Itzehoe, St. Laurentius

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1715-1719: New organ by Arp Schnitger. Schnitger died during the building activitiesfor this organ, which was completed by his main employee Lambert Daniel Kastens (01)

1734: Repairs by Johann Dietrich Busch and Lambert Daniel Carstens.

1830: New organ by Marcussen in the existing case .

1905: Another new organ in the Schnitger case by Wilhelm Sauer. The front pipes of Principal 16' survived 100% and the Principal 8' partly. These front pipes were not confiscated during World War I.

1948: Neo-Baroque changes by Ernst Brandt.

1976: Changes and enlargement by Franz Grollmann.

2001: Extra mechanical one-manual-console at the old location by Heinz Hoffmann for playing the Schnitger Principal 16' and 8' and reconstructed Principal 4' and 2' (02)

Specification according to Hess "Dispositiën der merkwaardigsten Kerkorgelen", Gouda, the Netherlands (1774):
(The name of the stops and the divisions are according to Hess in Dutch)

Manuaal   Bovenwerk   Borstwerk   Pedaal  
Principaal 8' Holfluit 8' Fluit dous 8' Principaal 16'
Quintadeen 16' Violadagamba 8' Octaav 4' Subbas 16'
Spitzfluit 8' Quintadeena 8' Fluit 4' Roerquint 10 2/3'
Gedact 8' Octaav 4' Octaav 2' Octaav 8'
Octaav 4' Fluit 4' Waltfluit 2' Octaav 4'
Nazat 2 2/3' Octaav 2' Sexquialtra II Octaav 2'
Octaav 2' Sexquialtra II Scharp IV Nagthoorn 2'
Rauschpyp II Scharp V Scharp (Zimbel?) III Mixtuur VI
Mixtuur VI Dulciaan 8' Regaal 8' Bazuyn 32'
Cimbel III Vox Humana 8'     Bazuyn 16'
Trompet 16'         Trompet 8'
Trompet 8'         Trompet 4'

Notes:

  1. E-Mail from Ibo Ortgies from 8-6-2005: "Laut Fock 1974, S. 277, war es 1715-1719. Viel früher kann es auch nicht gewesen sein, da die Kirche 1713 eingestürzt war! Schnitger starb während des Baus der Orgel, und sein Meistergeselle Lambert Daniel Kastens beendete die Arbeit".
  2. E-Mail by Walter Zielke from 7.8.2005


Design of the organ by Arp Schnitger. Supplied by Herbert Müller from Siegen (Germany)