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Hamburg, Deutschland (Hamburg) - Hauptkirche Sankt Katharinen
Municipal: Hamburg
Address: Katharinenkirchehof 1, 20457, Hamburg
Website: https://www.katharinen-hamburg.de/
Description nr.: 2002854.
Built by: Hans Stellwagen (1543)
Destroyed (1943)
The historic organ of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg was lost in the bombing of the city on the night of 29 to 30 July 1943. Seventeen registers could be saved. These were included in the new organ that was completed in 1962 by the Kemper company. The organ was played from 1663 to 1722 by Johann Adam Reincken. In 2004, plans were made for the reconstruction of this organ. The original pipes have been taken from the Kemper organ, when this instrument was sold to Poland.
Technical data
Specification
Werck: Principal 16', Bordun 16', Quintadena 16', Octava 8', Spitzflöte 8', Querflöte 8', Octava 4', Octava 2', Rauschpfeife 2 fach, Mixtura 10 fach, Trommete 16', Tremulant.
Rück-Positiv: Principal 8', Gedact 8', Quintadena 8', Octava 4', Blockflöte 4', Hohlflöte 2', Quintflöte 1 1/3', Sifflet 1', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharff 8 fach, Regal 8', Bärpfeife 8', Schallmey 4', Tremulant.
Ober-Werck: Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Flöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Waldflöte 2', Scharf 6 fach, Trommete 8', Zincke 8', Trommete 4'.
Brust: Principal 8', Octava 4', Quintadena 4', Waldpfeife 2', Scharff 7 fach, Dulcian 16', Regal 8'.
Pedal: Principal 32', Principal 16', Sub-Bass 16', Octava 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Nachthorn 4', Rauschpfeiffe 2 fach, Mixtura 5 fach, Cimbel 3 fach, Gross-Posaun 32', Posaune 16', Dulcian 16', Trommete 8', Krumhorn 8', Schallmey 4', Cornet-Bass 2'.
Other stops: 2 Cymbelsterne, Vogelgesang, Timpani.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk.
Hamburg, Deutschland (Hamburg) - Hauptkirche Sankt Katharinen
Municipal: Hamburg
Address: Katharinenkirchehof 1, 20457, Hamburg
Website: https://www.katharinen-hamburg.de/
Description nr.: 2002854.
Built by: Hans Stellwagen (1543)
Destroyed (1943)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1543 | Hans Stellwagen | new organ | 1606 | Hans Scherer der Jüngere | rebuild | 1634 | Gottfried Fritzsche | enlargement | 1670 | Johann Friedrich Besser | enlargement |
The historic organ of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg was lost in the bombing of the city on the night of 29 to 30 July 1943. Seventeen registers could be saved. These were included in the new organ that was completed in 1962 by the Kemper company. The organ was played from 1663 to 1722 by Johann Adam Reincken. In 2004, plans were made for the reconstruction of this organ. The original pipes have been taken from the Kemper organ, when this instrument was sold to Poland.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Werck | 11 |
| - Rück-Positiv | 13 |
| - Ober-Werck | 10 |
| - Brust | 7 |
| - Pedal | 17 |
| Total number of stops | 58 |
| Manual compass | CDERFA-g''a'' , Brustwerk CDE-c''' |
| Pedal compass | CDEFFisGA-c' |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Werck: Principal 16', Bordun 16', Quintadena 16', Octava 8', Spitzflöte 8', Querflöte 8', Octava 4', Octava 2', Rauschpfeife 2 fach, Mixtura 10 fach, Trommete 16', Tremulant.
Rück-Positiv: Principal 8', Gedact 8', Quintadena 8', Octava 4', Blockflöte 4', Hohlflöte 2', Quintflöte 1 1/3', Sifflet 1', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharff 8 fach, Regal 8', Bärpfeife 8', Schallmey 4', Tremulant.
Ober-Werck: Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Flöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Waldflöte 2', Scharf 6 fach, Trommete 8', Zincke 8', Trommete 4'.
Brust: Principal 8', Octava 4', Quintadena 4', Waldpfeife 2', Scharff 7 fach, Dulcian 16', Regal 8'.
Pedal: Principal 32', Principal 16', Sub-Bass 16', Octava 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Nachthorn 4', Rauschpfeiffe 2 fach, Mixtura 5 fach, Cimbel 3 fach, Gross-Posaun 32', Posaune 16', Dulcian 16', Trommete 8', Krumhorn 8', Schallmey 4', Cornet-Bass 2'.
Other stops: 2 Cymbelsterne, Vogelgesang, Timpani.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk.
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