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Eislingen an der Fils, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Liebfrauenkirche
Municipal: Eislingen/Fils
Address: Friedrichstraße 6, 73054, Eislingen/Fils
Website: https://stmarkus-liebfrauen-eislingen.drs.de/
Description nr.: 2078500.
Built by: William George Vowles (1875)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (TC), Clarabella 8' (TC), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Cremona 8' (TC).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Gedeckt 8' - old, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Auxilaire (C-g'''): Geigen Principal 8' - Keates, Wald Flute 8' - Keates, Dulciana 8' - Keates, Vox Coelestis 8' (TC) - 1957, Rohrflöte 4' - Keates, Twelfth 2 2/3' - old, Piccolo 2' - 2011, Seventeenth 1 3/5' - 2011, Mixture 3 ranks - 2011, Trumpet 16' - 2011; extension, Trumpet 8' - 2011, Trumpet 4' - 2011; extension, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Auxilaire on Great, Auxilaire on Swell, Auxilaire on Pedal, Trumpet on Great, Trumpet on Swell, Trumpet on Pedal.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
Eislingen an der Fils, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Liebfrauenkirche
Municipal: Eislingen/Fils
Address: Friedrichstraße 6, 73054, Eislingen/Fils
Website: https://stmarkus-liebfrauen-eislingen.drs.de/
Description nr.: 2078500.
Built by: William George Vowles (1875)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1875 | William George Vowles | new organ | 1957 | George Day | modify stoplist | 1981 | Geo. Osmond & Co. | restoration | 2011 | Eduard Wiedenmann | transfer/relocate |
- In 1875 William George Vowles built a new organ for the Baptist Church on Bristol Road in Weston-super-Mare. It was placed on a gallery, but was moved to the church floor in 1886. In 1957, George Day carried out a revision in which the Swell Vox Humana was replaced by a Vox Coelestis. For a few years the organ was no longer playable, and an electronic organ was used. The organ was renovated by George Osmond in 1981.
- Over time the instrument was used less and less, and a gospel band accompanied the congregational singing. The organ was offered for sale in 2009. After a restoration by Eduard Wiedenmann, it was placed in the Liebfrauenkirche in Eislingen. It was dedicated in this church on July 9, 2011. During the restoration, the organ was expanded with an Auxiliary Work with ten stops that can be used on both manuals and the pedal. The Vox Coelestis from 1957 has been placed on the Auxiliaire and was replaced on Swell by a historic English Gedeckt 8'. The pipework of the Auxiliaire also partly used historic English pipework, made by Keates.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1875 | Weston-super-Mare | Baptist Church |
| 2011 | Eislingen an der Fils | Liebfrauenkirche |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| - Auxilaire | 12 (10) |
| Total number of stops | 30 (28) |
| Key action | Mechanical, Electrical (Auxiliaire) |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Electrical (Auxiliaire) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 447,85 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
| Wind pressure | 84 mm, Auxiliaire 93 mm, Trumpet 115 mm |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (TC), Clarabella 8' (TC), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Cremona 8' (TC).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Gedeckt 8' - old, Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Auxilaire (C-g'''): Geigen Principal 8' - Keates, Wald Flute 8' - Keates, Dulciana 8' - Keates, Vox Coelestis 8' (TC) - 1957, Rohrflöte 4' - Keates, Twelfth 2 2/3' - old, Piccolo 2' - 2011, Seventeenth 1 3/5' - 2011, Mixture 3 ranks - 2011, Trumpet 16' - 2011; extension, Trumpet 8' - 2011, Trumpet 4' - 2011; extension, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Auxilaire on Great, Auxilaire on Swell, Auxilaire on Pedal, Trumpet on Great, Trumpet on Swell, Trumpet on Pedal.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
| Literature |
Die Orgel : Die historische Vowles-Orgel in der Liebfrauenkirche in Eislingen. - In: Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Nr. 131, Dezember 2011. |
| Links |
https://stmarkus-liebfrauen-eislingen.drs.de/geschichte-kirchen-und-kapellen/liebfrauen/orgel-liebfrauen.html |