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Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 3 May 2007.

Photo: Frans Sellies

Vaals, Nederland (Limburg (Nederlands)) - Cultureel Centrum De Kopermolen (Voormalige Lutherse Kerk)
Municipal: Vaals
Address: Von Clermontplein 1, 6291 AT, Vaals
Website: http://www.dekopermolenvaals.nl/

Description nr.: 1001261.

Built by: Johann Baptist Hilgers (1765)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1765 Johann Baptist Hilgers  new organ
1811 Arnold Graindorge  enlargement
1905 Gebrüder Müller  restoration
1938 Georg Stahlhuth & Sohn  maintenance/reparations
1969 Merksteiner Orgelbau Anstalt Sankt-Willebrord  restoration
2010 Thomas Manufacture d'Orgues  restoration

  • The Lutheran Church in Vaals was inaugurated in December 1737. The construction of the organ by Johann Hilgers did not go very well. In 1763 the church council even tried to dissolve the contract with Hilgers. The organ was eventually placed in 1765. In 1811 it was expanded by Arnold Graind'Orge, and in 1905 the Müller brothers made a new keyboard.
  • A restoration was carried out in 1968/1969 by the Merksteiner Orgelbau Anstalt Sankt Willibrord in Merkstein/Aachen, formerly Stahlhuth. Klaas Bolt was appointed as consultant. This restoration was completed in early 1969. The organ was restored in 2009/2010 by the Thomas firm. The missing Vox Humana has been reconstructed. The restoration was concluded with a concert on January 16, 2011 by Henk Kooiker, advisor for the restoration.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal11
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops11
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 415 Hz
TemperamentThomas-Meurice

Specification
Manuaal (C-c'''): Bourdon 8', Principal 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublet 2', Sexquialtera II sterk, Cornet IV sterk (4') (discant), Mixtur III sterk (1'), Trompet 8' (B/D), Vox Humana 8' - 2010.
Pedaal (C-c°): Aangehangen.

Literature
  • Rapport betreffende het orgel in de Evangelisch Lutherse Kerk te Vaals / Klaas Bolt. - 1967.
  • Orgelbouwnieuws. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 65 nr. 5, mei 1969.
  • Kerkorgels in Limburg / G.M.I. Quaedvlieg. - Maastricht: Provinciaal Comité Limburg Monumentenjaar, 1975.
  • Orgels in Limburg / G.M.I. Quaedvlieg. - Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, 1982.
  • Het historische orgel in Nederland 1726 - 1769 / dr. Hans van Nieuwkoop (eindred.). - Amsterdam : Stichting NIvO, 1997. - (Encyclopedie Het Historische Orgel in Nederland ; 2).
Recordings
  • BACH / Hans Leenders. - Tuliprecords NL TRCS 600610 (CD). - 2019.
  • Midden-Brabantse Orgelkring - Orgelexcursie 25 augustus 2012 : Vaals en Kerkrade in Nederland, Montzen en Hombourg in België / Clemens Oomen, Thomas Groenweghe, Ad van Sleuwen, Tjeu Zeijen. - Brabantse Orgelklanken (CD). - 2012.
Links http://www.orgues-thomas.com/2017/en-238-vaals-de-kopermolen%2c-centrum-voor-kunst-en-kultuur-(evangelisch-lutherse-kerk).html
Other sources
  • Jan Geubels

Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 3 May 2007.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 3 May 2007.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 3 May 2007.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 16 September 2014.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 16 September 2014.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 16 September 2014.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 16 September 2014.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 16 September 2014.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Janco Schout. Date: 6 November 2010.
Photo: Janco Schout