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Photo: Karel Janssen. Date: 23 April 2023.

Photo: Karel Janssen

Linn, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Margareta
Municipal: Krefeld
Address: Rheinbabenstraße 131, 47809, Linn
Website: https://www.st-nikolaus-krefeld.de/

Description nr.: 2032609.

Built by: G.F. Steinmeyer und Co. (1966)
The organ contains older material: Part of the prospect from 1872 by Gebrüder Müller

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1872	Gebrüder Müller		new organ
1924	Fabrizius & Brehm		rebuild
1959	Walter Seifert		rebuild
1966	G.F. Steinmeyer und Co.		new organ
2020	Karl Göckel		transfer/relocate

The company Gebr. Müller built a new organ for Linn Church in 1872, using some of the existing pipework taken from the church's previous organ. A first offer for this was already made in 1853. The new organ was installed in a new case and had seventeen registers. In 1924 the instrument was rebuilt by the company Fabrizius & Brehm. The interior was almost enitrely renewed. The organ case from 1872 was retained. In 1959 this organ was completely rebuilt by Walter Seifert and expanded to 33 registers. The current setup has a balustrade positive and the rest of the organ is in the main case, the center part of which is Müller's old case.
The organ has been in an unplayable condition for many years. A Johannus organ has been placed with the loudspeakers in the organ case. But since 2013, this instrument is also no longer in order. Temporarily, a small positive, which was bought second-hand, was placed in the church. The 1966 Steinmeyer organ from the Wichernkirche in Rüsselsheim has been purchased by the parish. This instrument was placed in Müller's organ case by Göckel in 2020. The appearance of the Rückpositiv has been altered on this occasion. The stop list has also been altered.
In 1966 the Steinmeyer company built a two-manual organ for the Wichernkirche in Rüsselheim. The church building was completed in 1961. Due to rising costs, it was decided in 2015 to sell the church. It has been taken over by a Greek Orthodox community. The organ was put up for sale in March 2016.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1966	Rüsselsheim	Wichernkirche
2020	Linn	Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Margareta

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- I. Manual	7
- II. Manual	6
- Pedal	5
Total number of stops	18
Key action	Electrical
Stop action	Electrical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-g'''): Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Sifflöte 2', Sesquialter 2 fach (2 2/3'+1 3/5'), Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8' - 2020.
II. Manual (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8' - 2020, Nachthorn 4', Principal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Krummhorn 8' - 2020, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Gedeckt 8' - 2020, Offenflöte 4', Trompete 8' - 2020.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: Setzerkombinationen.

Other specifications
Different specifications	According to the prospect of the Gebrüder Müller from 1853, the original specification was: Manual: Bourdon 16' (B/D), Principal 8', Hohlflaut 8', Gamba 8' (B/D), Octav 4', Superoctav 2', Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/2'), Trompete 8' (B/D), Claron 4' (B). Positiv: Hohlflaut 8', Salicett 8' (B/D), Flautraver 8' (D), Principal 4', Flaut 4'. Pedal: Subbass 16', Principal 8', Violon 8', Posaun 16'. The original specification of the Steinmeyer organ was (1966): Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Sifflöte 2', Sesquialter 2 fach (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'). Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Nachthorn 4', Prinzipal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Zimbel 3 fach (1/2'), Tremulant. Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Offenflöte 4', Choralbaß 2', Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'). Koppeln: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.

Other specifications

Different specifications

According to the prospect of the Gebrüder Müller from 1853, the original specification was:
Manual: Bourdon 16' (B/D), Principal 8', Hohlflaut 8', Gamba 8' (B/D), Octav 4', Superoctav 2', Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/2'), Trompete 8' (B/D), Claron 4' (B).
Positiv: Hohlflaut 8', Salicett 8' (B/D), Flautraver 8' (D), Principal 4', Flaut 4'.
Pedal: Subbass 16', Principal 8', Violon 8', Posaun 16'.

The original specification of the Steinmeyer organ was (1966):
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Sifflöte 2', Sesquialter 2 fach (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3').
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Nachthorn 4', Prinzipal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Zimbel 3 fach (1/2'), Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Offenflöte 4', Choralbaß 2', Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3').
Koppeln: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.

Literature	125 Jahre Orgelbau Steinmeyer : 1847-1972. - Oettingen/Bayern : G.F. Steinmeyer & Co., 1972. Het orgelmakersgeslacht Müller te Reifferscheid : Die Orgelbauerfamilie Müller zu Reifferscheid / Frans Jespers. - Baexem : Samenwerkende Orgelvrienden Limburg, 2011.
Links	https://st-nikolaus-krefeld.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/a-blog/Eine-neue-Orgel-fuer-St.-Margareta/

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