Neukirchen an der Enknach
The organ in Neukirchen an der Enknach is a freely conceived organ in the baroque style. The main case stands 5,8 meters high and 3,4 meters wide and is 90 cm deep. It contains all the pipes for the two manuals. Behind the main case stand the large pipes from the pedal division. One unusual feature of the prospect is the use of paired principal pipes in the discant, which are joined at the feet. The casework is made of hand-planed solid Swedish fur, the carvings are made of lind.
The division of the Werk and Oberwerk is clearly seen in the facade. The tin pipes in the facade include the longest principal register in each division, but the majority of the pipes stand behind the facade in the main case. The longest pipe in the organ is about 4,2 meters long, the shortest pipe in the organ is about 16 mm long. The pipes are made from 3 different alloys of tin and lead, except for the Subbas in the pedal, which is made of Swedish fir. The facade pipes are made of burnished tin, the interior principal pipes of 73% hammered lead, and the flutes and reed resonators of 95% hammered lead. There are 1 128 pipes in the organ.
The wind system consists of one large wedge bellows above and behind the pedal case, and the blower stands in a small room on the south side of the balcony. The key action is suspended, which means that each key is hung from its respective pallet, resulting in the most sensitive response to the organist’s technique. Details around the keydesk are made of quartersawn oak, beech, jakaranda, and Buxbaum, while the keys are covered with cowbone and ebony. Minimal use of modern materials in the action increases the sensitivity to the musician and reduces the need for expensive service work in the years to come.
The vocale intonation of the organ is a result of the large common wind system, pipework with open windways and relatively high cutups, and the tendency of the wooden construction of the main case to focus and unify the sound.
Listen! Karin Nelson plays
Praeludium in g, Buxtehude
Ich ruf zu dir, J.S. Bach
In our shop, the following people have helped build the new organ:
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