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Düsseldorf, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Tonhalle, Kaisersaal
Municipal: Düsseldorf
Region:Ruhrgebiet
Address: Ehrenhof 1, 40479, Düsseldorf
Website: http://www.tonhalle-duesseldorf.de/

Description nr.: 2033180.

Built by: Edmund Schulze (1866)
Destroyed (1944/1945)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1866 Edmund Schulze  new organ
1899 Wilhelm Sauer Orgelbau  restoration and enlargement
1925 Wilhelm Sauer Orgelbau  enlargement

  • In 1866 Edmund Schulze built a three-manual organ for the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf. In 1899 the instrument was converted and expanded by the Sauer company. The organ also received pneumatic action. In 1925 it was again expanded by Sauer to 77 stops. The action was now electrified.
  • The instrument was lost in the Second World War.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual17
- II. Manual (Schwellbar)19
- III. Manual (Schwellbar)25
- Pedal16
Total number of stops77
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-a'''): Principal 16', Bordun 16', GroßPrincipal 8' - 1925, Principal 8', Doppelflöte 8' - 1925, Viola di Gamba 8' - 1899, Gemshorn 8', Dulciana 8' - 1925, Gedackt 8', Oktave 4', Bachflöte 4', Dolce 4' - 1925, Piccolo 2' - 1899, Rauschquinte 2 fach, Mixtur 5 fach - 1925, Rankett 16' - 1925, Trompete 8'.
II. Manual (Schwellbar) (C-a'''): Gedackt 16', Principal 8', Konzerflöte 8' - 1899, Unda Maris 8' - 1925, Lieblich Gedackt 8', Harmonika 8', Salicional 8', Quintatön 8' - 1899, Fugara 4', Orchesterflöte 4', Gemshorn 4' - 1925, Nasard 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Kornett 3-4 fach, Cymbel 3 fach, Basson 16' - 1925, Clarinette 8', Cor Anglais 8' - 1925, Clairon 4' - 1925, Tremulant.
III. Manual (Schwellbar) (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16' - 1925, Salicet 16' - 1925, Geigenprincipal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1925, Schalmey (labial) 8' - 1925, Nachthorn 8' - 1925, Spitzflöte 8' - 1899, Stillgedackt 8', Viola 8' - 1925, Aeoline 8' - 1899, Voix Céleste 8' - 1899, Viola d'Amour 4', Flauto Dolce 4' - 1925, Zartquinte 2 2/3' - 1925, Flageolett 2' - 1925, Terz 1 3/5' - 1925, Großkornett 3-7 fach - 1925, Harmonia Aetheria 3 fach - 1899, Mixtur 4 fach - 1925, Helikon 16' - 1925, Trompete Harmonique 8' - 1925, Tuba 8' - 1925, Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8' - 1925, Clairon Harmonique 4' - 1925, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Kontrabaß 16' - 1899, Principal 16', Subbaß 16', Salicetbaß 16', Gedackt 16', Quintbaß 10 2/3' - 1925, Oktavbaß 8', Flötenbaß 8', Cello 8' - 1925, Gedacktbaß 8' - 1925, Choralflöte 4' - 1925, Bombarde 32' - 1925, Posaune 16', Basson 16' - 1925, Trompete 8', Clairon 4' - 1925.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - II. Manual Sub, I. Manual - II. Manual Super, I. Manual - III. Manual, I. Manual - III. Manual Sub, I. Manual - III. Manual Super, II. Manual - III. Manual, II. Manual - III. Manual Sub, II. Manual - III. Manual Super, III. Manual - III. Manual Sub, III. Manual - III. Manual Super, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Pedal - III. Manual, Pedalsuperoktavkoppel.
Accessories: 4 freie Kombinationen, Generaltutti, Tutti, Labialtutti, Forte Pedal, Mezzoforte Pedal, Piano Pedal, Cantus Firmus I. Manual, Cantus Firmus Pedal, Flöten Ab, Principale Ab, Streicher Ab, Rohrwerke Ab, Manual 16' Ab, Rollschweller (Walze), Koppeln aus Walze, Jalousieschweller Ganze Orgel.

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • The original stop list was:
    Hauptwerk: Principal 16', Bordun 16', Maiorprincpal 8', Minorprincipal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gedact 8', Octave 4', Flöte 4', Rauschquinte 2 fach (2 2/3'+2'), Mixtur 5 fach, Cymbel 3 fach, Tuba 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
    Positiv: Gedact 16', Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Gedact 8', Fugara 4', Flöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flötine 2', Hautbois 8', Clarinette 8' (discant).
    Echo: Salicional 8', Gedact 8', Harmonica 8', Viola d'Amour 4', Gedactflöte 4'.
    Pedal: Principal 16', Bordun 16;, Violon 16', Subbass 16', Octave 8', Gedact 8', Flöte 8', Octave 4', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.

  • The stop list from 1899:
    I. Manual: Prinzipal 16', Bordun 16', Prinzipal 8', Gamba 8' - 1899, Gemshorn 8', Gedeckt 8', Hohlflöte 8', Flöte 8' - 1899, Oktave 4', Flöte 4', Piccolo 2' - 1899, Rauschquinte 2 fach, Cornett 3-4 fach - 1899, Mixtur 3 fach, Bombarde 16', Trompete 8', Clarine 4'.
    II. Manual: Gedeckt 16', Prinzipal 8', Konzerflöte 8' - 1899, Salicional 8', Harmonika 8', Gedeckt 8', Quintatön 8' - 1899, Fugara 4', Orchesterflöte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Cymbel 3 fach, Clarinette 8'.
    III. Manual (im Schweller): Quintatön 16' - 1899, Geigenprincipal 8', Spitzflöte 8' - 1899, Aeoline 8' - 1899, Voix Céleste 8' - 1899, Stillgedeckt 8', Viola d'Amour 4', Gedecktflöte 4', Harmonia Aetheria 3 fach - 1899, Oboe 8'.
    Pedal: Contrabaß 32' - 1899, Contrabaß 16' - 1899, Prinzipal 16', Subbaß 16', Gedeckt 16', Violon 16', Oktavbaß 8', Flöte 8', Oktav 4', Posaune 16', Trompete 8'.
    Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - III. Manual, II. Manual - III. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Pedal - III. Manual.
    Accessories: 3 freie Kombinationen, Rohrwerke Ab, Tutti, Rollschweller, Jalousieschweller Ganze Orgel.

Literature
  • Die neue Orgel im Kurhaussaale zu Aachen : Erbaut von G. Stahlhuth, Orgelbaumeister in Burtscheid bei Aachen / H. Böckeler. - Aachen : Verlag Albert Jacobi & Co., 1876.
  • Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 26, 11. Juni 1899.
  • Orgel Sauer Frankfurt/Oder anno 1929 : [Katalog].
  • Orgelstadt Düsseldorf : Instrumente Spieler Komponisten / Oskar Gottlieb Blarr, Theodor Kersken. - Düsseldorf : Triltsch Verlag, 1982. - (105. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).
  • Der Orgelbauer Wilhelm Sauer (1831-1916) : Leben und Werk / Hans-Joachim Falkenberg. - Lauffen : Orgelbau Fachverlag Rensch, 1990. - (124. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).