Beverstedt

16..: New organ by an unknown organbuilder.

1709: Enlargement and changes by Schnitger, who added a Brustwerk and made new mixtures and reeds.

Specification after the adaptations of Schnitger:

Hauptwerk

  

Brustwerk

  

Principal

8'

Floït Dues

8'

Gedact

8'

Blockfloït

4'

Octav

4'

Octav

2'

Floïte

4'

Waltfloït

2'

Nassat

2 2/3'

Sieflit

1 1/3'

Supre Oktav

2'

Sexquialt

II

Floïte

2'

Scharf

III

Mixtur

IV-VI

Crumphorn

8'

Cimbel

III

    

Trommet

8'

    

1756: Repairs by Dietrich Christoph Gloger.

1786: Repairs by Georg Wilhelm Wilhelmy.

1795: Repairs by Johann Wolfgang Witzmann.

1803 and 1821: Repairs by Johann Georg Wilhelmy.

1848: The church was replaced with a new church and Peter Tappe built a new organ in a new case. Many older ranks were re-used.

1857: Changes to the specification by Johann Hinrich Röver.

1966: Modification by Schmidt, using older ranks. Hauptwerk: Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Oktave 4', Flöte 4'. Brustwerk: Flöte Dues 8', Blockflöte 4'
(the last two are Schnitger's).

Present specification (01):

Hauptwerk C-g'''

Brustwerk C-g'''

Pedalwerk C-f

*Prinzipal 8'

**Holzgedackt 8'

Subbass 16'

*Gedackt 8'

**Blockflöte 4'

Prinzipal 8'

*Oktave 4'

Waldflöte 2'

Cello 8'

Nasat 2 2/3'

Sesquialtera 2fach

Oktave 4'

Superoctave 2'

Scharf 3fach

Nachthorn 1'

*Flöte'

Krummhorn 8'

Mixtur 4fach

Mixtur 4-6fach

  
Posaune 16'

Zimbel 3fach

   Trompete 8'

**Trompete 8'

   Comett 2'
     
     
     

Manualcoupler, Pedalcouplers, Tremulant Brustwerk, Zimbelstern

* Ranks with some pipes from the late 16th century
** Ranks with pipes from Arp Schnitger.

 

Photo: Dr. Martin Krarup

Notes:

  1. Photo and present specification: E-Mails by DR. Martin  Karup in July 2007