MARTÍNEZ ROSALES
Parroquia De Nuestra Señora De La Anunciación Granada
Organ details
History
This instrument is located on a platform that extends from the upper choir of the church, on the Gospel side.
The furniture is located in a free-standing position, with a row of contra pipes attached to the wall behind it.
Although its authorship was initially attributed to Joaquín Ximénez, recent research has presumably attributed the work to the organ builder Francisco Martínez Rosales and dated it to around 1752, with the carpentry work being provided by master Miguel del Río. It is possible that some of the components from an earlier organ were used. There is evidence of a repair carried out on the instrument in 1816. Finally, the most recent restoration work is the work of the prestigious Granada organ builder Francisco Javier Alonso Suárez.
Its case is in Baroque style although with traces of the previous Renaissance style.
It has a windowed console with a split keyboard and two sets of knobs, its keyboard and register transmissions being mechanical. It also has a set of counters. Above this console are the covers that provide access to the wind chest.
The bellows is located on the left of the cabinet
On its main façade, it features three flat castles of exposed pipes, beneath which a horizontal trumpet array is displayed in an Ave Maria arrangement in two rows.
As effects, it features a two-pipe drum and birds. There are 399 pipes in total.
Thanks to a municipal initiative, the instrument was restored in 2021 with financial support from the City Council and residents themselves, making it fully operational.