Švėkšna
Šilutė district, Klaipėda region
Church of St. Apostle Jacob
Šilutė deanery, Telšiai diocese
| Master | Date | Instrument | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Józef Woyciullewicz | 1806 | 1 manual, 12 stops, Cymbelstern, Pauke | mechanical |
Not known whether the organ remained, or was transferred elsewhere.
According to contract, a 12-stop organ in Švėkšna built in 1806 by master Józef Woyciullewicz.
Excerpt from organ contract (14 June 1805) stored in Švėkšna parish archive [1]:
12-stop manual organ [detailed stoplist included – G.P.]; furthermore, Pauke and Cymbelstern, range C–F [possibly C–f ’’’ – G.P.], ebony keyboard. The organ should look according to the sketch […].
The current neo-gothic Church of St. Apostle Jacob in Švėkšna was built in the beginning of the 20th c.; in 1906, Bruno Goebel from Konigsberg built a new organ. Possibly the old organ by Woyciullewicz was transferred somewhere. Nearby, in Švėkšna Evangelical Lutheran church the old organ has preserved. The number of stops, organ façade style and time corresponds to the type of organ by Woyciullewicz. Possibly, in the beginning of the 20th c., the organ by Woyciullewicz was transferred from Švėkšna Church of St. Apostle Jacob to Švėkšna Evangelical Lutheran church (the information will be updated after detailed examination).
Organ Contract, 14 June 1805
Signature by master Woyciullewicz
[1] Švėkšna parish documents, LVIA , f. 1671, ap. 4, b. 456, l. 245 r–v, 246 r.
Stoplist in contract 14 June 1805.
| Manual (C–f ’’’) | |
| Pryncypal Octava Bordon Salcinal Flet major Fleterwers Flet minor Flet amabilis Quinta Undamaris Quinta minor |
8 pedow 4 pedow 16 pedow 8 pedow 8 pedow 8 pedow 4 pedow 4 pedow 3 pedow 4 pedow 2 pedow |
| Mixtura III rzędy Benben (Pauke) Gwiazda z dzwonkami (Cymbelstern) |
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