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Photo: Gwenny Eeckels.

Photo: Gwenny Eeckels

Wissembourg, France (Bas-Rhin (67)) - Église Luthérienne Saint-Jean
Municipal: Wissembourg
Region:Alsace
Address: 2 Rue Saint-Jean, 67610, Wissembourg
Website: http://www.paroisse-wissembourg.fr/

Description nr.: 2038106.

Built by: Thomas Manufacture d'Orgues (2015)


In September 2011, the Thomas firm was commissioned to build a new organ for the Église Saint-Jean in Wissembourg. The consultant for the work was Christian Lutz. The organ was inaugurated on June 27, 2015 with a concert by Bart Jacobs.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Rückpositiv11
- Oberwerk10
- Pedal10 (7)
Total number of stops40 (37)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentMeurice-Thomas

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Quintadena 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octav 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Superoctav 2', Mixtur 6 fach, Trompet 16'.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Octav 4', Rohrflöte 4', Octav 2', Waldflöte 2', Sesquialtera 2 fach, Scharff 4 fach, Fagott 16', Dulcian 8'.
Oberwerk (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Spillpfeife 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Flöt 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Flöte 2', Quint 1 1/3', Trompet 8', Vox Humana 8', Schalmey 4', Tremblant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Octav 8', Spillpfeife 8' - Transmission, Octav 4', Flöte 4' - Transmission, Mixtur 6 fach, Posaune 16', Trompet 8', Schalmey 4' - Transmission.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rückpositiv, Hauptwerk - Oberwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Oberwerk, Pedal - Oberwerk 4'.
Accessories: Setzer-Kombinationen.

Literature Wissembourg (F) : Église protestante St-Jean. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2017, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2016.
Recordings J.S. Bach : Organ Works 02 / Jean-Luc Thellin. - OrganRoxx (CD). - 2019.
Links https://www.orgues-thomas.com/orgues/neufs/WISSEMBOURG-%C3%89glise-protestante-Saint-Jean
http://decouverte.orgue.free.fr/orgues/wissemje.htm
http://www.paroisse-wissembourg.fr/projetorgue.html