Kirchdorf am Inn parish church, 2006

Description

The organ in Kirchdorf am Inn is inspired by the organ in Hart bei Pischelsdorf from 1628, built by Konrad Zerndl from Burghausen. The Kirchdorf organ has a fundamental, vocal sound that is well suited to powerful congregational singing.

Appearance and design

  • The organ house is stylistically characterized by early Baroque or late Renaissance, with a wide and flat facade.
  • Pipes from Praestant 8′ (C-d³) are placed in the facade.
  • The cabinet, including ornaments, is about 5.7 meters high, 3.2 meters wide and 76 centimeters deep.
  • The two stops of the pedal are placed on a weather box behind the organ case.
  • The longest barrel is about 4.4 meters long, while the shortest measures 33 millimeters.
  • The organ has a total of 563 pipes, including a small blind pipe in the façade to create symmetry.

Mechanics

  • Suspended mechanics.
  • Mechanical register mechanics.
  • Scope: manual C-d³, pedal C-d¹.

Pipework

  • Scales and intonation follow the North German Baroque tradition.
  • All pipes from tenor c and upwards are placed in a ternary arrangement.
  • All metal pipes are made of various high lead alloys and are hammered.

Air system

  • The air pressure is 78 mm water column.

Subpoena

  • The organ is tuned in Kellner’s “Bach” temperament – a mild, olive temperament that favors the most common keys.

Disposition

Werk

Præstant 8′
Octav 4′
Qvint 3′
Super Octav 2’
Mixtur IV
Gedact 8′
Rohr-Floit 4′

Brustwerk

Holzgedact 8′
Flöte 4′
Waldhorn 2′
Regal 8′
Tremulant

Pedal

Subbass 16′
Trombone 16′

Paddock

I / P

Audio sample

Aria: Jesu, du bist allzu schöne: Partita 1

Georg Böhm, Karin Nelson

Aria: Jesu, du bist allzu schöne: Partita 2

Georg Böhm, Karin Nelson

Aria: Jesu, du bist allzu schöne: Partita 6

Georg Böhm, Karin Nelson

Aria: Jesu, du bist allzu schöne: Parita 9

Georg Böhm, Karin Nelson

Aria: Jesu, du bist allzu schöne: Partita 12

Georg Böhm, Karin Nelson

“The Principal Choir has a "vocal" character, very inspiring and polyphonic, the flutes are very singing and pleasant. The Trombone of the Pedal gives the instrument a weight beyond all expectations. ”

Jean-Marie Tricoteaux, organist and organ builder

Participants

Name Responsibility
Christer Andersson Pipe manufacturing
Noel Mogren Organ cabinet, pedal keyboard, installation
Karl Nelson Design, weather boxes, keyboard, mechanics, pipe making, intonation
Gabriel Nordangård Installation
Johan Gustavsson Register signs
Tomas Öjersson Welding
David Campbell Carvings
Johann Waldbauer Gilding of carvings
Manfred Wegenshimmel Painting of the organ case
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