The organ in the palace at Weimar contained the following stops, according to A. Wette:[182]
Great.
| 1. Principal, | 8' |
| 2. Quintatön, | 16' |
| 3. Gemshorn, | 8' |
| 4. Gedackt, | 8' |
| 5. Quintatön, | 4' |
| 6. Octave, | 4' |
| 7. Mixture, 6 ranks | |
| 8. Cymbel, 3 ranks | |
| 9. Glockenspiel |
Choir.
| 1. Principal, | 8' |
| 2. Violdigamba, | 8' |
| 3. Gedackt, | 8' |
| 4. Trompete, | 8' |
| 5. Kleingedackt (small bourdon), | 4' |
| 6. Octave, | 4' |
| 7. Waldflöte | 2' |
| 8. Sesquialtera |
Pedal.
| 1. Gross-Untersatz, | 32' |
| 2. Subbass, | 16' |
| 3. Posaun-Bass, | 16' |
| 4. Violon-Bass, | 16' |
| 5. Principal-Bass, | 8' |
| 6. Trompeten-Bass, | 8' |
| 7. Cornett-Bass, | 4' |
We have mentioned the special feature of the organ in Cöthen: a pedal which boasted of two octaves and a half, from great C to f' sharp; we should further emphasize in this organ, otherwise not especially noteworthy, the quality of the Principal[183] in the great organ, and of the eight-foot Trumpet in the pedal.
The organ in the University church in Leipzig, of which Bach made an expert examination December 17, 1717, was a remarkable instrument, which he was very fond of playing. It was one of the masterworks of the manufacturer Scheibe. It had the following registers: