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Photo: Erik van der Heijden. Date: 23 May 2011.

Photo: Erik van der Heijden

Augustusburg, Deutschland (Sachsen) - Evangelisch-Lutherische Stadtkirche Sankt Petri
Region:Erzgebirge
Address: Pfarrgasse 1, 09573, Augustusburg
Website: http://www.kirche-augustusburg.de/

Description nr.: 2029199.

Built by: Jehmlich Orgelbau (1896) - opus 120

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1896 Jehmlich Orgelbau120 new organ
1930 Alfred Schmeisser  maintenance/reparations
1956 Reinhard Schmeisser  rebuild
2013 Georg Wünning  restoration

  • The Evangelical Church in Schellenberg (Augustusburg) burned down in 1893. After rebuilding the church, a new organ was built by the Jehmlich company. It was inspected in October 1896 by Mr. Höpner, organist of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. The organ had 34 stops. Church and organ were dedicated on September 27, 1896. The town of Schellenberg was given the name Augustusburg in July 1899.
  • The front pipes were requisitioned in 1917. Reinhard Schmeisser carried out an overhaul in 1930, during which new front pipes were installed. In 1956 the organ was overhauled again by Schmeisser in connection with a renovation of the interior of the church. The disposition has also been altered to give the instrument a more baroque character.
  • The Wünning company restored the organ in 2012-2013.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk16
- Schwellwerk15
- Pedal9
Total number of stops40
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Principal 16', Bordun 16', Principal 8', Quintatön 8', Rohrflöte 8', Wiener Flöte 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Flöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 fach (2'), Oktavzimbel 2 fach (1/2'), Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
Schwellwerk (C-f'''): Quintatön 16', Spitzflöte 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nassat 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Terz 4/5', Mixtur 4 fach (1'), Zimbel 2 fach (1'), Aliquot 2 fach, Oboe 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Octavbass 8', Flötenbass 8', Choralbaß 4', Rauschpfeife 5 fach, Posaunenbass 16', Trompetenbass 8', Clarine 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, 2 Oberoctavkoppeln, 2 Unteroctavkoppeln.
Accessories: 2 freie Vorbereitungen, Mezzoforte, Tutti, Crescendo-Walze.

Other specifications
Different specifications The original specification was:
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Principal 16', Gedackt 16', Principal 8', Wiener Flöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Gambe 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Fugara 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Cornett 4-5 fach, Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8', Clarinette 8', Clarine 4'.
Schwellwerk (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Geigenprincipal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Quintatön 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Violine 4', Nassat 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Mixtur 3 fach, Oboe 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Violonbass 16', Aeolinenbass 16', Quintbass 10 2/3', Octavbass 8', Flötenbass 8', Cellobass 8', Octavbass 4', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Koppeln: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Suboktavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Superoktavkoppel Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.
Nebenregister und Spielhilfen: Tutti, Prinzipalchor, Gambenchor, Flötenchor, Pianissimo, Crescendowalze.
Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 17. Jahrg., No. 3, 21. Oktober 1896.
  • Handbuch über ältere und neuere berühmte Orgelwerke im Königreiche Sachsen : III. Theil : Zugleich Ergänzungsband für die bereits erschienenen beiden Theile / Fritz Oehme. - Dresden : Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers, 1897.
  • Handbuch über ältere, neuere und neueste Orgelwerke im Königreiche Sachsen : Band III / Fritz Oehme. - Fotomechanischer Nachdruck. - Leipzig : Edition Peters, 1978.
  • Die Orgelbauerfamilie Jehmlich und ihre Werke / Frank-Harald Greß. - Altenburg : Kamprad Verlag, 2023.
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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 12 August 2010.
Photo: Piet Bron