Pipe Organs of Germany

Today we visited Magdalena again in Nesselried, and played the pipe organ in the local church. Every church in Germany seems to have a pipe organ, giving hymns a much richer sound. This town only has a population of about 2,000 of which 95% are Catholic.

At lunchtime we got a surprise visit to the Church of St. Michael at Appenweir, population 10,000. This Church is about 250 years old (bell tower is 500 years old). The pipe organ however was replaced 3 years ago, with a new hand-built organ costing about AU$500,000 - apparently the "Mercedez" of organs. We were also able to play this organ. A brief overview is available at the maker's site - translation here.
Video of the church

Inside St. Michael's Church, Appenweir

View from the Bell-tower of St. Michael's

The choir loft & pipe organ

Tomorrow's plan is to take a train through the Black Forrest to valley lakes.