Toruń, Mary's Church

Toruń

Mary's Church

Afterfranciscanes church.

Poland

Instrument:

organs build in 1601-1604 by Wawrzyniec Weistock and in 1602-1609 by Johann Hellwig in case from previous instrument.
damaged by Swedish army in 1703, repaired in 1721 by M. Brandt
next repairs: 1825 (Scheffler), 1873 (E. Sauer), 1878 (M. Terlecki)
completely redeveloped in 1926 by Dominik Biernacki from Włocławek (new mechanism)
3 manuals + pedal (originally 2 manuals + pedal)
50 stops (originally 33 stops)
pneumartical action (originally mechanical action)

Position of organs:

Disposition: (original names)

1721

~1856

manuał

pozytyw

pedał

Oberwerk

Unterwerk

Pedal

Bordun

16'

Principal

8'

Untersatz

16'

Bordun

16'

Prinzipal

8'

Subbas

16'

Principal

8'

Flöthe

8'

Gedackt

8'

Principal

8'

Flaut maior

8'

Violon Bass

16'

Quintadena

8'

Salicional

8'

Quintadena

4'

Quintadena

8'

Violon

8'

Flaut Bass

8'

Octava

4'

Octava

4'

Wald-Flöthe

4'

Octave

4'

Octave

4'

Octave

4'

Queer Pfeiffe

4'

Block-Flöthe

4'

Feld-Pfeiffe

2'

Quinte

3'

Flaut

4'

Octav Flaut

2'

Quinta

3'

Wald-Flöthe

4'

Cymbel

Superoctave

2'

Rohrflaut

4'

Cymbel Bass

Superoctava

2'

Gemshorn

2' (4' ?)

Posaune

16'

Mixtur

II

Quinte

3'

Posaunen Bass

16'

Mixtura

II ?

Quina

3'

Dulcian

2'

Scharf

III

Superoctve

2'

Cello

8'

Cymbel

Superoctawa

2'

Cornet

2' (4' ?)

Singflöte

8'

Wald Flaut

2'

Trompeta

8'

Sifflet

2'

Viola di Gamba

8'

Mixtur

IV

Krumbhorn

8'

Mixtura

IV ?

Eolina

8'

Baumzink

8'

Trompeta

8'

Sinenrohrflöte

2'

Mary's Church,
Toruń

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7.XII.1999