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Düsseldorf, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Gnadenkirche (Gerresheim)
Municipal: Düsseldorf
Region:Ruhrgebiet
Address: Dreherstraße 210, 40625, Düsseldorf

Description nr.: 2065126.

Built by: Willi Peter (1960)
Church closed and demolished (2010)


  • The Gnadenkirche in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim was built in 1957. A two-manual pipe organ by Willi Peter was inaugurated in 1960. The instrument had sixteen stops.
  • In 2010, both the Gnadenkirche and the Apostelkirche in Gerresheim had to be closed. The buildings were demolished. The Peter organ has been sold in 2010. The last service in the Gnadenkirche has been on January 31, 2010.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk6
- Brustwerk5
- Pedal5
Total number of stops16
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Spitzgambe 8', Octave 4', Spillflöte 2', Mixtur 3-5 fach (1'), Trompete 8'.
Brustwerk (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Rohrflöte 4', Octave 2', Scharfzimbel 3 fach (1'), Doppelkegelregal 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Offenbass 8', Octave 4', Rauschwerk 3 fach (2 2/3'), Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Brustwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Brustwerk.

Literature Die Düsseldorfer Orgeln und ihre Spieler. - In: Orgelstadt Düsseldorf : Instrumente Spieler Komponisten / Oskar Gottlieb Blarr, Theodor Kersken. - Düsseldorf : Triltsch Verlag, 1982. - (105. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).