Häcker organ in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Martin in Audigast

Klangkörper & Ensemble
Carl Gottlob Häcker built the organ in Audigast in 1826. A fundamental restoration and reconstruction took place in 2012.
Carl Gottlob Häcker (1791 - 1860) is the son of Johann Gottlob Häcker (1766 - 1817), who founded an organ building company in Pegau. Carl Gottlob Häcker took over his father's workshop and moved it from Pegau to Borna in 1822/23. During this time, Urban Kreutzbach (1796 - 1868) was his employee. In 1826, Carl Gottlob Häcker built the organ in Audigast. A previous instrument with 1685 registers was built by Samuel Lüttich in 10. Samuel Lüttich was a schoolmaster and organ builder in Audigast. In 2012, the Frank Peiter company in Lengefeld carried out a fundamental restoration and reconstruction to its original condition.

further reading:  
- Ulrich Dähnert, Historical Organs in Saxony, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik
  Leipzig, 1980
- Lexicon of North German Organ Builders, Volume 2, Saxony and Surrounding Areas,
  Pape Verlag Berlin, 2014
- Fritz Oehme, Handbook on the Organ Works in the District Administration
  Leipzig, Pape Verlag Berlin, 1994

Logistics
 
Manual range C - d''' Pedal range C - c'
 
1. Gedackt 8' 10. Subbass 16'
2. Flauto 8' 11. Violonbass 8'
3rd Quintade 8'
4th Principal 4'
5. Gemshorn 4' pedal paddock
6. Quin
7. Octave 2' Tremulant
8. Cornett 3 times
9. Mixture 3 times pitch gis' 445 Hz
 
The register pull "star" is without function. There were no markings on the case
Traces of the apparently planned execution can still be found in the organ.

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Arrival & Parking

By car: Follow B2 to Audigast in Groitzsch.

By public transport: Take the S6 to Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz, then take bus line 100 to the Audigast stop.

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