Warsaw, St. John the Baptist's Basilica

Warsaw

St. John the Baptist's Basilica

Cathedral church of Warsaw.

Poland

Instrument:

first organs noted in 1462 [3]
previous organs moved in 1987 to St. Florian's Church in Warsaw [info from Adam Kowalski]
present organs built in 1983 - 1987 [8]
built by Herman Eule, design: Walter Supper, Jerzy Erdmann [8]
mechanical action [8]
60 stops [8]
3 manuals + pedal [8]
4301 pipes [8]

Position of organs:

Disposition: [8]

Hauptwerk (I)		Oberwerk (II)		Schwellwerk (III)		Pedal
Prinzipal	16'	Prinzipal	8'	Bourdon	16'	Majorbaß	32'
Prinzipal	8'	Holzgedackt	8'	Metallflöte	8'	Prinzipal	16'
Gambe	8'	Quintadena	8'	Bellgambe	8'	Violon	16'
Rohrflöte	8'	Unda maris	8'	Flute harmonique	8'	Subbaß	16'
Quinte	5 1/3'	Oktave	4'	Vox coelestis	8'	Oktave	8'
Oktave	4'	Rohrflöte	4'	Prinzipal	4'	Baßflöte	8'
Koppelflöte	4'	Salizet	4'	Flute douce	4'	Cello	8'
Quinte	2 2/3'	Nasard	2 2/3'	Quintflöte	2 2/3'	Quinte	5 1/3'
Superoktave	2'	Superoctave	2	Blockflöte	2'	Oktave	4'
Cornett V	8'	Quinte	1 1/3'	Terz	1 3/5'	Flöte	4'
Großmixtur IV	2'	Echocornett V	8'	Sifflöte	1'	Dolkan	2'
Kleinmixtur IV	1 1/3'	Scharff IV	1'	Mixtur IV-V	2'	Mixtur IV	2 2/3'
Trompete	16'	Cromorne	8'	Tromp. Harmonique	8'	Posaune	16'
Triompete	8'	Clairon	4'	Hautbois	8'	Holztrompete	8'
Spanische Trompete	8'			Vox humana	8'	Clarine	4'
				Clairon	4'

Church: The oldest (XIII-XIV) and The most important church of old Warsaw.

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last modification:
23. I. 2002