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Lachen (Schwyz), Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Schwyz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Heiligkreuz
Municipal: Lachen (Schwyz)
Address: Kirchplatz 10, 8853, Lachen
Website: http://www.kirchelachen.ch/
Description nr.: 2078818.
Built by: Späth Orgelbau AG (1970)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1806 by Josef & Alois Willimann
Technical data
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintatön 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Oktave 2', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 2', Zimbel 2/3', Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Koppelflöte 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8', Oktave 4', Spillflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 2', Trompette Harmonique 8', Englisch Horn 8', Clairon 4', Harmonika 8' - 1860; Physharmonika.
Kronpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Dolzflöte 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Oktave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 fach (2 2/3'), Scharff 1', Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Oktave 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 2 2/3', Posaune 16', Zinke 8', Corno 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Kronpositiv, Schwellwerk - Kronpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Kronpositiv.
Accessories: 4.000 Setzerkombinationen - 2008.
Lachen (Schwyz), Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Schwyz) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Heiligkreuz
Municipal: Lachen (Schwyz)
Address: Kirchplatz 10, 8853, Lachen
Website: http://www.kirchelachen.ch/
Description nr.: 2078818.
Built by: Späth Orgelbau AG (1970)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1806 by Josef & Alois Willimann
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1806 | Josef & Alois Willimann | new organ | 1818 | Johann Michael Gangyner | maintenance/reparations | 1860 | E.F. Walcker & Cie. | 172 | rebuild | 1902 | Friedrich Goll Orgelbau AG | rebuild | 1926 | Orgelbau Kuhn AG | new organ in old case | 1970 | Späth Orgelbau AG | new organ in old case | 2009 | Späth Orgelbau AG | restoration |
- The Baroque parish church in Lachen was built in 1707-1711 and was designed by the Gebrüder Thumb from Bezau. A new organ was built in 1806 by Josef and Alois Willimann. In 1818, it was renovated by Johann Michael Gangyner. The instrument was converted by Walcker in 1860, but was replaced in 1926 by a new organ by Theodor Kuhn. The organ case from 1806 has been retained. The Kuhn organ was dedicated on July 11, 1926.
- In 1970, the Späth company from Rapperswil built a new organ in this case. In 2008-2009 it was renovated by the same company and expanded with a setzer installation. The voicing was also revised. The organ was inaugurated again on March 29, 2009.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hauptwerk | 10 |
| - Schwellwerk | 15 |
| - Kronpositiv | 9 |
| - Pedal | 10 |
| Total number of stops | 44 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintatön 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Oktave 2', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 2', Zimbel 2/3', Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Koppelflöte 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8', Oktave 4', Spillflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 2', Trompette Harmonique 8', Englisch Horn 8', Clairon 4', Harmonika 8' - 1860; Physharmonika.
Kronpositiv (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Dolzflöte 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Oktave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 fach (2 2/3'), Scharff 1', Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Oktave 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 2 2/3', Posaune 16', Zinke 8', Corno 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Kronpositiv, Schwellwerk - Kronpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Kronpositiv.
Accessories: 4.000 Setzerkombinationen - 2008.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The specification was after the rebuilt by Walcker in 1860: I. Manual: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Principalfloete 8', Copel 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octav 4', Copelfloete 4', Fugara 4', Quint 2 2/3', Superoctav 2', Mixtur 2', Trompete 8'. II. Manual: Principal 8', Coppel 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Octavfloete 4', Hohlfloete 4', Quintcoppel 2 2/3', Cornett 4 fach (4'), Baßethorn 8'. Pedal: Grand Bourdon 16', Violonbaß 16', Gedeckt 16', Quintbaß 10 2/3', Octavbaß 8', Violoncell 8', Superoctav 4', Posaunenbaß 16', Trompete 8'. |
| Literature |
Lachen. - In: Arbeitsbuch von 1852-1865 [Buch 6]. - [Ludwigsburg] : [E.F. Walcker & Cie.], 1865. |
| Recordings |
Jubiläums CD Späth Orgelbau 1909 bis 2019 : 13 Instrumente 4 Organisten / Vincenzo Alevato, Michael Bartek, Eun Hye Lee, Ilja Völlmy Kudrjavtsev. - Rüti : Späth Orgelbau AG, 2019. |
| Links |
https://www.kirchenmusik-lachen.ch/die-orgel-n/ http://www.kirchelachen.ch/infrastruktur/pfarrkirche https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilig_Kreuz_(Lachen_SZ)#Orgel |