Schmeisser organ in the church of St. Egidien, Colditz

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In 1876, Wilhelm Eduard Schmeisser built a new mechanical organ on the west gallery, which is still in use today. In 1931 it was fitted with a pneumatic action and in 1964 its sound was redesigned.

Arrangement: 


1st manual main organ 
Bordun 16'
Principal 8'
Gambe 8'
Rohrflöte 8'
hollow flute 8'
Octave 4'
Gemshorn 4'
fifth 2 2/3'
Schwiegel 2'
Third 1 3/5' 2008 (from Bochmann's stock)
Mixture 4-fold

2nd manual upper work
Gedackt 16'
Geigenprincipal 8'
Gedackt 8'
Salicional 8'
Octave 4'
Transverse flute 4'
Octave 2'
fifth 1 1/3'
Siphon 1'
Sesquialtera double
Triple cymbal
Trumpet 8'

Pedal
Principal Bass 16'
sub-bass 16'
Gedacktbass 16'
Octavbass 8'
Octavbass 4'
Choral bass 2'
Trombone 16'

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Parish of Colditzer Muldenland and Parish of Zschirla-Erlbach
Mühlstrasse 15
04668 Grimm

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Grimmaischen Steinweg 8
04103 Leipzig

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Schmeisser organ in the church of St. Egidien, Colditz
At the church 6
04680 Colditz