Restoration of the Organ in the Protestant Church in Langeln

In around 1870, Richard Voigt (from the Halberstadt organ building company) built the organ for the Protestant church in Langeln. The instrument stands on the loft, symmetrically under the sound arch opposite the altar. There are some interesting points in the organ's history:

There is proof that Gottlob Voigt (from Halberstadt) built an organ in Langeln in 1839. The housing around today's organ shows clear signs of Renaissance design in the upper section. Likewise, the coat of arms of Langeln's "Comturs Hoier von Lauingen" (1601), which adorns the middle section of the fa?e, is in the Renaissance style. It can therefore be assumed that these parts of the housing around today's organ date from sometime before 1800.

In the same way, Richard Voigt clearly retained some of the pipe work (recognisable from the signature on the pipes) from an older organ. Whether these sections of the organ actually come from the original 1601 organ (built by the world-famous organ builder from Halberstadt, David Beck) cannot yet be proved, but is generally supposed. (Source: Letter from M. Behrends to the public curator, Voß, 22nd June, 1987)

The current instrument uses a purely mechanical organ system, with a manual (10 stops) and pedals (3 stops).