was built; it was adorned with gilding and cherubs along with statues of angels playing trumpets. The organ and its case were destroyed during bombing of Hamburg during the Second World War, though 520 pipes from 20 different stops were preserved. Together with photographs of the case and a pre-1943 description, these pipes form the starting point for a scientific reconstruction of the instrument. The restoration, conducted by the Flentrop firm, was scheduled to be completed in June 2013. The Rückpositiv is already playable and was inaugurated on Easter Sunday 2009. The building of the three other manuals and the pedal towers started in September 2012. Two new registers will be added to the 58 described by Mattheson, bringing the total to 60. Burials Philipp Nicolai Johann Heinrich Scheidemann Johann Adam Reincken Further reading Johann Melchior Goeze: Homily of 1759 to contemplate the reconstruction of the tower of the church in 1659. Erneuertes Andenken der im Jahr 1659, den 3ten Febr. glücklich vollendeten Wiederherstellung des Thurms und der Hauptkirche zu St. Catharinen in Hamburg : welche im Jahr 1648, den 15ten Februar, durch einen erschröcklichen Sturmwind zerbrochen und verwüstet worden : Durch eine Dank- und Gedächtnis-Predigt Hamburg, 1759. Peter Stolt: Liberaler Protestantismus in Hamburg - im Spiegel der Hauptkirche St. Katharinen. Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte, Hamburg 2006. References The Organ is complete. See P.21 in the November/December issue of "Choir and Organ." Vol. 21, No. 6. Published by Rheingold Publishing, 20 Rugby Street, LondonWC1N 3QZ UK. External links Catherine's Church Buildings and structures in Hamburg-Mitte Hamburg Catherine's Church Hamburg Catherine's Church Hamburg Catherine's Church Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II Rebuilt churches in Germany Rebuilt buildings and structures in Hamburg