The liturgical organ of the Austrian Hospice was constructed in 1910 by the organ-builder Rieger from Jagerndorf (now Krnov) in the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia), opus number 1706. It is placed on the gallery of the hospice’s chapel, with enough space for a small choir to gather around the organist. The dark oak case is in the form of a triptych with three rectangular openings in the lower part and three arches in the upper part. The central arch is dominated by a capital bearing a cross, surrounded by a rectangle. On each side there is a statue of an angel playing a trumpet, one with its wings open above its head and the other with its wings folded on its back.

This organ was originally supplied with foot-pumped bellows, since there was no electricity supply inside the Old City at that time, but in 1999 extensive repairs were made by Rieger himself, including an electric wind motor.

הפוסט Austrian Hospice הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This organ which belongs to the Order of the Sisters of Zion was constructed in 1893 by the organ-maker Mader of Marseille, France. It was slightly modified by Rieger in 1935. New modifications must have taken place since, probably done by the organbuiding workshop of the Franciscan monastery of the Holy Saviour: on the first keyboard, Violoncello 8′ was replaced with a Quint 2 2/3′ and on the second keyboard the Voix Humaine 8′ and Voix Celeste 8′ by a Flute à cheminée 4′ and Quarte de Nasard 2′.

As one will see, these modifications resulted in the complete change in the personality of the instrument. This romantic French organ par excellence found itself deprived of its most characteristic stops. However, it has kept most of its beautiful sound characteristics . The acoustics in the church is excellent, with a reverberation of 1 second.
The organ is placed on the gallery that it occupies almost entirely. The oak console is turned toward the choir. The organ case is also of dark varnished oak. The stop of Montre 8′ is organized in groups of 5-9-5-9-5 pipes each placed in the salient towers supported by the decorative conches and dominated by the domes. A freeze runs along the upper part of the organ case which in its center forms two arches in which the groups of 9 pipes are placed.
The organ was restored once again in 1998 by Dubay Organ Ltd. (Canada).

הפוסט Ecce Homo Church of the Sisters of Zion הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This little organ, made by the German firm Alfred Fuhrer, is installed on the very narrow gallery of the Chapel of the Crusaders. The chapel looks over the charming cloister adjacent to the Church of the Saviour and which indeed dates from the time of the Crusaders. The cloister is a leftover of the Church of the Saint-Marie-Latine incorporated into the Church of the Savior during its construction in 1898. The little chapel of the Crusaders is currently used for the Lutheran worship in English.
The organ was inaugurated in 1965.
The instrument is completely contained in an organ case the dimensions of which do not exceed those of an ordinary console

הפוסט Lutheranian Church of the Saviour הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The Church of the Saviour was built in 1898 for the visit to Jerusalem of the German emperor William II. The first organ which was installed there had been constructed by the Brothers Dinse of Berlin. It had 2 manuals and 21 stops. The new organ belongs to the German Lutheran Church. It is one of the most beautiful instruments in the country, frequently used for concerts when the well-known German player Elisabeth Roloff was its titular organist, between 1972 and 2008.
It does not have many stops, but the musical quality of each is remarkable. It was made by Karl Schuke, and inaugurated on the 31st of October, 1971. The firm Schuke assured the maintenance of the instrument which is in an excellent condition. The organ case was made of mahogany with a natural varnish. It exposes the stops of the Swell (when the swell shades are opened) at the level of the organist’s head. The other stops are placed above, the Principal 8′ used as a front display. The organ is installed on the gallery constructed above the entrance door of the nave. This gallery is of great proportions, which allows a rather large choir to gather around the organist.

