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Details of St. Nicholas’, Hamburg, Germany

Organ History
1686Built 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

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
46967-T

I. Hauptwerk
1.Principal16' 
2.Quintadena16' 
3.Octave8' 
4.Spitzflote8' 
5.Salicional8'wood.
6.Viola di Gamba8' 
7.Octave4' 
8.Spitzflote4' 
9.RauschpfeifeIII (2 2/3') 
10.Super-octave2' 
11.MixtureVI-IX 
12.ScharfIII 
13.Trompette16' 
14.Trompette8' 
II. Echowerk
15.Quintadena16' 
16.Octave8' 
17.Quintadena8' 
18.Rohrflote8' 
19.Octave4' 
20.Rohrflote4' 
21.Nasat2 2/3' 
22.Flachflote2' 
23.ScharfIV-VI 
24.CymbaleIII 
25.Trompette8' 
26.Trompette4' 
27.Krumhorn8' 
28.Vox humana8' 
III. Oberwerk
29.Bourdon16' 
30.Principal8' 
31.Quintadena8' 
32.Gedact8' 
33.Octave4' 
34.Rohrflote4' 
35.SesquialteraII (2 2/3') 
36.Sifflote2' 
37.Querflote2' 
38.ScharfVI-IX 
39.Dulcian16' 
40.Trompette8' 
41.Trompette8'(to middle c-1)
IV. Brustwerk
42.Principal8' 
43.Bauerpfeife8' 
44.Blockflote8'wood.
45.Principal4' 
46.Blockflote4'wood.
47.RauschpfeifeII (2 2/3') 
48.Waldflote2' 
49.Nasat1 1/3' 
50.ScharfIII-VI 
51.Dulcian8' 
Pedal
52.Principal32' 
53.Octave16' 
54.Quint10 2/3' 
55.Octave8' 
56.Violoncello8' 
57.RauschpfeifeIII (5 1/3') 
58.Octave4' 
59.Gedact4' 
60.Nachthorn2' 
61.MixtureVI-X 
62.Posaune32' 
63.Posaune16' 
64.Dulcian16' 
65.Trompette8' 
66.Krumhorn8' 
67.Trompette4' 
Accessories


List of Organists
1596-1611Joachim Decker (1565-1611)
1612-60Johannes Prætorius (1595-1660)
1702-40Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740)
1740-55Vincent Lübeck (1684-1755)
1829-52Johann Friedrich Schwencke (1792-1852)
1852-Friedrich G. Schwencke (1823-1896)

List of Assistant Organists
1735-40Vincent Lübeck (1684-1755)