Organ details

History

1655–1657 Built by Sebald Manderscheidt
1882 Transformed by Spaich from Rapperswil, who reduced the instrument to one manual and pedal, adding a windchest with pistons
1958 H. Pürro from Willisau lightens the “romantic” composition by Spaich
1996–1998 Restoration and reconstruction of the instrument by Kuhn Organ Builders Ltd, Männedorf (ZH)

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Specification

I. Positive
C,D,E,F,G,A–c3

II. Great Organ
C,D,E,F,G,A–c3

Pedal
C,D,E,F,G,A–a

Copula 8
Principal 4
Fleüten 4
Octave 2
Zimbel 2r 1 1/3
Regal 8

Principal 8
Secund Principal 8
Fiffera (from c) 8
Coppel 8
Octava 4
Fleüten in Octava 4
Fleüten in Quint 2 2⁄3
Super Octava 2
Quint 1 1/3
Mixtur 3r 1

Sub Bassus 16
Posaunen 8

Tremblant

Calcant

Clochette du souffleur

Subsemitones (on both manuals):
d#/eb, g#/ab, d#1/eb1, g#1/ab1, d#2/eb2

Meantone temperament