The house organ at Burgunderstrasse 6 was rebuilt in 2021 as a two-manual instrument by organ builder Roman Steiner, reusing pipes and case from the house organ built by Werner Bucher in 1983-1986. The organ was inspired by consort instruments that juxtapose principal colors in the 1st manual with flute colors in the 2nd manual. Important inspiration was provided by the Italian organ (Organo di Legno) of the Silver Chapel in Innsbruck from 1614.

The idea of reuse, quite familiar to Italian organ building, also plays a role here. For example, some of the wood used in the construction of the pipes and cases comes from the Basel Sperrgut. Some fillings of the marbled case sides were tea chests from Mr. Manger’s store. The solid walnut wood for the construction of the Nasat 2 2/3 ́ comes from old store shelves of the former pharmacy St. Leonhard of Edgar Platz.

The color scheme of the old case was created at the time by the painter and restorer Walter Egloff, the additions and adjustments we owe master painter Mirco Gutzwiller.

Register:

1st manual C,D-f3 :

Gedackt 8 ́ (together with 2nd manual), Prinzipal 8 ́ from c0; pear wood, partly in prospect, octave 4 ́ pear wood, octave 2 ́ pewter, fifth 2 2/3 ́ from c0 ; pewter, third 1 3/5 ́ from c0; pewter

2nd manual C,D-f3:

Gedackt 8 ́ , spruce pipes, muted, reed pipe 4 ́ , spruce pipes, half-muted, Nasat 2 2/3 ́, walnut pipes, C-g0 muted, gs0-f3 open, conical.

Pedal C,D-f1:

Subbass 16 ́, stopped wooden pipes
Octave bass 8 ́, open wooden pipes, as extension of subbass 16 ́.

Coupling: II-I, I-P, II-P

Birdsong ( 3 small tin pipes standing with the mouth in the water) pitch: A 430 ; unequal temperament according to F. A. Vallotti wind pressure: manuals 38 mm WS. Pedal 62 mm WS