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Brieg (Brzeg), St. Nicolai
Michael Engler II, 1724-1730
State of preservation: Technical structure and about 80 % of stops still extant in 1922; destroyed in 1945.
Engler's organ in Brieg, one of the biggest in Silesia, also formed a model for Silesian organs of the 18th century. Part of this was the improved option to play with other instruments in chamber pitch. Some organs had special chamber stops tuned at chamber pitch. Engler used a second option, a transposition shift for the parapet positive and four (softer) pedal stops (Subbaß 16’, Octav 8’, Flaut 8, Superoctav 4’).
The colourful specification of several strings (Salicet), the undulating flute stop „Unda maris“ and flute stop variants in different scales (RP: Flaut allemand and Flaut lieblich 8’; OW: Spitzflaut and Nachthorn 4’) show the influences from Bohemia-Austria-S Germany on Silesian organs, the rich reeds and the omnipresent „Quintatön“ the proximity to northern and central Germany.