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Kirchberg BE, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Bern) - Reformierte Kirche
Municipal: Kirchberg BE
Region:Emmental
Address: Chilchweg 11, 3422, Kirchberg BE
Website: https://www.kirche-kirchberg.ch/

Description nr.: 2076507.

Built by: Orgelbau Kuhn AG (1959)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1771	Samson Scherrer		new organ
1876	Gebrüder Klingler		new organ in old case
1897	Gebrüder Klingler		enlargement
1959	Orgelbau Kuhn AG		new organ in old case
2007	Wälti Orgelbau		modify stoplist

Under the advice of Ernst Schiess and Wilhelm Schmid, Kuhn Orgelbau built a new organ for the Reformierte Kirche in Kirchberg in the canton of Bern in 1959. The organ was placed in the case that was present in the church. The original organ was built in 1771 by Samson Scherrer with sixteen registers on two manuals and pedal. This organ was replaced in 1876 by a mechanical cone chest organ with fourteen registers by Max Klingler. The case of the positive was emptied except for the front pipes. Klingler converted the instrument to pneumatics in 1897 and expanded it with seven stops. The case of the positive was now placed on top of the main case. The original situation was reconstructed when Kuhn built the organ.
The organ was restored by Thomas Wälti in 2007. He changed the Schalmei 4' of the positive into a Schalmei 8' from c°. The Nachthorn 2' was replaced by a Sesquialtera. The Rückpositiv finally received a tremulant.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk	12
- Rückpositiv	11
- Pedal	10 (8)
Total number of stops	33 (31)
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Electrical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 16', Principal 8', Offenflöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 5-6 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Quintatön 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Superoctave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 fach (2 2/3'+1 3/5') - 2007, Mixtur 3-4 fach (1'), Zimbel 3-4 fach (1/2'), Krummhorn 8', Schalmei 8' (c°-g'''), Tremulant - 2007.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4' - aus Mixtur, Octave 2' - aus Mixtur, Mixtur 5 fach (4'), Posaune 16', Trompete 8', Zinke 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
Accessories: 2 freie Kombinatonen, Tutti.

Other specifications
Different specifications	After the expansion of 1897, the specification of the Klingler organ was: Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Bourdon 8' (1897), Gambe 8', Flöte 8', Oktave 4', Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8' (1897). Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16' (1897), Geigenprinzipal 8' (1897), Lieblich Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8' (1897), Flöte 4', Traversflöte 4' (1897), Rohrflöte 4'. Pedal (C-f'): Violinbass 16', Subbass 16', Prinzipalbass 16' (1897), Oktavbass 8', Violoncello 8'. Koppeln: Manualkoppel, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.

Other specifications

Different specifications

After the expansion of 1897, the specification of the Klingler organ was:
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Bourdon 8' (1897), Gambe 8', Flöte 8', Oktave 4', Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8' (1897).
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16' (1897), Geigenprinzipal 8' (1897), Lieblich Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8' (1897), Flöte 4', Traversflöte 4' (1897), Rohrflöte 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Violinbass 16', Subbass 16', Prinzipalbass 16' (1897), Oktavbass 8', Violoncello 8'.
Koppeln: Manualkoppel, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.

Links

https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=110080
http://peter-fasler.magix.net/public/BEProfile2/kirchbergref.htm