29
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 436 Hz
TemperamentNeidhardt III

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-d'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Hohlpfeif 8', Quintathön 8', Viol di Gamb 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Floet 4', Quint 3', Superoctav 2', Tertz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 fach (1'), Trompet 8' (B/D), Vox Angelica 2' (B), Tremulant.
Positiv (C-d'''): Gedackt 8', Flaut Traver 8' (D) - 1968, Principal 4', Flaud 4', Quint 3', Octav 2', Solicinal 2'-4' - bas 2', discant 4', Mixtur 3 fach (1') - 1994, Cromhorn 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-g°): Violon Baß 16' - 1994, Sub Baß 16', Principal Baß 8', Quint Baß 6', Posaun 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Positiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk.

Literature
  • Über die Restauration der Orgel von Ludwig König in der kath. Schloßkirche in Schleiden / H. Hulverscheidt. - In: Beiträge zur Musik im Rhein-Maas-Raum ; Heft 19. - Köln : Arno Volk-Verlag, 1957.
  • Orgeln in Rheinland-Pfalz und im Saarland / Matthias Thömmes. - Trier : Paulinus-Verlag, 1981.
Recordings
  • Schlosskirche Meisenheim am Glan : Orgel der Gebr. Stumm (1787) / Elisabeth Ullmann. - IFO-Classics ORG 7233.2 (CD). - 2009.
  • Stumm-Orgel Schloßkirche Meisenheim/Glan / Torsten Laux. - IFO-Classics IFO00023 (CD). - 1999.
  • Die Orgelbauerfamilie Stumm im Mainzer Raum / Peter A. Stadtmüller. - Pelca PSR 40 567 (LP). - 1975. - Recorded in Sobernheim, Flomborn, Meisenheim and Kirchheimbolanden.
Other sources
  • Bert Wisgerhof

Photo: Pierre Marteau. Date: 19 August 2009.
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Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 12 October 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof