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Source: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau.

Source: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau

Berlin, Deutschland (Berlin) - Breitkopf & Härtel, Breitkopfsaal, Übungsorgel
Municipal: Berlin
Address: Pohlstraße, 10785, Berlin

Description nr.: 2069329.

Built by: Alexander Schuke (1932)


  • In 1931-1932 Alexander Schuke built an organ for the Breitkopfsaal in the building of the Breitkopf & Härtel company in Berlin. The purpose of the installation of this organ was to realize a study organ in Berlin, which could be used freely. The organ is built with a large number of transmissions, due to the limited space. The console was freely movable.
  • The address of the hall was Steglitzer Strasse 35 in 1932. This street has been called Pohlstraße since 1947. The Berlin branch of Breitkopf & Härtel was opened on June 26, 1906 on the address Potsdamer Straße. It moved to the Steglitzer Straße in 1928, again to the Potsdamer Straße in 1937, and closed on April 30, 1938. It is not known what happened to the concert hall and the organ.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual11 (4)
- II. Manual (Schwellwerk)12 (8)
- Pedal7 (0)
Total number of stops30 (12)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical

Specification
I. Manual: Prinzipal 8', Gedackt 8' - transmission, Flöte 8' - transmission, Salizional 8' - transmission, Oktave 4', Nachthorn 4' - transmission, Gemshornquinte 2 2/3' - transmission, Oktave 2', Terzflöte 1 3/5' - transmission, Mixtur 4 fach, Krummhorn 8' - transmission.
II. Manual (Schwellwerk): Gedackt 16', Gedackt 8' - extension, Flöte 8', Salizional 8', Geigenschwebung 8', Nachthorn 4', Flauto Dolce 4' - transmission, Violine 4' - transmission, Gemshornquinte 2 2/3', Waldflöte 2' - transmission, Terzflöte 1 3/5', Krummhorn 8', Schwebung.
Pedal: Subbaß 16' - transmission, Sanftbaß 16' - transmission, Prinzipal 8' - transmission, Baßflöte 8' - transmission, Nachthorn 4' - transmission, Krummhorn 8' - transmission, Krummhorn 4' - transmission.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - II. Manual Oberoktav, I. Manual - II. Manual Unteroktav, II. Manual Oberoktav, II. Manual Unteroktav, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: Freie Kombination, Tutti, Rollschweller, Koppeln aus Walze.

Literature Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 52. Jahrg., No. 17, 1. Juni 1932.
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