News archives November-December 2006


2006-12-30

Direct links to pictures, 8 megapixel galleries and CD references added to all organ stoplists

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted D, Bamberg, Pfarrkirche Unserer lieben Frau - 74 ranks
- Inserted D, Gronau, Matthäikirche - 74 ranks
- Inserted GB, Selby, Abbey - 73 ranks
- Inserted NL, Leiden, Pieterskerk (Hauptorgel) - 70 ranks
- Inserted GB, Lincoln, Cathedral - 68 ranks

Updated stoplists / pictures:
- GB, York, Minster - 105 ranks
- GB, Bridlington, Priory Church of St. Mary - 86 ranks
- GB, London (Southwark), St. Saviour Cathedral - 65 ranks
- A, Salzburg, St. Andrä - 61 ranks
- GB, Harrogate, St. Peter's Church - 57 ranks


2006-12-26

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted GB, London, St. Peter, Eaton Square - 88 ranks
- Inserted GB, Beverley, St. Mary - 84 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, St. Marylebone - 81 ranks
- Inserted CAN, Moncton, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption - 80 ranks
- Inserted GB, Leeds, St. Peter Parish Church - 78 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, Methodist Central Hall - 77 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, All Souls Anglican Church, Langham Place - 76 ranks
- Inserted GB, Hull, Holy Trinity Church - 72 ranks
- Inserted GB, Rochester, Cathedral - 72 ranks
- Inserted GB, Carlisle, Cathedral - 71 ranks
- Inserted GB, St. Albans, Cathedral ("Abbey") - 71 ranks
- Inserted GB, Blackburn, Cathedral - 70 ranks
- Inserted GB, Armley, St. Bartholomew - 69 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, Deutsche St. Gertruds-Kirche (Hauptorgel) - 66 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Turku, Martinkirkko (Hauptorgel) - 63 ranks
- Inserted D, Vallendar, St. Marzellinus und Petrus - 63 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Helsinki, Temppeliaukion kirkko (Tempelplatzkirche) - 63 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Kotka, Kirkko (Stadtkirche) - 63 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, St. James, Sussex Gardens - 62 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Turku, Mikaelinkirkko (Hauptorgel) - 62 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, St. Mary Abbots - 61 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, St. Bride - 60 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, Temple Church - 59 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, Westminster Chapel - 58 ranks
- Inserted GB, Bradford, Cathedral - 58 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, All Saints Church, Margaret Street - 58 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, St. Saviour Cathedral - 57 ranks
- Inserted D, Offenbach, St. Paul - 55 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Loviisa, Ev.-Luth. Kirkko - 54 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, Holy Trinity Church - 52 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, Maria Magdalena Kyrka (Hauptorgel) - 52 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, San Pietro (italienische Kirche) - 51 ranks
- Inserted GB, Wakefield, Cathedral - 49 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, Deutsche St. Gertruds-Kirche (Düben-Orgel) - 47 ranks
- Inserted GB, London, Notre-Dame de France (französische Kirche) - 44 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, Maria Magdalena Kyrka (Südemporenorgel) - 40 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Helsinki, Vanha kirkko (Alte Kirche) - 35 ranks
- Inserted D, Saarburg, St. Laurentius - 35 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Tampere, Tuomiokirkko (Dom) - Chororgel - 32 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, S:t Johannes Kyrka (Chororgel) - 24 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Helsinki, Kallion kirkko (Chororgel) - 23 ranks
- Inserted S, Stockholm, Gustav Vasa Kyrka (Chororgel) - 17 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Turku, Martinkirkko (Chororgel) - 7 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Turku, Mikaelinkirkko (Chorpositiv) - 4 ranks
- Inserted D, Braunschweig, Dom St. Blasii (Truhenorgel) - 4 ranks

