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Photo: Piet Bron
Jáchymov, Česká Republika (Karlovarský Kraj) - Kostel sv. Jáchyma
Municipal: Jáchymov
Region:Čechy
Address: tř. Čs. Armády, 362 51, Jáchymov
Description nr.: 2075256.
Built by: G.F. Steinmeyer und Co. (1875)
Kostel sv. Jáchyma in Jáchymov was built in the years 1534-1540 as the first Evangelical Lutheran church in Bohemia. After 1620 the church was redecorated for Roman Catholic worship. The interior was refurbished in Baroque style in the eighteenth century. An organ was built in 1799-1800. It was renewed in 1842 by Josef Müller, organ builder in Cheb (Eger). The church building was largely destroyed by a fire in 1873. After rebuilding according to plans by J. Mocker, a new organ was built by Steinmeyer, which was consecrated in 1875. The instrument has been approved by Josef Förster from Prague. The organ had 26 registers on two manuals and pedal, cone chests and mechanical action. In 1908 the organ was converted to pneumatics by Christoph Müller. It has since had 25 registers.
Technical data
Photo: Piet Bron
Jáchymov, Česká Republika (Karlovarský Kraj) - Kostel sv. Jáchyma
Municipal: Jáchymov
Region:Čechy
Address: tř. Čs. Armády, 362 51, Jáchymov
Description nr.: 2075256.
Built by: G.F. Steinmeyer und Co. (1875)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1875 | G.F. Steinmeyer und Co. | new organ | 1908 | Christoph Müller | rebuild |
Kostel sv. Jáchyma in Jáchymov was built in the years 1534-1540 as the first Evangelical Lutheran church in Bohemia. After 1620 the church was redecorated for Roman Catholic worship. The interior was refurbished in Baroque style in the eighteenth century. An organ was built in 1799-1800. It was renewed in 1842 by Josef Müller, organ builder in Cheb (Eger). The church building was largely destroyed by a fire in 1873. After rebuilding according to plans by J. Mocker, a new organ was built by Steinmeyer, which was consecrated in 1875. The instrument has been approved by Josef Förster from Prague. The organ had 26 registers on two manuals and pedal, cone chests and mechanical action. In 1908 the organ was converted to pneumatics by Christoph Müller. It has since had 25 registers.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - 2 manuals and pedal | |
| Total number of stops | 25 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |