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Main Organ of Ratzeburg Cathedral

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    February 11, 2024

    History of the organ: Previous organs: 1230 first organ
    1563 new construction by Jacob Scherer
    1619 Swallow's Nest Organ by Albrecht Lewin
    1881 by F. A. Mehmel, Stralsund (on the neo-Gothic west gallery, III+P/41)
    1902 by Barnim Grüneberg (Stettin), partly using parts of the previous instrument
    1954 reconstruction by Kemper & Sohn (Lübeck)
    1966 new construction by Kemper
    1978 new construction of the current organ

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      February 24, 2024

      Great sound in a beautiful building. And everyone can enjoy it for free every Sunday! I'm happy to pay church tax for that.😄

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        March 9, 2025

        The cathedral is very old (13th century) in the Romanesque style and therefore appears rather simple. The organ is huge when you stand directly underneath it.

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          Location: Ratzeburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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