Spring naar content
Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde

Zwiefalten, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Münster "Unserer lieben Frau", Chor-Orgel
Municipal: Zwiefalten
Region:Württemberg
Address: Beda-Sommerberger-Straße 3, 88529, Zwiefalten
Website: https://se-zwiefalter-alb.drs.de/

Description nr.: 2004945.

Built by: Gebrüder Späth (1956)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1760 by Joseph Gabler

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1760 Joseph Gabler  new organ
1892 Link Orgelbau  new organ in old case
1956 Gebrüder Späth  new organ in old case

  • The choir organ of the Abbey in Zwiefalten is housed in a beautiful baroque organ case. This case was made around 1760 by Joseph Gabler, who built an organ with two manuals and an independent pedal with a total of 23 stops. After the closure of the monastery in 1808, the main organ was sold, but the choir organ remained in the church. In 1812 the building was dedicated as a parish church. The choir organ was then placed in the organ loft on the west side. However, it was too small for the church. In 1892, the Link company built a new pneumatic instrument in the old cases with 25 stops. Some registers from the old organ were taken over.
  • In anticipation of the construction of a new main organ in 1958, the choir organ was relocated to its original location in the church. The Späth company installed a new instrument in the organ cases, again with 23 stops.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Positiv9
- Pedal5
Total number of stops23
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintade 16', Prinzipal 8', Gedackt 8', Violoncello 8', Oktav 4', Nachthorn 4', Flageolet 2', Mixtur 5-6 fach (1 1/3'), Zarttrompete 8'.
Positiv (C-g'''): Koppelflöte 8', Salizional 8', Prinzipal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Oktav 2', Terz 1 3/5', Cymbel 3 fach (1/2'), Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Gemshorn 8', Rohrpommer 4', Piffaro1 2 fach (4' + 2'), Fagottbaß 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Positiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Positiv.
Accessories: 1 vrije combinatie, Automatische pedaalomschakeling, Crescendo-Walze.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • Gabler's design disposition was:
    Hauptwerk: Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Solicinal 8', Quinta Tön 8', Coppl 8', Unda Maris 8' (discant), Hohl Flaute 8', Octav 4', Rohr Flaute 4', Super-Octav 2', Cornet 4 fach (2'), Mixtur 6-7 fach (3').
    Positiv: Coppel Flaut 8', Principal 4', Hohlflaute 4', Flageolet 2', Piffaro 2 fach (4'), Cymbalum 3 fach (1').
    Pedal: Subbaß 16' (offen), Borduen Baß 16', Octava Baß 8', Violon Baß 2 fach (8'), Choralbaß 15 fach (4').

  • The specification of the 1892 Link organ was:
    I. Manual: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Flöte 8', Gedeckt 8', Aeoline 8', Octav 4', Gemshorn 4', Flöte 4', Doublette 2 2/3'+2', Mixtur 2 2/3', Trompete 8'.
    II. Manual: Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Salicional 8', Rohrflöte 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 4'.
    Pedal: Principal 16', Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Violonbaß 8', Choralbaß 5 1/3', Posaune 16'.
    Koppeln: I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
    Nebenzüge: Tutti, Forte, Piano.

Literature
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 12. Jahrg. No. 27, 21. Juni 1892.
  • Orgeln in Württemberg / Helmut Völkl. - Neuhausen-Stuttgart : Hänssler-Verlag, 1986. - (110. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).
  • Historische Orgeln in Ulm und Oberschwaben : Pfeifenorgeln im Alb-Donau-Kreis, in Ulm, Hayingen und Zwiefalten / Wolfgang Manecke, Johannes Mayr. - Ulm : Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1999. - (Alb und Donau Kunst und Kultur ; 21).

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Source: Postcard.
Source: Postcard
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 10 August 2022.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde