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Gdańsk - Kościół św. Bartłomieja (Bartholomäuskirche)

Gdańsk, Polska (Województwo Pomorskie) - Kościół św. Bartłomieja (Bartholomäuskirche)
Municipal: Gdańsk
Address: Zaułek Św. Bartłomieja, Gdańsk

Description nr.: 2058403.

Built by: Merten Friese (1620)
Destroyed (1940)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1620 Merten Friese  new organ
1660 Georg Nitrowski  enlargement
1763 Friedrich Rudolf Dalitz  restoration
1899 Max Terletzki  new organ in old case

  • The Bartholomäuskirche in Gdańsk was given a new organ by Merten Friese in 1620. Georg Nitrowski expanded the instrument with pedal towers in 1658-1660. Friedrich Rudolf Dalitz worked on the organ in 1763. He replaced the two side doors of the positive and the pedal towers with wood carvings.
  • In 1899 Max Terletzki built a new organ with 41 stops on three manuals in the historic organ cases. The old organ, which was more than two hundred years old, was "worn out." The organ was given an electric wind motor that was modern for that time. It was to be delivered in the winter of 1899/1900.
  • The church building was severely damaged during bombing. The organ has been lost. The church was rebuilt after the war and put into use as a Jesuit church. Since 1997, the building is been the cathedral of the Greek Orthodox community.
  • Mentioned is the specification according to Niedt-Mattheson's publication from 1721.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Haupt Manual11
- Rück Positiv10
- Brust5
- Pedal10
Total number of stops36
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Haupt Manual: Bordun 16', Principal 8', Hollflöt 8', Spiel Flöt 8', Salicinal 8', Quintadena 8', Octava 4', Quinta 3', Quindecima 2', Mixtur 2 fach, Dulcian 16'.
Rück Positiv: Principal 8', Flöt 8', Octava 4', Salicinal 4', Quinta 3', Quindecima 2', Waldflöt 2', Mixtur 3 fach, Trompet 8', Halber Zinck 4'.
Brust: Octava 8', Principal 4', Quintadöna 4', Flöt 2', Regal 8'.
Pedal: Subbaß 16', Octava 8', Hollflöt 8', Salicinal 8', Supper Octava 4', Quintadöna 4', Mixtur 6 fach (4'), Posaune 16', Trompet 8', Cornetten 2'.
Other stops: 2 Cimbelsterne, Paucke.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 14, 11. Februar 1899.
  • Abriß der Geschichte des Orgelbaus in den Kirchen Danzigs bis 1800 / Jan Janca. - Kassel [...] : Bärenreiter, 1989. - (Sonderdruck aus Musik des Ostens ; 11).