Updated stoplists / pictures:
- USA, Charlotte, Covenant Presbyterian Church - 125 ranks
- FIN, Turku, Tuomiokirkko (Dom) - Hauptorgel - 122 ranks
- USA, Durham, Duke University Chapel (Aeolian-Orgel) - 105 ranks
- USA, Durham, Duke University Chapel (Duke Memorial Organ) - 104 ranks
- S, Stockholm, Gustav Vasa Kyrka (Hauptorgel) - 95 ranks
- FIN, Tampere, Tuomiokirkko (Dom) - Hauptorgel - 90 ranks
- D, Braunschweig, Dom St. Blasii (Hauptorgel) - 90 ranks
- FIN, Helsinki, Tuomiokirkko (Dom) - 88 ranks
- S, Stockholm, S:t Johannes Kyrka (Hauptorgel) - 83 ranks
- S, Stockholm, Hedvig Eleonora Kyrka - 81 ranks
- FIN, Helsinki, Johanneksenkirkko (Johanneskirche) - 78 ranks
- USA, Ocala, First Baptist Church - 75 ranks
- S, Stockholm, S:ta Clara Kyrka - 68 ranks
- FIN, Helsinki, Kallion kirkko (Hauptorgel) - 60 ranks
- FIN, Turku, Tuomiokirkko (Dom) - Chororgel - 27 ranks


2006-12-19

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, Knoxville, Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church - 83 ranks
- Inserted AUS, Melbourne, St. Patrick's Cathedral - 82 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Central Reformed Church - 81 ranks
- Inserted USA, Canton, St. John the Baptist RC Church - 78 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, St. Andrew's Cathedral (Hauptorgel) - 78 ranks
- Inserted F, Baume-les-Dames, Saint-Martin - 77 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, LaGrave Ave Christian Reformed Church - 76 ranks
- Inserted KOR, Seoul, Presbyterian Church - 76 ranks
- Inserted J, Tokyo, Opera City Shinjuku - 76 ranks
- Inserted USA, Richardson, First United Methodist Church - 75 ranks
- Inserted USA, Ocala, First Baptist Church - 74 ranks
- Inserted USA, Oberlin, College, Finney Chapel - 73 ranks
- Inserted F, Paris, Saint-Augustin (Hauptorgel) - 73 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Basilica of St. Adalbert - 72 ranks
- Inserted USA, Brooklyn Heights, St. Ann / Holy Trinity Church - 69 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, St. Mark's Episcopal Church - 69 ranks
- Inserted USA, Laredo, A&M International University, Recital Hall - 69 ranks
- Inserted USA, Galveston, Trinity Episcopal Church - 69 ranks
- Inserted USA, Albany, Cathedral of Al Saints - 65 ranks
- Inserted USA, Knoxville, Church of the Ascension - 62 ranks
- Inserted CRO, Zagreb (Agram), Franjewacka Crkva - 61 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, East Congregational Church (Hauptorgel) - 61 ranks
- Inserted UZB, Taškent (Tashkent), Staatliches Konservatorium - 57 ranks
- Inserted USA, Cedar Rapids, Coe College, Sinclair Auditorium - 56 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Immanuel Lutheran Church - 56 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Grace Episcopal Church - 56 ranks
- Inserted D, Mönchengladbach, St. Laurentius - 53 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Calvin Christian Reformed Church - 50 ranks
- Inserted USA, Canton, St. Paul's Episcopal Church - 49 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Second Congregational Church - 49 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Calvin College Chapel - 49 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Trinity UMC - 49 ranks
- Inserted USA, Knoxville, St. John's Lutheran Church - 46 ranks
- Inserted USA, Baltimore, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church - 45 ranks
- Inserted D, Bonn, St. Rochus - 44 ranks
- Inserted D, Göttingen, St. Michael - 44 ranks
- Inserted USA, Ada, St. Robert of Newminster Catholic Church - 43 ranks
- Inserted USA, Dallas, Gaston Oaks Baptist Church - 38 ranks
- Inserted USA, Blue Springs, St. John LaLande - 37 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Trinity Lutheran Church - 36 ranks
- Inserted F, Paris, Saint-Augustin (Chororgel) - 30 ranks
- Inserted USA, Allendale, Grand Valley State University, Cook-DeWitt Center - 28 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, St. Mary's RC Church - 22 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Central Seventh Day Adventist Church - 17 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, St. Andrew's Cathedral (Kapelle) - 14 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, Smith Memorial Congregational Church - 13 ranks
- Inserted USA, Grand Rapids, East Congregational Church (Kapellenorgel) - 12 ranks
- Inserted USA, Los Angeles, Privathaus - 1 ranks

