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Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen

Schaffhausen, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Schaffhausen) - Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankta Maria
Municipal: Schaffhausen
Address: Promenadenstrasse 23, 8200, Schaffhausen
Website: https://www.kathschaffhausen.ch/

Description nr.: 2030020.

Built by: Johann Nepomuk Kuhn (1883) - opus 52

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1883 Johann Nepomuk Kuhn52 new organ
1885 Johann Nepomuk Kuhn  transfer/relocate
1976 Orgelbau Kuhn AG  restoration

In 1883 Johann Nepomuk Kuhn built an organ for the Schweizerische Landesausstellung in Zurich. It is a two-manual organ with mechanical action and cone chests. In 1885 the instrument was installed in the Sankta-Mariakirche in Schaffhausen. The Kuhn company restored the work in 1975-1976, after which it was put back into use on March 23, 1976.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1883ZürichSchweizerische Landesausstellung
1885SchaffhausenSankta-Mariakirche

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk12
- Schwellwerk10
- Pedal7
Total number of stops29
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Gedeckt 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Fugara 4', Octav 2', Cornett 4 fach (8'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Geigenprincipal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Wienerflöte 8', Viola 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8' (from c°), Geigenprincipal 4', Traversflöte 4', Clarinette 8', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-d'): Principalbass 16', Violonbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Octavbaß 8', Violoncello 8', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Couplers: Manual Coplung, Coplung Pedal zum I. Manual, Coplung Pedal zum II. Manual.

Other specifications
Different specifications De oorspronkelijke dispositie uit 1883 luidde:
I. Manual: Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Gamba 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Octav 4', Fugara 4', Octav 2', Cornett 5 fach (8'), Mixtur 4 fach (2 2/3'), Trompete 8'.
II. Manual: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen-Prinzipal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Wiener Flöte 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Céleste 8', Geigen-Prinzipal 4', Travers Flöte 4', Clarinette 8'.
Pedal: Prinzipalbass 16', Subbass 16', Violon 16', Octavbass 8', Violon Cello 8', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
Koppelingen: I. Manual - II. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Speelhulpen: 5 Collectivzüge.
Literature Die Schweizerische Landesausstelung in Zürich, 1883 / Oscar Laffert. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 3. Band, No. 25, 1. Juni 1883.
Links https://www.orgelbau.ch/op=800360
https://www.sh-orgel.ch/orgeln

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 29 October 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen