--- title: "Wünning organ in the town church of St. Nikolai Geithain" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/poi/wuenning-organ-in-the-town-church-of-st-nikolai-geithain" description: "There is evidence of an organ in St. Nikolai as early as 1452 in old documents from the parish archives. A newly built organ by Urban Kreuzbach (Borna) was inaugurated in 1847. The last major renovation and restoration of the church took place in 1902. The instrument was rebuilt pneumatically with the Seifert membrane chest. The work was carried out by the company Alfred Schmeißer. This technology later proved to be very susceptible to faults.It was not until 2005 that Georg Wünning (1983-) technically rebuilt the organ. The 1902 façade was retained. The instrument was to be preserved in its sound substance and size. It was given slider chests with mechanical action. 17 stops from Kreutzbach's workshop from 1847 were reinstalled in their entirety, and around 8 stops from the Schmeißer company have also been preserved. Today, the organ has a total of 36 sounding voices. The number of sounding pipes is 2207.Disposition:1. Manual (C-g''')Bordun 16'Principal 8'Gambe 8'Dolce 8'Double Flute 8'Octave 4'Sharp Flute 4'Gedackt 4'Quinte 2 2/3'Octave 2'CornettMixtur 2' 4fachCymbel 1' 2fachTrompete 8'2. ManualGedackt 16'Rohrflöte 8'Rohrflöte 4'Terz 1 3/5'Salicional 8'Nasat 2 2/3'Voix céleste 8'Octave 2'Fugara 4'Mixture 1 1/3' tripleViolin Principal 8'Oboe 8'Octave 4'PedalGreat Pedal:Principal bass 16'Violon bass 16'Trombone bass 16'Small pedal:Subbass 16'Quint bass 10 2/3'Octave bass 8'Gedackt bass 8'Choral bass 4'Trumpet 8'Source: Orgeldatenbank Sachsen, Ev.- Luth. parish Geithainer Land" language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/1513516/ac490c003385edfad2ea7287791b2c2395bedddfa0ae8b06343d3aa366c95613/w-nning-organ-3-christian-zange-jpg.png" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Wünning organ in the town church of St. Nikolai Geithain ======================================================== - Church - Orgel Wünning organ 3 © Christian Zange.JPG Due to the Schmeisser organ's susceptibility to faults, Georg Wünning (1983-) had the organ technically rebuilt in 2005. There is evidence of an organ in St. Nikolai as early as 1452 in old documents from the parish archives. A newly built organ by Urban Kreuzbach (Borna) was inaugurated in 1847. The last major renovation and restoration of the church took place in 1902. The instrument was rebuilt pneumatically with the Seifert membrane chest. The work was carried out by the company Alfred Schmeißer. This technology later proved to be very susceptible to faults. It was not until 2005 that Georg Wünning (1983-) technically rebuilt the organ. The 1902 façade was retained. The instrument was to be preserved in its sound substance and size. It was given slider chests with mechanical action. 17 stops from Kreutzbach's workshop from 1847 were reinstalled in their entirety, and around 8 stops from the Schmeißer company have also been preserved. Today, the organ has a total of 36 sounding voices. The number of sounding pipes is 2207. **Disposition:** **1. Manual** (C-g''') Bordun 16' Principal 8' Gambe 8' Dolce 8' Double Flute 8' Octave 4' Sharp Flute 4' Gedackt 4' Quinte 2 2/3' Octave 2' Cornett Mixtur 2' 4fach Cymbel 1' 2fach Trompete 8' **2. Manual** Gedackt 16' Rohrflöte 8' Rohrflöte 4' Terz 1 3/5' Salicional 8' Nasat 2 2/3' Voix céleste 8' Octave 2' Fugara 4' Mixture 1 1/3' triple Violin Principal 8' Oboe 8' Octave 4' **Pedal** Great Pedal: Principal bass 16' Violon bass 16' Trombone bass 16' Small pedal: Subbass 16' Quint bass 10 2/3' Octave bass 8' Gedackt bass 8' Choral bass 4' Trumpet 8' Source: , Read more Good to know ------------ Contact person Ev.- Luth. Kirchspiel Geithainer LandMarkt 8 04643 Geithain Organization Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Church - Church - Church Contact Leipziger Str. 29 04643 Geithain