Updated stoplists / pictures:
- USA, Minneapolis, Minnesota University Northrop Auditorium - 108 ranks
- J, Tokorozawa, Muse Hall - 103 ranks
- D, Würzburg, Augustinerkirche - 96 ranks
- F, Paris, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - 86 ranks
- D, Eisenach, St. Georgen - 85 ranks
- D, Stralsund, St. Nikolai (Hauptorgel) - 85 ranks
- AUS, Melbourne, Victorian Arts Center Concert Hall - 84 ranks
- GB, St. Edmundsbury, St. Mary's Cathedral - 80 ranks
- USA, Salt Lake City, Cathedral of the Madeleine - 79 ranks
- GB, Beverley, Minster - 78 ranks
- GB, Tewkesbury, Abbey (Milton-Orgel) - 78 ranks
- A, Bregenz, Herz-Jesu-Kirche - 78 ranks
- F, Paris, Louvre, L'Oratoire de l'église réformée - 78 ranks
- GB, Tewkesbury, Abbey (Grove-Orgel) - 41 ranks
- GB, Tewkesbury, Abbey (Kammerorgel) - 5 ranks


2006-12-17

New section in Oddities and World Records: Unusual Materials


2006-12-10

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, Chicago, St. Paul's United Church of Christ - 91 ranks
- Inserted USA, Memphis, First Baptist Church - 82 ranks
- Inserted USA, Amarillo, First Baptist Church - 81 ranks
- Inserted USA, Silver Spring, Spencerville Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 78 ranks
- Inserted USA, Omaha, St. Cecilia Cathedral - 75 ranks
- Inserted USA, Fullerton, First Evangelical Free Church - 74 ranks
- Inserted USA, Battle Creek, Kellogg Auditorium - 72 ranks
- Inserted USA, Minot, First Lutheran Church - 71 ranks
- Inserted GTM, Guatemala, Catedral - 61 ranks
- Inserted D, Sulzbach, St. Marien - 58 ranks
- Inserted D, Untermarchtal, St. Vinzenz Mutterhauskirche - 58 ranks
- Inserted USA, Minneapolis, Mount Olive Lutheran Church - 50 ranks
- Inserted USA, Atlanta, Morningside Presbyterian Church - 45 ranks
- Inserted USA, Austin, Redeemer Lutheran Church - 45 ranks
- Inserted CH, Sirnach, St. Remigius - 37 ranks
- Inserted USA, Chicago, St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church - 33 ranks
- Inserted USA, San Francisco, First Church of Christ, Scientist - 29 ranks
- Inserted ZMB, Lusaka, Cathedral of the Holy Cross - 28 ranks
- Inserted D, Schillingen, St. Albanus - 24 ranks
- Inserted D, Ingolstadt, Liebfrauenmünster (Chororgel) - 18 ranks
- Inserted D, Ingolstadt, Liebfrauenmünster (Truhenorgel) - 8 ranks
- Inserted D, Ingolstadt, Liebfrauenmünster (Apfelregal) - 1 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- D, Ingolstadt, Liebfrauenmünster (Hauptorgel) - 106 ranks
- USA, Buffalo, St. Joseph R.C. Cathedral - 93 ranks
- D, Waldkirchen, Kath. Kirche ("Bayernwalddom") - 76 ranks


2006-12-04

2 new 8 megapixel picture galleries:
- D, Hamburg, St. Jacobi - 98 ranks
- D, Hamburg, St. Petri - 98 ranks

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, New York, Marble Collegiate Church - 84 ranks
- Inserted S, Västerås (Västeras), Domkyrka (Hauptorgel) - 83 ranks
- Inserted S, Göteborg, Gustavi Domkyrka (Hauptorgel) - 63 ranks
- Inserted D, Meldorf, Dom - 60 ranks
- Inserted S, Eksjö, Kyrka - 59 ranks
- Inserted S, Jönköping, Kristina Kyrka - 44 ranks
- Inserted S, Göteborg, Haga Kyrka (Hauptorgel) - 43 ranks
- Inserted S, Västerås (Västeras), Domkyrka (Chororgel) - 35 ranks
- Inserted S, Göteborg, Örgryte Nya Kyrka (Querschifforgel) - 33 ranks
- Inserted S, Uppsala, Helga Trefaldighets Kyrka (Hl. Dreifgaltigkeit) - 29 ranks
- Inserted S, Göteborg, Haga Kyrka (Seitenemporenorgel) - 26 ranks
- Inserted S, Karlstad, Domkyrka (Chororgel) - 18 ranks
- Inserted S, Östra Ämtervik, Kyrka (Emporenorgel) - 13 ranks
- Inserted S, Östra Ämtervik, Kyrka (Emporenorgel) - 6 ranks
- Inserted S, Göteborg, Gustavi Domkyrka (Positiv) - 4 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- S, Karlstad, Domkyrka (Hauptorgel) - 88 ranks
- S, Uppsala, Domkyrka (Hauptorgel) - 68 ranks


