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Schopfheim, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Alte Evangelische Kirche Sankt Michael, Kleine Orgel
Municipal: Schopfheim
Region:Baden
Address: Wallstraße, 79650, Schopfheim
Website: https://eki-schopfheim.de/

Description nr.: 2024320.

Built by: Franz Josef Merklin (1830)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1830	Franz Josef Merklin		new organ
1961	Ernest Muhleisen		transfer/relocate
ca. 2010	Jens Steinhoff		restoration

The small organ of the Alte Evangelische Kirche in Schopfheim was originally built in 1830 by Franz Josef Merklin for the Evangelische Kirche in Kleinkems. It was dismantled in 1958. In 1961 it was restored by Ernest Muhleisen and placed in Schopfheim. The pedal size was originally eighteen keys (C-f °). It has been increased to thirty (C-f ').
Jens Steinhoff restored the organ around 2010.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1830	Kleinkems	Evangelische Kirche
1961	Schopfheim	Alte Evangelische Kirche, Kleine Orgel

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Manual	6
- Pedal	aangehangen
Total number of stops	6
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Gedackt 8', Praestant 4', Flöte 4', Octav 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 fach (1'), Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Aangehangen.

Literature	Historische Orgeln in Baden 1690-1890 / Bernd Sulzmann. - München, Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1980. - (73. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).
Links	https://eki-schopfheim.de/html/content/orgeln_in_der_alten_kirche.html https://orgelbau-steinhoff.com/D/html/1_25.html