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Details of St. John’s, Magdeburg, Saxony, Prussia

Building History
1631	Destroyed in war

before 1631

Organ History
1631	Destroyed Thirty Years War
Status
Destroyed
Sources
The Organ 63

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
2	20	-	-	-

1690

Organ History
1690	Built by Arp Schnitger
1870	Replaced
Status
Destroyed
Sources
The Organ 63

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	62	-	-	-

I. Oberwerk
1.	Bordun	16'
2.	Principal	8'	English tin.
3.	Quintatön	8'
4.	Gedackt	8'
5.	Rohrflöte	8'
6.	Oktave	4'
7.	Wald flöte	4'
8.	Sesquialtera	II
9.	Scharf	V-VII
10.	Quinte	1 ¹/₃'
11.	Sifflot	1'
12.	Trichter-regel	8'
13.	Vox humana	8'
14.	Schalimey	4'
15.	Salicional	8'
16.	Glockenspiel	8'
II. Hauptwerk
17.	Principal	16'	English tin.
18.	Quintatön	16'
19.	Rohrflöte	16'
20.	Oktave	8'
21.	Gedackt	8'
22.	Spitzflöte	8'
23.	Quinte	5 ¹/₃'
24.	Octave	4'
25.	Rohrflöte	4'
26.	Superoktave	2'
27.	Flachflöte	2'
28.	Cymbel	III
29.	Mixtur	VI
30.	Sesquialtera	II
31.	Rauschpfeife	III
32.	Trompete	16'
33.	Dulcian	8'
III. Brustwerk
34.	Principal	8'	English tin.
35.	Hohlflöte	8'
36.	Flûte traversière	4'
37.	Oktave	4'
38.	Nasat	2 ²/₃'
39.	Oktave	2'
40.	Gemshorn	2'
41.	Tertian	II
42.	Scharf	VI
43.	Cymbel	III
44.	Dulcian	16'
45.	Trompete	8'
46.	Trompete	4'
Pedal
47.	Sub-bass	32'
48.	Principal	16'	English tin.
49.	Quinte	10 ²/₃'
50.	Oktave	8'
51.	Gemshorn	8'
52.	Flöte	4'
53.	Oktave	4'
54.	Nachthorn	2'
55.	Rauschpfeife	III
56.	Mixture	VI-VIII
57.	Posaune	32'
58.	Dulcian	16'
59.	Posaune	16'
60.	Trompete	8'
61.	Trompete	4'
62.	Cornet	2'
Accessories
	Cymbelstern
	Pauken

1870

Organ History
1870	Built by Wilhelm Sauer
Sources
The Organ 63

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	63	-	-	-

1903

Organ History
1903	Enlarged by Wilhelm Sauer
Sources
The Organ 63

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	74	74	6	P

I.
1.	Prinzipal	16'
2.	Bourdon	16'
3.	Prinzipal	8'
4.	Geigenprinzipal	8'
5.	Gambe	8'
6.	Fugara	8'
7.	Gemshorn	8'
8.	Doppelflöte	8'
9.	Bourdon	8'
10.	Flöte	8'
11.	Oktave	4'
12.	Oktavflöte	4'
13.	Gedackt	4'
14.	Quinte	2 ²/₃'
15.	Oktave	2'
16.	Kornett	III
17.	Mixtur	IV
18.	Scharf	V
19.	Trompete	16'
20.	Trompete	8'
i	II-I
ii	III-I
II.
21.	Prinzipal	16'
22.	Prinzipal	8'
23.	Salizional	8'
24.	Rohrflöte	8'
25.	Hohlflöte	8'
26.	Spitzflöte	8'
27.	Flöte	8'
28.	Oktave	4'
29.	Salizional	4'
30.	Rohrflöte	4'
31.	Oktave	2'
32.	Mixtur	IV
33.	Fagott	16'
34.	Fagott	8'
iii	III-II
III.
35.	Bourdon	16'
36.	Prinzipal	8'
37.	Gambe	8'
38.	Gedackt	8'
39.	Quintatön	8'
40.	Traversflöte	8'
41.	Viola d’Amour	8'
42.	Voix Céleste	8'
43.	Oktave	4'
44.	Traversflöte	4'
45.	Viola d’Amour	4'
46.	Sesquialtera	II
47.	Progessiv	II-IV
48.	Schalmey	8'
49.	Oboe	8'
IV.
50.	Spitzflöte	8'
51.	Rohrflöte	8'
52.	Unda Maris	8'
53.	Soloflöte	4'
54.	Vox Humana	8'
55.	Klarinette	8'
56.	Tremulant
Pedal
57.	Violon	32'
58.	Prinzipal	16'
59.	Sub-Baß	16'
60.	Violon	16'
61.	Kontrabaß	16'
62.	Quinte	10 ²/₃'
63.	Oktavbaß	8'
64.	Cello	8'
65.	Baßflöte	8'
66.	Quinte	5 ¹/₃'
67.	Oktave	4'
68.	Gedackt	4'
69.	Oktave	2'
70.	Kornett	IV
71.	Bombarde	32'
72.	Posaune	16'
73.	Trompete	16'
74.	Trompete	8'
75.	Dulcian	8'
iv	I-P
v	II-P
vi	III-P

List of Organists
1746-	Johann H. Rolle (1718-1785)
1791-1831	Otto Philipp Märtens (1736-1831)
1858-97	G. Rebling (1821-1902)
1923-33	Georg Sbach (1882-1961)
1934-45	Martin Günther Förstemann (1908-1973)

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