Organ of the Protestant church in Leun

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Organ of the Protestant church in Leun
View of the organ
General
place Protestant church
Organ builder Philipp Heinrich and Johann Georg Bürgy
Construction year 1808
Last renovation / restoration 2008
Technical specifications
Number of registers 13
Number of manuals 1
Wind chest Slider drawer
Tone tract Mechanically
Register action Mechanically
Number of 32 'registers -
Number of 64 'registers -

The organ of the Protestant church in Leun was built in 1808 by the brothers Philipp Heinrich and Johann Georg Bürgy .

Building history

Little is known of the previous organs. When the citizens of Leun wanted to buy a new organ in 1680, they were forbidden to do so, as the city wall was to be improved first. The purchase price of today's organ was donated by a Leuner who had made money in England, as an inscription on the prospectus still shows today. The organ has a large sound spectrum for its comparatively small size (from today's perspective) thanks to the very different timbres of the registers .

The organ underwent some modifications: in 1917 it lost its prospect pipes , which were melted down into ammunition during the war, and a few years later the reed pipes crumhorn and trombone .

After some damage had been repaired in a makeshift manner, the organ was finally relocated to a new gallery in the aisle in the seventies, contrary to warnings. A report by an expert prevented further modifications. He stated: "It is highly recommended to bring this Bürgy organ back to its old state, as it is a good monument." The reconstruction of the missing tongue registers was carried out in 2008 by Orgelbau Mebold ( Siegen ).

Disposition since 2008

Manual C – f 3
Drone 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Flute traversière (treble) 8th'
Principal 4 ′
flute 4 ′
Cornett IV 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
octave 2 ′
Mixture IV 1'
Krummhorn (B / D) 8th'
Pedal C – c 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Violon bass 8th'
bassoon 16 ′
Tremulant
  • Pairing : Pedal / Manual.
  • Wind discharge (today irrelevant).

Technical specifications

  • 13 registers
  • Slider drawer
  • Mechanical action

See also

literature

  • Maria Bringezu-Paschen: Johann Conrad Bürgy . Bad Homburg vd H. 1970.
  • Daniel Bornhöfer: The Leuner Bürgy organ . Giessen 1999.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Himmelreich, Leuner Chronik 1st and 2nd part