Complete description of the selected organ
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Merseyside) - Museum of Liverpool, Gangolfer Prozessionsorgel
Municipal: Liverpool
Address: Pier Head, L3 1DG, Liverpool
Website: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2064686.
Built by: Nicolaus Manderscheidt (1644)
In 1644, Nicolaus Manderscheidt built a procession organ with five ranks for the Sankt Gangolfkirche in Bamberg. The organ may have been used for processions until 1886. It was sold in 1923 to Paul de Wit, who sold it again to the company Rushworth & Dreaper in Liverpool. The instrument remained in their collection until 1966, when it was sold to the Liverpool City Museum.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual: Grob Gedackt 8', Klein Gedackt 4', Waldflöte 2', Principal 1 1/2' (B/D), Fagot 8' (B/D), Tremulant.
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Merseyside) - Museum of Liverpool, Gangolfer Prozessionsorgel
Municipal: Liverpool
Address: Pier Head, L3 1DG, Liverpool
Website: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2064686.
Built by: Nicolaus Manderscheidt (1644)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1644 | Nicolaus Manderscheidt | new organ | 1923 | Rushworth & Dreaper | maintenance/reparations |
In 1644, Nicolaus Manderscheidt built a procession organ with five ranks for the Sankt Gangolfkirche in Bamberg. The organ may have been used for processions until 1886. It was sold in 1923 to Paul de Wit, who sold it again to the company Rushworth & Dreaper in Liverpool. The instrument remained in their collection until 1966, when it was sold to the Liverpool City Museum.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1644 | Bamberg | Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Gangolf, Prozessionsorgel |
| 1923 | Liverpool | Rushworth & Dreaper |
| 1966 | Liverpool | Museum of Liverpool |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 5 |
| Manual compass | CDE-c''', division between dis' and es' |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual: Grob Gedackt 8', Klein Gedackt 4', Waldflöte 2', Principal 1 1/2' (B/D), Fagot 8' (B/D), Tremulant.
| Literature |
Königin der Vielfalt : Gegenwart und Geschichte der Bamberger Orgeln / Ulrich Theißen. - Sankt Ottilien : EOS Verlag, 2011. |