הפוסט Lutheranian Church of the Saviour הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This organ, which belongs to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, is a very old Italian organ, probably made by Bazzani. The console, built in 1933 by Spath, from Ennebach-Mengen, Wurtenberg, Germany ( opus number 446) belongs to a no-longer existing organ. In the 50’s, the organ had to be repaired and an unknown person offered to “embellish” it, but in fact, he damaged it and disappeared, taking with him a significant part of the pipes. There were more damages, until 1983, when the instrument was restored by Brother Delfino Taboada who did a general rebuilding and added a Voix Humaine stop, which came from the Rieger organ of the Holy Sepulchre.
The instrument was originally placed on the central platform of the nave. It was then moved, but the console remained where it was, thus allowing a choir to stand next to the organist. The organ is today in the right lateral gallery. It is not enclosed and therefore not protected from dust, temperature variations or humidity. The pipes of the Principal 8′ are exposed on the balcony of the gallery.
The organ underwent some repair work made by Czech firm Rieger-Kloss in 1999. A new general repair has been made in 2005 by the Israeli organ builder Gideon Shamir.

הפוסט Latin Patriarcat הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This organ, which belongs to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, is a very old Italian organ, probably made by Bazzani. The console, built in 1933 by Spath, from Ennebach-Mengen, Wurtenberg, Germany ( opus number 446) belongs to a no-longer existing organ. In the 50’s, the organ had to be repaired and an unknown person offered to “embellish” it, but in fact, he damaged it and disappeared, taking with him a significant part of the pipes. There were more damages, until 1983, when the instrument was restored by Brother Delfino Taboada who did a general rebuilding and added a Voix Humaine stop, which came from the Rieger organ of the Holy Sepulchre.
The instrument was originally placed on the central platform of the nave. It was then moved, but the console remained where it was, thus allowing a choir to stand next to the organist. The organ is today in the right lateral gallery. It is not enclosed and therefore not protected from dust, temperature variations or humidity. The pipes of the Principal 8′ are exposed on the balcony of the gallery.
The organ underwent some repair work made by Czech firm Rieger-Kloss in 1999. A new general repair has been made in 2005 by the Israeli organ builder Gideon Shamir.

הפוסט Latin Patriarcat הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This accompaniment organ has been placed on a low stage, alongside the wall of the Festivities Hall of the Monastery. This hall has been accomodated recently in a very large old cellar of one of the numerous buildings of the Monastery. The organ was built by the German organ-builder Walcker. It was donated to the Monastery in 2006.

הפוסט Saint Saviour Franciscan Monastery – study organ הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This organ is one of the newest in Israel. It stands where the Italian organ by Tamburini was
standing before, at the end of the church of St Saviour monastery in the Old City of
Jerusalem. The Tamburini organ, enlarged and renewed by the late Brother Delfino
Taboada, was one of the most beautiful instruments in the Middle East.
The new organ has been made by the Austrian organ-builder Rieger, the same firm
which built the new organs of the Holy Sepulcher, the Nativity church in Bethleem
and the Anglican St Georges cathedral in the last thirty years.
This organ is also the biggest and the most modern of all, as far as its technology is
concerned. It has 44 stops on three manuals and a pedal, and a computer allows 1000
pistons, sequencing, automatic memory replay and other features.
The organ stands exactly where the previous one was, on the wall behind the choir,
hidden somehow behind the decorative façade.
Another important feature: the organ has two consoles : one on the church floor,
with electric connection, and the other enclosed in the upper part of the organ with
mechanic connection.
The new Rieger organ was inaugurated in 2008. A series of concerts marked this
event, with the participation of resident organists A.Pierucci and Anne Laurent
together with the Italian organists E. Zanovello, P. Comparin and L. Signorini

הפוסט Saint Saviour Franciscan Monastery – main organ הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This small instrument has been built by the Austrian organ-builder Rieger

in 2016. It stands in the Golgotha Chapel of the Holy Sepulcher Church.

It has two manuals and no pedal. Range: 51 notes C – re3

הפוסט Holy Sepulchre – Golgotha Chapel הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The choir organ built in 2014 by the Austrian firm Rieger in the lateral chapel of the Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem replaces a very old Italian organ made by the organ-builder Tamburini. It had become very hard to play and almost impossible to tune, mostly because it had been built almost roofless and hundreds of pigeons had settled inside for many years.
Its distribution is the same as its predecessor, 15 stops on two manuals and one pedal. Also like the Tamburini, the new organ is connected to the common console built in 1982 by Rieger to enable the organist to play simultaneously on both the organs of the church, or separately, if he (she) wishes so.

הפוסט Holy Sepulchre – choir organ הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.