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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Wermsdorf, Deutschland (Sachsen) - Schloßkirche Hubertusburg
Municipal: Wermsdorf
Address: Hubertusburg 2, 04779, Wermsdorf

Description nr.: 2003272.

Built by: Tobias Schramm (1749)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1749 Tobias Schramm  new organ
1752 Tobias Schramm  transfer/relocate
2001 Eule Orgelbau  reconstruction

  • In 1749 Tobias Schramm built a small organ for the Hofkirche in Dresden. The instrument was transferred three years later to the Schlosskirche of the Hubertusburg in Wermsdorf. It was not modified during the transfer, but the organ case was painted in different colors. The instrument remained without modifications after this.
  • In 1917 the prospect pipes were removed, which were replaced by zinc ones in 1926. After 1945 the castle was looted. The organ was severely damaged and large parts of the mechanism, the claviature and the pipework were completely destroyed. The organ was reconstructed by Hermann Eule on the basis of some remnants of the mechanism, the heavily damaged organ case and 23 pipes that were still found. Restoration was completed in 2001.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1749Dresden, DuitslandHofkirche
1752Wermsdorf, DuitslandSchloßkirche

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual8
- Pedal2
Total number of stops10
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 415 Hz
TemperamentSilbermann (modified)

Specification
Manual (C-d'''): Principal 8', Viol' di Gamba 8', Groß Gedackt 8', Octav 4', Klein Gedackt 4', Quinta 3', Octava 2', Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/3').
Pedal (C-c'): Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8'.
Accessories: Calcant.

Literature
  • Historische Orgeln in Sachsen : Ein Orgelinventar / Ulrich Dähnert. - 2. Auflage. - Leipzig : VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1983.
  • Orgeln in Sachsen - Ein Reiseführer / Felix Friedrich, Vitus Froesch. - Altenburg : Kamprad, 2012.
Links https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlosskapelle_Hubertusburg#Orgel