2006-11-30

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, Chicago, St. James Cathedral - 99 ranks
- Inserted USA, Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall - 97 ranks
- Inserted S, Kalmar, Domkyrka (Haupt- und Altarorgel) - 94 ranks
- Inserted CH, Bern, Französische Kirche - 89 ranks
- Inserted CH, Uster, Ev.-ref. Kirche - 87 ranks
- Inserted USA, Youngstown, First Presbyterian Church - 76 ranks
- Inserted S, Västervik, S:t Petri Kyrka (Westemporenorgel) - 58 ranks
- Inserted USA, Greensboro, West Market Street UMC - 57 ranks
- Inserted USA, Mesa, First UMC - 49 ranks
- Inserted USA, Barlett, United Methodist Church - 47 ranks
- Inserted D, Reken, St. Heinrich - 47 ranks
- Inserted USA, Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Schmitt Organ Hall - 44 ranks
- Inserted USA, Sioux City, First Lutheran Church - 42 ranks
- Inserted D, Vreden, St. Marien - 36 ranks
- Inserted D, Raesfeld-Erle, St. Silvester - 32 ranks
- Inserted S, Västervik, S:t Petri Kyrka (Querschifforgel) - 30 ranks
- Inserted S, Västervik, S:ta Gertruds Kyrka - 22 ranks
- Inserted S, Kalmar, Domkyrka (Chororgel) - 20 ranks
- Inserted CRO, Jastrebarsko, Kirche - 14 ranks
- Inserted S, Västervik, S:t Petri Kyrka (Chororgel) - 6 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- D, Berlin, St. Matthias - 109 ranks


2006-11-28

New 8 Megapixel picture galleries:
- D, Fulda, Dom - 103 ranks
- D, Fulda, Stadtpfarrkirche St. Blasius - 67 ranks


2006-11-25

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, Glen Falls, First Presbyterian Church - 119 ranks
- Inserted D, Neheim, St. Johannes Baptist ("Sauerländer Dom") - 97 ranks
- Inserted D, Friedrichshafen, St. Peter Canisius - 82 ranks
- Inserted D, Telgte, St. Clemens - 67 ranks
- Inserted D, Göttingen, St. Marien - 62 ranks
- Inserted D, Friedrichshafen, St. Nikolaus - 61 ranks
- Inserted D, Stuttgart, Lutherkirche - 57 ranks
- Inserted D, Chemnitz, Schlosskirche - 52 ranks
- Inserted D, Stuttgart, Stadtkirche - 52 ranks
- Inserted USA, Cambridge, Christ Church - 51 ranks
- Inserted CH, Olten, Christkatholische Stadtkirche St. Martin - 49 ranks
- Inserted D, Dresden, Ev. Kirche - 47 ranks
- Inserted CRO, Kustosija, Sv. Nikola Tavelic - 45 ranks
- Inserted N, Floro, Kirke - 43 ranks
- Inserted D, Görlitz, Lutherkirche - 40 ranks
- Inserted S, Växjö, Domkyrka (Hauptorgel) - 38 ranks
- Inserted N, Herøy, Kirke - 37 ranks
- Inserted D, Elmshorn, St. Marien - 37 ranks
- Inserted D, Chemnitz, Trinitatiskirche - 37 ranks
- Inserted D, Hannover, St. Christophorus - 36 ranks
- Inserted D, Butzbach, St. Gottfried - 36 ranks
- Inserted USA, Kerrville, First Presbyterian Church - 31 ranks
- Inserted D, Heimersheim, St. Mauritius - 28 ranks
- Inserted S, Växjö, Domkyrka (Chororgel 2) - 28 ranks
- Inserted D, Dresden, Emmauskirche - 26 ranks
- Inserted S, Växjö, Domkyrka (Chororgel 1) - 20 ranks
- Inserted D, Heidenoldendorf, Ev.-ref.Kirche - 19 ranks
- Inserted D, Berlin, Maritim Grand Hotel - 13 ranks
- Inserted D, Dresden, Jehmlich Orgelbau (Porzellanorgel) - 4 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- USA, Charlotte, Covenant Presbyterian Church - 125 ranks
- LUX, Echternach, St. Willibrord Basilika - 115 ranks
- D, Dortmund, St. Reinoldi - 103 ranks
- D, Erlangen, Neustädter Kirche (Universitätskirche) - 84 ranks
- D, Cuxhaven, St. Petri - 63 ranks


2006-11-16

Server of www.orgelbilder.de (8 megapixel gallery) was down for a couple of days - now repaired and active again!


