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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 1 August 2022.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof

Niederschönenfeld, Deutschland (Bayern) - Katholische Klosterkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Municipal: Niederschönenfeld
Region:Schwaben
Address: Abteistraße 19, 86694, Niederschönenfeld

Description nr.: 2013567.

Built by: Orgelbau Schreier (opus 37) and Klais Orgelbau (2019)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1683 by Paulus Prescher

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1683 Paulus Prescher  new organ
1960 Gebrüder Sandtner  restoration and enlargement
2019 Orgelbau Schreier37 new organ in old case
2019 Klais Orgelbau1969 new organ in old case

  • The organ in the Klosterkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt in Niederschönenfeld was originally built in 1653 by Paulus Prescher and was located on the nuns gallery. The organ has been preserved in unaltered condition until 1960, making it a unique instrument. The company Gebr. Sandtner restored the work in that year. They also expanded the stop list of the second manual and the pedal. The organ has a prospect on the church side, but also a facade with wooden pipes at the back of the organ. Both original registers of the Chorwerk were since 1960 located on this side.
  • In 2018-2019 the instrument was rebuilt by Franz Schreier in collaboration with Klais Orgelbau. The new organ has fourteen stops. A large number of stops from 1960 has been re-used. The renewed organ was dedicated on October 27, 2019, with a concert by Florian Luderschmid.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual I8
- Manual II2
- Pedal3
Total number of stops13
Manual compassCDE-d'''
Pedal compassCDE-d'
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 447 Hz
TemperamentMeantone
Wind pressure53 mm

Specification
Manual I: Principal 8', Salicional 8' - 2019, Octav 4', Rohrflöt 4', Quint 3', Superoctav 2', Sesquialter 3 fach (2 2/3') (from f°), Mixtur 4 fach (1').
Manual II: Coppel 8', Viola 8'.
Pedal: Subbass 16' - 2019, Octavbass 8' - 2019, Posaune 8' - 2019.
Other stops: 2 Cimbelsterne, Nachtigall, Vogelsang.
Couplers: Pedalkoppel I. Manual.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list was from 1960 until 2018:
Manual: Principal 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quinte 3', Octav 2', Sesquialter 4 fach (4'+3'+2'+ 1 3/5') (from f°), Mixtur 3 fach (1 1/3').
Chorwerk: Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Gamba 8' - 1960, Principal 4' - 1960, Blockflöte 4' - 1960, Waldflöte 2' - 1960, Quint 1 1/3' - 1960, Scharf 1' - 1960, Regal 8' - 1960.
Pedal: Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Subbaß 16' - 1960, Octav 8' - 1960, Pommer 4' - 1960.
Couplers: Manual - Chorwerk, Pedal - Manual.
Mixtur 3 fach: C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Literature
  • Historische Orgeln in Schwaben / Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1982. - (Veröffentlichtung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; 94).
  • Orgeln in Schwaben / Georg Brenninger. - München : Bruckmann, 1986.
  • Zur Restaurierung der Paulus Prescher-Orgel in Niederschönenfeld in der ehem. Zisterzienserinnen-Abtei und Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt / Hans-Wolfgang Theobald. - [2019].
Links https://orgelbau-klais.com/m.php?sid=491
YouTube Orgel-Reihe (3) - Eine Orgel von europäischem Rang (2021)


Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 1 August 2022.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof