— partial restoration —

The organ of St. Mauritz in Münster is a work by the Münster organbuilder Friedrich Fleiter from 1882 using pipes from the previous organ from 1833 by the Westphalian organ builder Kersting. In terms of art history, it is the most valuable instrument in the city of Münster.

After various renovations and extensive repairs, a complex restoration/reconstruction was carried out by the company Seifert from Kevelaer in the years 2000 to 2002.

Mold growth and big wind problems were the decisive factors for the instrument to undergo a partial restoration again in 2021/22.

With the help of an additional parallel bellows and a modified channel layout, the wind was stabilized and the supply of the required amount of wind was ensured. The windchest of the pedal was installed in the post-war years. The choice of material and also the dimensions of this windchest were so bad that we had to make a new windchest. Due to the changed windchest division, the entire key action between the console and the pedal windchest was renewed.

The shared deep octave in the Gamba 8′ and the Hohlflöte 8′ was abandoned. The Gamba 8′ now has its own deep octave in Haskell construction. With the Principalbass 8′ in the pedal, the languid bevels were so badly affected as a result of the multiple voicings that we had to replace some of them. The Geigenprincipal 8′ delivered by Seifert in 2002 lacked the necessary energy in the bass. Therefore, these pipes were also renewed in Haskell construction. A tremulant and a cymbalstar were also added. Finally, the entire organ was voiced. Frischknecht 2 was selected as the historical temperament.

Stoplist

some impressions from the restauration of the organ