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Hühnerfeld, Deutschland (Saarland) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Marien
Municipal: Sulzbach/Saar
Address: Grühlingstraße 75A, 66280, Hühnerfeld

Description nr.: 2071613.

Built by: Thomas Gaida (2010)
The organ contains older material: from 1931 by Mamert Hock, from 1957 by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1931 Mamert Hock  new organ
1937 Mamert Hock  maintenance/reparations
1959 Hugo Mayer Orgelbau  rebuild
2010 Thomas Gaida  new organ in old case

The organ in the Marienkirche in Hühnerfeld was built in the years 2006-2010 by Thomas Gaida. The organ case and part of the pipework have been taken over from the previous organ of the church, built by the firm Hock & Co. in 1931. It was the last and also the largest organ built by this firm. This organ had been rebuilt by Hugo Mayer in 1957-1959. The Mayer console has been reused by Thomas Gaida.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk8
- Schwellwerk I8
- Schwellwerk II5
- Pedal7
Total number of stops28
Key actionElectronic
Stop actionElectronic
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flöte 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Mixtur 4 fach (2'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk I (C-g'''): Nachthorn 8', Quintade 8', Principal 4', Blockflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Flöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Oboe 8'.
Schwellwerk II (C-g'''): Flötenprincipal 8', Gambe 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Krummhorn 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Violon 16', Subbass 16', Gedacktbass 16', Octavbass 8', Choralbass 4', Mixtur 4 fach, Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk I, Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk I 16', Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk I 4', Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk II, Schwellwerk I - Schwellwerk II, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk 4', Pedal - Schwellwerk I, Pedal - Schwellwerk I 4', Pedal - Schwellwerk II, Pedal - Schwellwerk II 4', Manual II Sub, Manual II Super, Manual III Sub, Manual III Super.
Accessories: Setzerkombinationen, Transposer.

Other specifications
Different specifications The specification of the Hock organ (1931) was:
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bordun 16', Prinzipal 8', Majorflöte 8', Salicional 8', Oktave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Mixtur 4 fach (2'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Flötenprinzipal 8', Nachthorn 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Quintatön 8', Prästant 4', Blockflöte 4', Quintflöte 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Terz 1 3/5', Harmonia Aetherea 3 fach, Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Violonbass 16', Subbass 16', Echobass 16', Oktavbass 8', Choralbass 4', Rauschpfeife 4 fach (2 2/3'), Posaune 16', Basstrompete 8'.
Koppeln: Manual I - Manual II, Super Manual I - Manual II, Sub Manual I - Manual II, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Super Manual I, Super Manual II.
Spielhilfen: 2 freie Kombinationen, 4 feste Kombinationen (p - mf - f - tutti), Crescendowalze, Zungen ab.
Literature Historische Orgeln im Saarland : Mit Aufnahmen von Richard Menzel / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - Regensburg : Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH., 2015. - (Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; 271).