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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Friedrichroda, Deutschland (Thüringen) - Evangelisch-Lutherische Sankt Blasiuskirche
Municipal: Friedrichroda
Address: Marktstraße 20, 99894, Friedrichroda
Website: http://sanktblasius.de/

Description nr.: 2025473.

Built by: Jehmlich Orgelbau (1961) - opus 769
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1780 by Gebrüder Wagner

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1780 Gebrüder Wagner  new organ
1961 Jehmlich Orgelbau769 new organ in old case
2011 Bernhard Kutter  restoration

The organ in the church of Friedrichsroda was built in 1961 by the Jehmlich company. The organ case dates from around 1780. It was made for an organ by the Wagner brothers. Nothing has been preserved of the old instrument, except this case. In 2011 the organ was overhauled and revoiced by Bernhard Kutter.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Oberwerk8
- Pedal6
Total number of stops23
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Quintade 16', Prinzipal 8', Rohrgedackt 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Rohrnassat 2 2/3', Waldflöte 2', Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8'.
Oberwerk (C-f'''): Holzgedackt 8', Prinzipal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Octave 2', Sifflöte 1', Sesquialter 2 fach, Zimbel 3 fach, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Choralbaß 4', Weitpfeife 2', Mixturbaß 4 fach, Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Oberwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Oberwerk.

Literature Zwischen Hörsel und Wilder Gera : Die Kirchen der Superintendur Waltershausen-Ohrdruf / Hartmut Ellrich, Theophil Heinke, Karsten Hoerenz. - Weimar : Wartburg Verlag, 2005.
Recordings Orgeln im Gothaer Land : Altenbergen - Finsterbergen - Friedrichroda - Wahlwinkel - Waltershausen / Ellen Schwarz-Schertler, Theophil Heinke. - Jubal Music 110915 (CD). - 2011. - (Orgelland Thüringen ; Vol. 1).
Links http://www.chor-orgelforum.de/Orgel/