Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Germany > Hamburg > St. Nicholas’
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1686 | Built by Arp Schnitger |
| 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 | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 69 | 67 | - | T |
| I. Hauptwerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Principal | 16' | |
| 2. | Quintadena | 16' | |
| 3. | Octave | 8' | |
| 4. | Spitzflote | 8' | |
| 5. | Salicional | 8' | wood. |
| 6. | Viola di Gamba | 8' | |
| 7. | Octave | 4' | |
| 8. | Spitzflote | 4' | |
| 9. | Rauschpfeife | III (2 2/3') | |
| 10. | Super-octave | 2' | |
| 11. | Mixture | VI-IX | |
| 12. | Scharf | III | |
| 13. | Trompette | 16' | |
| 14. | Trompette | 8' | |
| II. Echowerk | |||
| 15. | Quintadena | 16' | |
| 16. | Octave | 8' | |
| 17. | Quintadena | 8' | |
| 18. | Rohrflote | 8' | |
| 19. | Octave | 4' | |
| 20. | Rohrflote | 4' | |
| 21. | Nasat | 2 2/3' | |
| 22. | Flachflote | 2' | |
| 23. | Scharf | IV-VI | |
| 24. | Cymbale | III | |
| 25. | Trompette | 8' | |
| 26. | Trompette | 4' | |
| 27. | Krumhorn | 8' | |
| 28. | Vox humana | 8' | |
| III. Oberwerk | |||
| 29. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 30. | Principal | 8' | |
| 31. | Quintadena | 8' | |
| 32. | Gedact | 8' | |
| 33. | Octave | 4' | |
| 34. | Rohrflote | 4' | |
| 35. | Sesquialtera | II (2 2/3') | |
| 36. | Sifflote | 2' | |
| 37. | Querflote | 2' | |
| 38. | Scharf | VI-IX | |
| 39. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 40. | Trompette | 8' | |
| 41. | Trompette | 8' | (to middle c-1) |
| IV. Brustwerk | |||
| 42. | Principal | 8' | |
| 43. | Bauerpfeife | 8' | |
| 44. | Blockflote | 8' | wood. |
| 45. | Principal | 4' | |
| 46. | Blockflote | 4' | wood. |
| 47. | Rauschpfeife | II (2 2/3') | |
| 48. | Waldflote | 2' | |
| 49. | Nasat | 1 1/3' | |
| 50. | Scharf | III-VI | |
| 51. | Dulcian | 8' | |
| Pedal | |||
| 52. | Principal | 32' | |
| 53. | Octave | 16' | |
| 54. | Quint | 10 2/3' | |
| 55. | Octave | 8' | |
| 56. | Violoncello | 8' | |
| 57. | Rauschpfeife | III (5 1/3') | |
| 58. | Octave | 4' | |
| 59. | Gedact | 4' | |
| 60. | Nachthorn | 2' | |
| 61. | Mixture | VI-X | |
| 62. | Posaune | 32' | |
| 63. | Posaune | 16' | |
| 64. | Dulcian | 16' | |
| 65. | Trompette | 8' | |
| 66. | Krumhorn | 8' | |
| 67. | Trompette | 4' | |
| Accessories | |||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1596-1611 | Joachim Decker (1565-1611) |
| 1612-60 | Johannes Prætorius (1595-1660) |
| 1702-40 | Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740) |
| 1740-55 | Vincent Lübeck (1684-1755) |
| 1829-52 | Johann Friedrich Schwencke (1792-1852) |
| 1852- | Friedrich G. Schwencke (1823-1896) |
| List of Assistant Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1735-40 | Vincent Lübeck (1684-1755) |