Himmelpforten St. Marien

Specification as stated by Heinrich Renken about 1830 for Stade St. Nikolai:

Hauptwerk	Positiv	Brustwerk	Pedal
Principal 8’	Gedact 8’	Flöte 4’	Subbaß 16’
Hohlflöte 8’	Principal 8’ (Discant)	Blockflöte 2’	Octave 8’
Gedact 8’	Principal 4’	Scharf	Octave 4’
Octave 4’	Flöte 4’	Regal 8’	Nachthorn 2’
Flöte 4’	Nasat 3’	Krummhorn 8’	Mixtur
Nasat (Quint ?) 3’	Octave 2’		Posaune 16’
Octave 2’	Waldflöte 2’		Trompete 8’
Mixtur 4 fach	Sesquialtera (2 fach)		Trompete 4’
Trompete 8’	Scharf
Vox humana 8’	Ducian 16’
	Regal 8’

Zimbelstern, Vogelgesang, Tremulant, 2 Verkoppelungen, 4 Ventile

1834: The Brustwerk, Hauptwerk and Pedal of the organ of Stade St. Nikolai were installed by Peter Tappe in a new case. The specification was changed.
Speicification of the situation after Tappe by Renken

Hauptmanual	Brustwerk	Pedal
Quintatön 16’	Doppelflöte 8'	Subbaß 16'
Principal 8’	Flöte 4'	Octave 8'
Gedact 8’	Blockflöte 2'	Octave 4'
Hohlflöte 8'	Regal 8'	Posaune 16'
Octav 4'		Trompete 8'
Flöte 4'		Trompete 4'
Nasat 3'
Octave 2'
Mixtur 4 fach
Trompete 8'
Vox humana 8'

Noli me tangere "Diese Orgel befand sich früher bis zum Eingange der Kirche St. Nikolaus 1835 in dieser Kirche zu Stade. Im Sommer 1835 wurde diese von Tappe erbaut u. das Rückpositiv nach Linteloh (Kirchlinteln) verkauft."

1892: Repairs by H. Röver

Source: Historische Orgeln im Landkreis Stade Verlag Friedrich Schaumburg 1983 Photo: Karl-Wilhelm Kröncke 
Situation with the case of Peter Tappe. before 1956

1955-1956: Restoration by Paul Ott. Many changes to case, action, pipe work and console.


Source: Klingende Schätze - Orgelland zwischen Elbe und Weser (Verlag Oliva Cuxhaven)

1987: Restoration by A. Führer after a church renovation.

2014: Restoration by Bartelt Immer. The original pipes from the 16. - 19. centory where restored, as close as possible, to their original situation and the pipes from 1955/56 where reintonated to match to the old pipes. The Terzzimbel of the Hauptwerks was changed in a Sesquialtera II, using old pipes from the Schnitger-School.

Present specification:

Hauptwerk CDE - c'''	Brustwerk CDE - c'''	Pedal CDE - d'
Quintadena 16' (mainly old)	Gedackt 8' (Wood old, Fis & Gis new)	Subbaß 16' (C - Gis wood, Rest metal new)
Prinzipal 8' (new)	Flöte 4' (Wood old, Fis & Gis new)	Oktave 8' (new)
Rohrflöte 8' (many old pipes)	Blockflöte 2' (conic old, Fis & Gis new)	Oktave 4' (some old pipes)
Octave 4' (mainly old)	Regal 8' (old, Fis & Gis new)	Nachthorn 1' (new)
Blockflöte 4' (old)	Scharff II (new)	Mixtur 5 fach (new)
Nasat 2 2/3' (old conic)		Posaune 16' (new resonators, Köpfe, socket end shallows partly old)
Oktave 2' (old)		Trompete 8' (new, resonators partly old)
Mixtur IV-VI (new)		Cornet 2' (new)
Terzimbel 3II(new)
Trompete 8' (C - Gis old resonators, rest new)
Vox humana 8' (new)

Manualcoupler
Reservoir
a' = 440 Hz
Equal temperement


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