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Schwäbisch Hall, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankta Maria, Königin des Friedens (Hessental)
Municipal: Schwäbisch Hall
Region:Württemberg
Address: Hirtengasse 31, 74523, Schwäbisch Hall
Website: https://gesamtkirchengemeinde-schwaebisch-hall.drs.de/
Description nr.: 2078683.
Built by: Schulte Orgelbau (2014)
The organ contains older material: Pipes, wind chest and bellow from 1887 by Walter Drechsler, Pipes from ca. 1900 by Builder unknown
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Trumpet 8' - ca. 1900, Clarinette 8' (c°-a'''), Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Vox Celestes 8' (c°-a'''), Principal 4', Flute 4' - ca. 1900, Flautino 2' - ca. 1900, Sesquialter 2-3 ranks - ca. 1900, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8', Octave 4' - ca. 1900, Bassoon 16' - ca. 1900.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 x 46 x 64 Setzerkombinationen - 2013.
Schwäbisch Hall, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankta Maria, Königin des Friedens (Hessental)
Municipal: Schwäbisch Hall
Region:Württemberg
Address: Hirtengasse 31, 74523, Schwäbisch Hall
Website: https://gesamtkirchengemeinde-schwaebisch-hall.drs.de/
Description nr.: 2078683.
Built by: Schulte Orgelbau (2014)
The organ contains older material: Pipes, wind chest and bellow from 1887 by Walter Drechsler, Pipes from ca. 1900 by Builder unknown
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1887 | Walter Drechsler | new organ | 1934 | Bedwell & Sons | transfer/relocate | 1988 | G. Wilkins | maintenance/reparations | 2014 | Schulte Orgelbau | reconstruction |
- In 1887-88 Walter Drechsler built an organ for All Saints' Church in Easton in Suffolk. It was officially put into use in June 1889. It was a three-manual organ with thirty stops. The organ was exchanged in 1934 with the organ of Trinity Methodist Church in Clacton-on-Sea. It was transferred by G.C. Bedwell & Son. The Clacton organ, built by Thomas Harrison in 1885, moved to Easton. The Drechsler organ was reduced in size when it was transferred, it only had 24 registers in Clacton. An overhaul was carried out by the Wilkins company in 1988.
- Because the organ was no longer used during church services, it was offered for sale in 2009. It was sold in 2013 to the parish of Sankta Maria in Schwäbisch Hall-Hellental. It was restored and converted by Oliver Schulte under the advice of Eberhard Schulz. It was reduced from three to two keyboards, and expanded with a number of registers. The pipework from those dates from around 1900. The original pneumatic action has been replaced by a mechanical key action and electric register action. A new organ case has been constructed with a new front. The organ was put into use at the new location in 2014.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1887 | Clacton-on-Sea | Trinity Methodist Church |
| 2014 | Schwäbisch Hall | Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankta Maria, Königin des Friedens (Hessental) |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 27 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Trumpet 8' - ca. 1900, Clarinette 8' (c°-a'''), Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Vox Celestes 8' (c°-a'''), Principal 4', Flute 4' - ca. 1900, Flautino 2' - ca. 1900, Sesquialter 2-3 ranks - ca. 1900, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8', Octave 4' - ca. 1900, Bassoon 16' - ca. 1900.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 x 46 x 64 Setzerkombinationen - 2013.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixture 2 ranks | C: 1 1/3' - 1'. cis': 2' - 1 1/3'. |
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The stop list from Clacton-on-Sea (2013) was: Great Organ (C-a'''): Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viola 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks. Choir Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Flute Harmonic 4', Clarinette 8'. Swell Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant. Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Basse 8', Flute Basse 8'. Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Octave, Great Suboctave, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Swell Suboctave. Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 2 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell. |
| Literature |
Schwabisch Hall, St. Maria. - In: Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Nr. 136, August 2014. |
| Links |
http://orgelbau-schulte.de/portfolio_page/hessental/ https://gesamtkirchengemeinde-schwaebisch-hall.drs.de/kirchenmusik/orgeln.html https://npor.org.uk/survey/D00113 |