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Hanau am Main, Deutschland (Hessen) - Evangelische Marienkirche
Municipal: Hanau am Main
Address: Am Goldschmiedehaus 1, 63450, Hanau
Website: https://www.stadtkirchengemeinde-hanau.de/

Description nr.: 2041677.

Built by: Wilhelm Ratzmann (1894)
Destroyed (1945)


  • In 1894 Wilhelm Ratzmann completed two new organs for Hanau, one for the Marienkirche and one for the Johanneskiche. The instruments were inspected in November 1894 by Mr. Löwe, Seminarlehrer in Schlüchtern, and by Mr. A. Brede, Musikdirektor in Kassel.
  • On March 19, 1945, both churches were destroyed by bombing. The organs were lost.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual15
- II. Manual10
- III. Manual (Schwellwerk)7
- Pedal8
Total number of stops40
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-f'''): Principal 16', Bordun 16', Principal 8', Bordun 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Oktave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 5 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Principal 8', Zartflöte 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Fugara 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Flautino 2', Cymbal 3 fach (2'), Clarinette 8'.
III. Manual (Schwellwerk) (C-f'''): Geigenprincipal 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8', Dolce 4', Traversflöte 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Principalbaß 16', Violonbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Oktavbaß 8', Violoncello 8', Oktavbaß 4', Posaune 16', Fagottbaß 8'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, II. Manual - III. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: 4 feste Kombinationen (p - mf - f - tutti), Barker-Maschine zum I. Manual.

Literature Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 15. Jahrg. No. 7, 1. December 1894.