{"id":1962,"date":"2023-09-10T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.mihaomejc.com\/organistica\/gorsics-pipe-organ-in-the-church-of-st-michael-in-menges\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:39:48","slug":"gorsics-pipe-organ-in-the-church-of-st-michael-in-menges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organistica.si\/en\/gorsics-pipe-organ-in-the-church-of-st-michael-in-menges\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor\u0161i\u010d\u2019s Pipe Organ in the Church of St. Michael in Menge\u0161"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of 1890, master organ builder Franc Gor\u0161i\u010d installed a new organ in the church of St. Michael in Menge\u0161, marking his 54th work. This is an important cultural, technical and historical instrument, crafted at the peak of Gor\u0161i\u010d’s creativity, just a year before his greatest work – the organ in the Ursuline Church in Ljubljana – was completed.<\/p>\n

“The new organ for the Menge\u0161 parish church was made by the master Fr. Gor\u0161i\u010d. The artists praise the work, which has 19 registers and various joints.”<\/p>\n

Journal Zgodnja Danica, April 4, 1890<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Comprising 19 registers on two manuals and a pedal, the organ has a total of 1,176 pipes, 307 wooden and 869 metal. The windchests are cone chests. The instrument is housed within a case crafted by Janez Vurnik Jr. from Radovljica. Representing a typical instrument of its era, it serves as a prime example of quality craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

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Organ in the church of St. Michael in Menge\u0161 (Franc Gor\u0161i\u010d, Op. 54, 1890)
Photo: Uro\u0161 Urbanija<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the information available so far, the organ has undergone three major interventions in its lifetime:<\/p>\n