THE PRESENT ORGAN

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The present organ of the church was originally constructed in Temesvár, in the factory of Lipót Wegenstein and his Son in 1908 (2 manuals, pedalboard, 16 or 17 stops, pneumatic action). This was broadened in 1928 by Ottó Rieger, organ-builder in Budapest , with the addition of 5 (or 6) stops, and with the construction of a new console. In 1981 István Koloss, László Fehér and János Varga - as it was usual in the period - turned the originally romantic sound of the organ into baroque. In 1991-92 Béla Bánffy and his colleagues attached an electronic console to the instrument. (The detailed history and description of the organ see below.)

The organ has 1550 pipes at present, out of which 1472 pipes can be sounded (in theory). Other features: 22 stops, electropneumatic action (with a significant delay), 2x18 adjustable combination system: A, B, C, 1-6 (manual thumb-pistons), which can be doubled by turning a key on the console .

Specification :

Great Organ (C-g’’’): Swell Organ: Pedal (C-f’): Bourdon 16’ Flute harmonique 8’ Subbass 16’ Open Diapason 8’ Gamba 8’ Violone 16’ Bourdon 8’ Vox Angelica 8’ Open Diapason 8’ Quintade 8’ Ital. Principal 4’ Super Octave 4’ Octave 4’ Flute 4’ Great to Pedal Flute 4’ Flageolet 2 Swell to Pedal Sesquialtera 2 sor Larigot 1 1/3’   Fifteenth 2’ Forniture 22 26 29 33 IV   Mixture 15 19 22 26 IV Clarinet 8   Swell to Great Tremolo   Swell Suboctave to Great Suboctave   Swell Octave to Great Octave   Octave (in Full Organ)

 

The Mixture of the manual I at #f' and #f", that of the manual II at c, c' and c" repeats its fifth.

Toe Pistons: Reeds out, I+II, P+II, P+I, Setzer-pacer (back), Crescendo out, Aus, Setzer-pacer (forward), Piano, Pleno ( = Tutti), Tutti ( = General Tutti, including all couplers, with the not separated I+I sup. coupler)

The present capability and state of the organ leaves much to be desired, which is why we have decided to construct a sufficient organ .