The Three Kestner Organs

Cluj-Napoca

1775 – Reformed Church with two Towers, Cluj County

One-manual, positive organ (C–c3) with a short octave.

Registers: Principal 8’, Coppel 8’, Principal Octav 8’, Flauta minor 4’, Flauta amabile 4’, Quint 2 2/3’, Superoctave 2’, Sedecima 1’, Mixture 2 ranks

Zalău

1790 – Reformed church, Sălaj County

In 1866, the organ is moved to Treznea, then later to Mirșid (both villages in Sălaj County).

Filpișu Mic

1792 – Reformed church, Maroș County

Inscriptions on the organ:

– on the back of the organ case: Fecit Michael Kestner Orgona es Istrumento tsinalo es pictor Kolosvaran lako. (Created by Michael Kestner, organ and instrument maker and painter from Cluj.)

– on the gallery railing: Michael Kesstner altal 1792-ben keszített orgonáját 2005 évben restaurálta Rohlf Sebastian. (The organ, built by Michael Kesstner in 1792, was restored by Sebastian Rohlf in 2005.)

Condition: usable