Zhyrmuny | Жырмуны
Voranava District, Grodno Region, Belarus (Воранаўскі р-н, Гродзенская вобл., Беларyсь)
The Finding of the Holy Cross Church (Kасцёл Адшукання Святога Крыжа)
Radun deanery, Diocese of Grodno (Радунскі дэканат, Гродзенская дыяцэзія)
| Master | Date | Repair, rebuilding | Instrument data | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nežinomas | ~1790 | 20th c., 2005–2006 | 1 manual, 12 stops, Pauke, Cymbelstern | mechanic |
In 2005, the organ in Zhyrmuny church was one of the rare examples of fully survived authentic organs in former Lithuanian territory.
Organ façade – the type of classical style. [1]
Console is on the left of organ. The authentic range C–c’’’ (specific for organs in the middle of 18th. – beginning of 19th c.). [2]
Organ acoustic drum (Pauke) – a rare example of drum with four pipes [3].
Bellows – not original.
Most pipes – authentic (2005).
[1] The same type of organ façade – organs in Ančiškis (19th c. Beg.) and Raguvėlė (~1796) churches.
[2] The organ by Nicolaus Jantzon in Vilnius Bernardine church (1764–1766) was the first known case of range C–c’’’. Other examples: not survived organ in Balbieriškis church, survived organs in the churches of Janapolė, Kėdainiai St. Joseph, Kėdainiai St. George, Pabaiskas, Raguvėlė, and in present Belarus – Staryja Vasilishki and Heraniony.
[3] Other examples of acoustic drum with four pipes – organs in Dotnuva (1827) and Žemalė (1839) churches.
Authentic stoplist (2005 data)
| Manual (C–c’’’) * | |
|---|---|
| RYNCYPAŁ OCTAVA SANCYNAŁ FLET MAJOR QUINTA DENA FLETROWERS JULA FLET MINOR QUINTA SUPER OCTAVA WAL FLET (Mixtur) |
8 pedum. 4 pedum. 8 pedum. 8 pedum. 8 pedum. 4 pedum. 4 pedum. 4 pedum. 3 pedum. 2 pedum. 2 pedum. III rzędy. |
| ** 2 Pauke Cymbelstern |
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* The stoplist is based on the authentic records in the console (2005 data).
** Two acoustic drums with four wooden pipes: two pipes 16’ and two pipes 8’.
Façade: 430 x 335 x 155 cm
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