Organ pipe (heraldry)
The pipe organ is in the Heraldry one, but little used, coat of arms figure . It is mainly found on municipal and commercial coats of arms.
The pipes, actually only labial pipes , are representative of the large organ , which hardly appears in the coat of arms. Coats of arms on an organ are more common.
Shown in the coat of arms or box more densely packed pipes, as in the original, with different size and priority in gold or silver are tinged . Usually three or five pipes are chosen. The foothole is usually directed towards the shield foot .
Organ pipes in the coat of arms can have different meanings. For example, as an attribute of St. Cäcilia refer to the church patroness ( Saffig , Santa Cilia ), refer to a famous organ ( Ponitz , Mulda / Sa. ) Or a local organ builder family ( Sulzbach , Bittelbronn ) or serve as a talking coat of arms ( Organyà ). Ansfelden is reminiscent of the city's most famous son, the composer and organist Anton Bruckner .
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