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Schmeisser organ in the church of St. Kunigunde Rochlitz
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Organ and console at St. Kunigunde Rochlitz © Jens Petzl.JPG

Alfred Schmeisser marks the beginning of a new era in organ building. He himself writes
that it cost him many sleepless nights.

 There has been evidence of organs in the churches of Rochlitz since the 16th century. Over the centuries, an organ landscape has developed that offers a varied picture of historical instruments through to the organ building of today. The main construction period of the church ended in 1476. The first verifiable organ was built in 1515. In 1864, the organ by Wilhelm Eduard Schmeisser was taken away by the town. The current organ by Alfred Schmeisser (1902-1945) dates from 1920 and was completely overhauled by organ builder Gerd-Christian Bochmann (Kohren-Sahlis) in 2013.**Disposition:**

**1. Manual** (C-g''')
Bordun 16'
Prinzipal 8'
Hollow Flute 8'
Tube Flute 8'
Gamba 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Octave 4'
Fugara 4'
Quinte 2 2/3'
Octave 2'
Mixtur 4fach
Trompete 8'

**2. Manual** (C-g''')
Gedackt 16'
Flötenprinzipal 8'
Gedackt 8'
Soloflöte 8'
Dolce 8'
Quintatön 8'
Violine 8'
Oktave 4'
Rohrflöte 4'
Waldflöte 2'
Cornett 2-4fach
Clarinette 8'

**3. Manual (C-g''')**
Harmonica 16'
Violin Principal 8'
Gedackt 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Salizional 8'
Aeoline 8'
Vox coelestina 8'
Prästant 4'
Salizet 4'
Fernflöte 4'
Piccolo 2'
Mixtur 2-3-fold
Oboe 8'

**Pedal**
Principal 16'
Violon bass 16'
Subbass 16'
Harmonic bass 16' (tr.)
Quintbass 10 2/3'
Octave bass 8'
Gedackt 8'
Cello 8'
Octave bass 4'
Italian principal 2'
Trombone 16'
Trumpet 8'

**Auxiliary slides**
Manual coupler II-I
Manual coupler III-I
Manual coupler III-II
Pedal coupler I
Pedal coupler II
Pedal coupler III
Suboctave coupler III-II
Suboctave coupler II-I
Superoctave coupler III-II
Superoctave coupler II-I
General coupler
Automat. Pedal switching
Manual stops from
16' from
Reeds from
Roll from
Free combinations 3
Fixed combinations (groups) P, F, Tutti
Crescendo roll
Sweller III

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Contact person

Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Rochlitz Leipziger Str. 26

Organization

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

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Kunigundenplatz 6

09306 Rochlitz