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Details of Cathedral, Cologne, Rheinland, Prussia

Organ History
1572Built by Nikolaus Niehoff
1600Repaired by Nikolaus Niehoff
1734Repaired by Johann Jakob Schmitt of Mülbeim
1817Rebuilt & enlarged by Engelbert Maas
1821Rebuilt & enlarged by Engelbert Maas
Status
Destroyed
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
34039-T

I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
1.Principal16'tin.
2.Octave8'
3.Viol di Gamba8'
4.Hohlflote8'
5.Super-octave4'
6.RauschwerkV (2 2/3')
7.Flautin2'
8.CymbaleIV
9.SesquialteraII (2 2/3')
10.Posaune16'
11.Trompette8'
II. Oberwerk (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
12.Principal8'
13.Rohrflote8'
14.Viola di Gamba8'
15.Queerflote8'
16.Rohrflote4'
17.Super-octave2'
18.CornettIV
19.Contra Faggott16'
20.Clarion8'
21.Krumhorn8'
22.Glockenspiel
III. Echowerk (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
23.Hohlflote8'
24.Queerflote8'
25.Prestant4'
26.Hohflote4'
27.Super-octave2'
28.Super-flote2'
29.Quint-flote1 1/3'
30.Cymbale
31.Clarinette8'
Pedal (Tracker CCC-c 25 notes)
32.Contra Violin16'
33.Sub-bass16'
34.Violin8'
35.Octave Sub-bass8'
36.Super-octave4'
37.Posaune16'
38.Trompette8'
39.Clarion4'
40.Clarinett2'
Organ History
Proposed specification by A. W. Gottschalg
Status
Proposed
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
410410413-

I. Positiv ( CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Principal16'
2.Flute Conique16'
3.Contra Fagotto16'
4.Principal8'
5.Double Gedackt8'
6.Salicional8'
7.Rohrflote8'
8.Dolce8'
9.Quintaton8'
10.Bassoon and Clarionet8'
11.Trompette Harmonique8'
12.Quint Flute5 1/3'
13.Gambette4'
14.Octave Flute4'
15.Fugara4'
16.Viola4'
17.Clarion Conique4'
18.Gemshorn Quint2 2/3'
19.Wald Flute2'
20.Doublette2'
21.CornetV
22.MixtureV
iSchwellwerk to Positiv
iiSchwellwerk Octave to Positiv
iiiSchwellwerk Sub-ocatve to Positiv
II. Hauptwerk ( CC-g3 56 notes)
23.Manual Untersatz32'
24.Principal16'
25.Gamba16'
26.Flauto Major16'
27.Bombarde16'
28.Principal No. 18'English tin.
29.Principal No. 28'
30.Viol di Gamba8'
31.Double Flute8'
32.Fugara8'
33.Hohlflote8'
34.Tromba8'
35.Trombone8'
36.Quint5 1/3'
37.Octave4'
38.Rohrflote4'
39.Gemshorn4'
40.Clarion4'
41.Twelfth2 2/3'
42.Fifteenth2'
43.Clarinet2'
44.Octave Fifteenth1'
45.Grand CornetV (10 2/3')
46.MixtureXV (4')
47.MixtureV (2 2/3')
48.Sharp MixtureV (2')
ivPositiv to Hauptwerk
vSchwellwerk to Hauptwerk
viSolowerk to Hauptwerk
viiHauptwerk Octave
III. Schwellwerk ( CC-g3 56 notes)
49.Bourdon16'
50.Euphone16'
51.Gemshorn8'
52.Flute Harmonique8'
53.Keraulophon8'
54.Bourdon8'
55.Cor Anglais8'
56.Bassoon Oboe8'
57.Vox Humana8'
58.Voix Celeste8'
59.Trompette Harmonique 8
60.Viole d’Amour8'
61.Rohr Quint5 1/3'
62.Violin Principal4'
63.Traversflote4'
64.Dulciana4'
65.Clarion4'
66.Piccolo Harmonique2'
67.Echo CornetV (4')
68.SesquialteraII [12-17]
69.Harmonia ÆtheriaIV (2')
70.Tremulant
viiiSolowerk to Schwellwerk
IV. Solowerk ( CC-g3 56 notes)
71.Lieblich Gedackt16'
72.Fernflote8'
73.Echo Dulciana8'
74.Vox Angelica8'
75.Harmonica8'
76.Corno di Bassetto8'
77.Tuba Mirabilis8'
78.Klein Gedackt4'
79.Orchestral Flute4'
80.Violin4'
81.Flageolet2'
ixSolowerk Octave
Pedal ( CCC-d 27 notes)
82.Principal Bass32'English tin.
83.Grand Bourdon32'
84.Contra Bombarde32'
85.Contra Bass16'
86.Principal Bass16'
87.Sub-Bass16'
88.Violin bass16'
89.Bourdon16'
90.Contra Fagotto16'
91.Bass Trombone16'
92.Quint Bass10 2/3'
93.Violoncello8'
94.Octave Bass8'
95.Flute Bass8'
96.Gedackt Bass8'
97.Bassoon8'
98.Trombone8'
99.Posaune8'
100.Great Third6 3/5'
101.Octave Quint5 1/3'
102.Fifteenth4'
103.Octave Flute4'
104.Juba Clarion4'
105.CornetV (2')
xPositiv to Pedal
xiHauptwerk to Pedal
xiiSchwellwerk to Pedal
xiiiSolowerk to Pedal
Organ History
1899Rebuilt & enlarged by W. Schäben
Sources
J. I. Wedgwood - “Some Continental Organs and their Makers”, 1910

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
35049-T

I. Hauptwerk (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
1.Prinzipal16'
2.Bordun16'
3.Prinzipal major8'
4.Prinzipal minor8'
5.Gedackt8'
6.Flaut major8'
7.Gamba8'
8.Quintatön8'
9.Quinte5 1/3'
10.Octave4'
11.Viola4'
12.Quinte2 2/3'
13.Octave2'
14.MixturIV
15.CimbalIII
16.Trompete16'
17.Trompete8'
18.Bordun8'
19.Portunalflöte4'
20.Quintflöte2 2/3'
21.Superflöte2'
22.Terz1 3/5'
II. Positiv (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
23.Hohlslöte8'
24.Praestant4'
25.Octav-hohlflöte4'
26.Quinteflöte2 2/3'
27.Superoctave2'
28.Querflöte8'
29.Cimbal8'
30.Superflöte2'
31.Clarinette8'
III. Kleinmanual (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
32.Principal8'
33.Dolce8'
34.Rohrflöte8'
35.Flauto traverso8'
36.Salicional8'
37.Krumhorn8'
38.Æoline8'
39.Vox celestis8'
40.Rohrflöte4'
41.Glockenspiel
Pedal
42.Sub-bass16'
43.Contra violon16'
44.Octav-sub-bass8'
45.Violon8'
46.Superoctav4'
47.Posaune16'
48.Trompete8'
49.Claron4'
50.Clainettbass2'


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