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Photo: Theo Garbas. Date: 2006.

Photo: Theo Garbas

Niederdonk, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Niederdonker Kapelle Maria in der Not

Forwarded from: München - Bayerischer Rundfunk (1954 - 1986)

Municipal: Meerbusch
Address: Niederdonker Straße 99, 40667, Meerbusch
Website: http://smhg.de/

Description nr.: 2072391.

Built by: Rieger Orgelbau (1954)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1954 Rieger Orgelbau  new organ
1986 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
2005 Schulte Orgelbau  transfer/relocate

  • The company Rieger built a new organ for the Bayerischer Rundfunk in 1954. It replaced an organ by Steinmeyer from 1949, that was relocated to the Domkirche in Freising. The Rieger organ was located in the Funkhaus.
  • In 1986 the organ was sold to a private person. It was placed in the chapel 'Maria in der Not' in Niederdonk in 2005 after a renovation by Schulte Orgelbau. It was dedicated on this location on March 9, 2005.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1954MünchenBayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Funkhaus
1986Particulier bezit
2005NiederdonkNiederdonker Kapelle Maria in der Not

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual8
- II. Manual7
- Pedal6
Total number of stops21
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-c''''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3' (from g°), Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5' (from a°), Mixtur 4-3 fach, Tremulant.
II. Manual (C-f'''): Pommer 8', Hohlflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Oktave 1', Zimbel 2 fach, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Gedackt 16', Gedackt 8', Rohrflöte 4', Lochflöte 2', Rauschpfeife 2 fach (1 1/3'+1'), Rankett 16'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual.

Literature Die Orgel (11) / Johannes Maria Strauss. - In: Maria in der Not Kapelle Niederdonk. - 4. Auflage. - Aachen : Bernardus-Verlag, 2019.

Photo: Theo Garbas. Date: 2006.
Photo: Theo Garbas