Schmeisser organ in the Beucha mountain church

Surrounded on three sides by the water of the former quarry, the rock pulpit behind the church is also an attractive vantage point over the flat Leipzig countryside.
The origins of the organ go back a long way: Johann Gottlieb Trampeli repaired the existing pedalless instrument between 1790 and 1792 and expanded it. In 1847, the organ was again overhauled by Wilhelm Hellermann. Around 70 years later, however, it was in very poor condition, so in 1902 Alfred Schmeisser (1945-1931) from Rochlitz installed the 1863 Kreutzbach organ from the Martin Luther Church in Markkleeberg into the existing Hellermann case. Damaged by bombs, the organ was removed again in 1945. Almost ten years later (1954), Schmeisser reinstalled the organ with a different disposition - the organ is still played today with this disposition of 17 registers (8-6-3). And this after it had to be expanded once again and could not be played for 17 years.

Arrangement:

1st Manual (C-e''') Hauptwerk
Pommer 16'
Principal 8'
Gemshorn 8'
Octave 4'
Flute 4'
Octave 2'
Cornett 3fach, from c'
Mixture 1 1/3' 3-fold

2. Manual (C-e''') rear mechanism:
Gedackt 8'
Principal 4'
Rohrflöte 4'
Nasat 2 2/3'
Waldflöte 2'
third 1 3/5'

Pedal (C-d')
sub-bass 16'
Principal Bass 8'
Cello 8'

playing aids/auxiliary moves
manual coupling
Pedal Coupler I
Pedal Coupler II

Source: Brandis-Beucha parish, Wikipedia.org