2006-11-12

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted USA, Minneapolis, Plymouth Congregational Church (Hauptorgel) - 81 ranks
- Inserted A, Wien, Pfarrkirche - 63 ranks
- Inserted D, Lippetal, Wallfahrtskirche St. Ida - 60 ranks
- Inserted D, Sangerhausen, St. Jacobi - 44 ranks
- Inserted CRO, Pregrada, Katedrala - 43 ranks
- Inserted D, Hamburg, Ev.-luth. Marktkirche - 42 ranks
- Inserted D, Bonn, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche - 33 ranks
- Inserted D, Königswinter, St. Joseph - 25 ranks
- Inserted D, Appenweier, St. Michael - 23 ranks
- Inserted CHI, Hong Kong, Chinese University - 16 ranks
- Inserted D, Bempflingen, St. Peter - 14 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- USA, Fort Worth, Broadway Baptist Church - 189 ranks
- F, Paris, Cathédrale Notre-Dame - 153 ranks
- USA, Charlotte, Covenant Presbyterian Church - 125 ranks
- F, Paris, Sainte-Clotilde - 85 ranks
- D, Hennef, St. Simon und Judas - 54 ranks


2006-11-01

New chapter in Oddities and World Records: Largest House Organ

Additions to the organ database:
- Inserted LUX, Echternach, St. Willibrord Basilika - 115 ranks
- Inserted USA, Fort Lauderdale, First Baptist Church - 109 ranks
- Inserted PL, Kraków (Krakau), Bazylika Bozego Ciala - 104 ranks
- Inserted CH, Luzern, KKL - Kultur- und Kongresshalle - 87 ranks
- Inserted D, Landau, St. Marien - 85 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Lahti, Ristinkirkko (Kreuzkirche) - 79 ranks
- Inserted D, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Heilig-Kreuz-Münster - 78 ranks
- Inserted PL, Warszawa (Warschau), Bazylika Swietego Krzyza - 77 ranks
- Inserted E, Santiago de Compostela, Catedral - 77 ranks
- Inserted F, Bourges, Cathédrale Saint-Etienne - 76 ranks
- Inserted USA, Houston, St. Luke's United Methodist Church (Hauptorgel) - 75 ranks
- Inserted D, Hamburg, Ev. Kirche Volksdorf - 74 ranks
- Inserted F, Paris, Sainte-Clotilde - 73 ranks
- Inserted D, Bamberg, St. Stephan - 72 ranks
- Inserted D, Bocholt, St. Georg - 71 ranks
- Inserted D, Ulm, Ev. Pauluskirche - 70 ranks
- Inserted D, Landau, Stiftskirche - 65 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Kokkola, Kirkko - 61 ranks
- Inserted D, Memmingen, Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt - 59 ranks
- Inserted D, Gotteszell, Pfarrkirche St. Anna - 57 ranks
- Inserted F, Cahors, Cathédrale Saint-Etienne - 52 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Parainen, Kirkko - 46 ranks
- Inserted F, Moissac, Abbatiale Saint-Pierre - 32 ranks
- Inserted D, Ulm, Münster (Chororgel) - 32 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Turku, Kathedrale (Chororgel) - 29 ranks
- Inserted FIN, Nauvo, Kirkko - 19 ranks
- Inserted D, Lauenau, St. Lukas - 19 ranks

Updated stoplists:
- S, Stockholm, S:t Jakobs Kyrka - 126 ranks
- D, Straubing, Basilika St. Jakob - 117 ranks
- D, Neresheim, Abteikirche - 106 ranks
- F, Strasbourg (Straßburg), Saint-Paul - 101 ranks
- F, Mulhouse (Mühlhausen), Saint-Etienne Réformée - 97 ranks
- D, Landsberg, Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä-Himmelfahrt - 90 ranks
- F, Strasbourg (Straßburg), Saint-Thomas - 55 ranks