Complete description of the selected organ
Maximiliansau, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Municipal: Wörth am Rhein
Address: Eisenbahnstraße 91, 76744, Maximiliansau
Description nr.: 2072459.
Built by: Vleugels Orgelmanufactur (1989) - opus 238
The organ contains older material: Organ Case from 1785 by Michael Stiehr
In 1785 Michael Stiehr built an organ with eighteen stops for the Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche in Maximiliansau. The organ had one manual and an indepentent pedal. In 1858 this instrument was replaced by a Walcker organ with seventeen registers with with cone chests. Stiehr's organ case was preserved. The organ was rebuilt and modified after 1858. The current organ was built in 1988-1989 by Vleugels Orgelmanufactur. Stiehr's case was expanded with a chair organ, designed in the same style. The new organ was dedicated on March 25, 1989. In 2004 Vleugels carried out a renovation.
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Traversflöte 4', Superoctave 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 8', Prästant 4', Spitzflöte 4', Blockflöte 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 fach (1'), Dulcianregal 16', Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Octavbass 8', Gedacktbass 8', Choralbass 4', Nachthorn 2', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
Maximiliansau, Deutschland (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Municipal: Wörth am Rhein
Address: Eisenbahnstraße 91, 76744, Maximiliansau
Description nr.: 2072459.
Built by: Vleugels Orgelmanufactur (1989) - opus 238
The organ contains older material: Organ Case from 1785 by Michael Stiehr
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1785 | Michael Stiehr | new organ | 1858 | E.F. Walcker & Cie. | new organ in old case | 1989 | Vleugels Orgelmanufactur | 238 | new organ in old case | 2004 | Vleugels Orgelmanufactur | restoration |
In 1785 Michael Stiehr built an organ with eighteen stops for the Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche in Maximiliansau. The organ had one manual and an indepentent pedal. In 1858 this instrument was replaced by a Walcker organ with seventeen registers with with cone chests. Stiehr's organ case was preserved. The organ was rebuilt and modified after 1858. The current organ was built in 1988-1989 by Vleugels Orgelmanufactur. Stiehr's case was expanded with a chair organ, designed in the same style. The new organ was dedicated on March 25, 1989. In 2004 Vleugels carried out a renovation.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 8 |
| - Rückpositiv | 9 |
| - Pedal | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 23 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Traversflöte 4', Superoctave 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 8', Prästant 4', Spitzflöte 4', Blockflöte 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 fach (1'), Dulcianregal 16', Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Octavbass 8', Gedacktbass 8', Choralbass 4', Nachthorn 2', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
| Literature |
Die Orgeln des Landkreises Germersheim / Bernhard H. Bonkhoff. - In: Mitteilungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für mittelrheinische Musikgeschichte, Sonderheft - Juni 2013. |