Well, yes. But remember that any stop named ‘Lieblich’ is much later than Vox amabilis (according to my knowledge first stops similar to what we call today ‘Lieblich Gedackt’ are to be found under the name Gelind Gedackt or Linde Gedackt, Bavaria mid XVIII century).
I don’t know much about the east-european organ building school (as probably most sources were lost during the IIWW), but it looks like wide-scale stops were then quite common. For example Baor Flet 8’ and 4’ from Jedrzejow being nothing more than an extremely wide Rohrflöte. The organ has also a very special feature – 1st of the 4 manuals is just a transposing keyboard hidden under the Rückpositiv Manual and moved like a shove-coupler. It makes the Rückpositiv play in Kammerton.
Regarding to the iron stop-handles:
XVII and XVIII century polish instruments with original ‘Manubria’ have not only stop-handles but also most of the mechanics made of hammered iron.
[organs in Lezajsk, Sulejow, Wachock, Kazimierz Dolny, Olkusz – all on www.organy.art.pl, and probably lots of undiscovered village instruments]
This kind of material is of course much more durable and in some cases [for instance high water saturation in the atmosphere] it seems to be the best solution – iron unlike wood does not ‘work’.
Some time ago I wanted to find out, where this tradition came from and my conclusions were quite unexpected. Iron stop-handles were used not only in Poland but also in contemporary Ost-Preussen [probably from Stettin through Danzig to Königsberg]. I saw old pictures of instruments in St. Barbara, Danzig (by Andreas Hildebrandt) and little organ of St. Trinitatis, Danzig – both having iron stop-handles [these pictures can be found in Werner Renkewitz und Jan Janca: ‘Geschichte der Orgelbaukunst in Ost - und Westpreussen von 1333 bis 1944.’ Band I. Verlag Weidlich Würzburg. ISBN 3 8035 1250 6].
Instruments built by Johann Josua Mosengel from Königsberg had also stops made in this manner
(for example Pasym – case, old iron stop knobs and stop-plates preserved, the instrument was unfortunately rebuilt – to be seen here: http://www.organy.art.pl/instrumenty.php?instr_id=123
and stop-knobs here:
http://www.amuz.lodz.pl/indywidualne/i_w_/index.html
former stop-lists here:
http://home.t-online.de/home/bogdan.Dumala/orgel.htm
to compare with the monumental Mosengel organ in Swieta Lipka (Heiliglinde) – case preserved - look here:
http://www.organy.art.pl/instrumenty.php?instr_id=45 ).
The organs of Königsberg: http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/cliff/41...rg/koeframe.htm
It is difficult to say whether the tradition of using iron elements was active only locally because some instruments built by foreign builders also had them – among them the Olkusz organ built by Hans Hummel from Nuremberg, Danzig St. Marien by Julius Antoni from Friesland. So, did it come from the german countries?
It is possible that the same building school spread from the west to the east around 1550.
At this time two large Hanza-towns Danzig and Königsberg planned to build large instruments in their Dom-cathedrals. The city of Danzig brought Julius Antonius from Friesland and Königsberg Adrian Zickermann from Cammin (near Stettin). How fine their instruments were may be clearly seen if we consider the fact that the last pipes they made were melted down around 1890.
What is more, the connection between West and East was quite tight: we know that organbuilder named Lehmann, who also built organ in Marienkirche Danzig, worked on the instrument in Thomaskirche Leipzig in the mid 1500’s.
[bTW Have you ever wondered why pedal divisions of south- and central-german organs were so handicapped? Lehmann’s activity and the practice of transmitting stops (durchgeschleifte Register) may be an explanation].
Stettin possessed an instrument by Arp Schnitger (St. Jacobi) and in Cammin (birthplace of family Zickermann) stands today an instrument by Michael Briegel (nephew of Friedrich Stellwagen). In Poland there ARE instruments with original windchests and more than 80% pipes by Casparini family, which are fully playable and restored.
Much to say…
Chris