Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Amsterdam, Nederland (Noord-Holland) - Westerkerk
Municipal: Amsterdam
Address: Prinsengracht 281, 1016 GW, Amsterdam
Website: https://westerkerk.nl/
Description nr.: 1000690.
Built by: Johannes Duyschot (1686)
Technical data
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-d'''): Prestant 16' - dubbel vanaf fis', Octaaf 8' - dubbel vanaf f', Quintadeen 8' - vanaf cis' Roerfluit, Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf e', Nasaet 3' - dubbel vanaf a°, Superoctaaf 2' - dubbel vanaf c', Sexquialter III-IV sterk (2 2/3') (discant), Mixtuur III-VII sterk (2'), Scherp IV-VII sterk (1'), Fagot 16', Trompet 8'.
Rugwerk (CDEF-d'''): Prestant 8' - dubbel vanaf A, Holpijp 8', Quintadeen 8', Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf f', Open-Fluit 4' - dubbel vanaf g', Octaaf 2' - dubbel vanaf dis', Sifflet 1' - dubbel vanaf c', Sexquialter II-III sterk (2 2/3'), Mixtuur III-VIII sterk (2'), Scherp III-VIII sterk (1'), Scherp regterht IV sterk (1 3/5') (from a°), Trompet 8', Tremulant.
Bovenwerk (C-d'''): Prestant 8' - dubbel vanaf c', Baarpijp 8', Quintadeen 8', Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf c', Holfluit 4', Quint 3' - dubbel vanaf c', Woudfluit 2' - dubbel vanaf c', Ruispijp III-VI sterk (2'), Tertiaan II-III sterk (1 3/5'), Dulciaan 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Roerquint 6', Octaaf 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4'.
Couplers: Rugwerk - Hoofdwerk, Hoofdwerk - Rugwerk, Hoofdwerk - Bovenwerk, Pedaal - Rugwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Bovenwerk.
Accessories: Tremulant voor het gehele orgel, Afsluiter voor alle klavieren.
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Photo: Piet Bron
Amsterdam, Nederland (Noord-Holland) - Westerkerk
Municipal: Amsterdam
Address: Prinsengracht 281, 1016 GW, Amsterdam
Website: https://westerkerk.nl/
Description nr.: 1000690.
Built by: Johannes Duyschot (1686)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1683 | Andries Duyschot | new organ | 1686 | Johannes Duyschot | new organ | 1727 | Christian Vater | enlargement | 1786 | Jan Jacob Vool | new organ | 1830 | Gabry & Zoon | maintenance/reparations | 1845 | Hermanus Knipscheer (I) | maintenance/reparations | 1895 | D.G. Steenkuyl | rebuild | 1940 | Cornelis Verweys | rebuild | 1940 | Theo Strunk | rebuild | 1940 | J.C. Sanders & Zoon | rebuild | 1992 | Flentrop Orgelbouw | reconstruction | 2020 | Flentrop Orgelbouw | maintenance/reparations |
- In the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, built in 1631, an first pipe organ was installed in 1683. It was designed and adopted by Roelof Barendsz Duyschot. However, his health forced him to leave the work to his son Johannes. He modified the specifications on several points. The organ was completed on December 24, 1686. In 1726 Christian Vater was commissioned to make a third manual als 'Bovenwerk'. This was put into service on February 9, 1727.
- In the following centuries much was changed in the organ. J.J. Vool made new keyboards and a new pedal in 1786. Some minor changes were made by Gabry in 1830. Knipscheer made new keyboards and couples in 1844/1845, making a Cis and Dis in the pedal. Steenkuyl renewed the keyboards and the action in 1895. A Barker lever was installed for the Hoofdwerk en Bovenwerk. The stop drawers were made pneumatic. In 1939 Verweijs built a completely new electric console.
- Considering the sound of the organ, there has been modified a lot since 1727. Knipscheer removed the double choirs and revoiced the organ. Steenkuyl renewed twenty stops, including almost all reeds. He converted the Bovenwerk into a french style 'Récit', but without a swell box. In 1939-1940 the organ completely rebuilt and renewed: the instrument received a new console with four manuals, a 'Brustwerk' was added, located inside a swell box, the compass of the keyboards was enlarged to g' ' and many free and fixed combinations were added to the organ. This work was performed in a co-operation by Th. Strunk, C. Verweijs and J.C. Sanders. On Sunday, December 8, 1940, the organ could be used again for the first time during a church service. The official opening was on Sunday, January 5, 1941. Frans Hasselaar, organist of the church, played the organ on both occasions.
- The organ was reconstructed in the years 1990-1992 to its original form by D.A. Flentrop. The design was based on the situation of 1727. The consultant at work was Jan Jongepier, who had been preparing the work since 1985. The old windchests could be preserved. The keyboard compass has been extended to d'''. On the Rugwerk the pipes for Cis and Dis are still missing due to lack of space. The double choirs were all reconstructed. Compared to the stop list of 1727, the organ has been extended with three reeds. During the rebuild, more than two thirds of the pipe stock (about 3000 pieces) was newly made by Flentrop. There are still 250 pipes by Duyschot and 277 by Vater in the organ. The number of prospect pipes of Knipscheer (1844) is 108. Finally, another 42 pipes come from the eighteenth century, probably made by Vool. The only Steenkuyl rank that could be maintained was the Baarpijp 8' on the Bovenwerk. Flentrop made the new pipework according to other work from Duyschot and Vater. On April 5, 1992 the organ was festively put back into use.
- Major maintenance was carried out by Flentrop in 2019-2020. The instrument was then put back into use on April 18, 2020 with a special concert by Evan Bogerd. Due to the corona crisis, this concert was played without an audience and broadcasted via the internet.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Hoofdwerk | 11 |
- Rugwerk | 12 |
- Bovenwerk | 11 |
- Pedaal | 7 |
Total number of stops | 41 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
Temperament | Equal temperament |
Wind pressure | 74 mm |
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-d'''): Prestant 16' - dubbel vanaf fis', Octaaf 8' - dubbel vanaf f', Quintadeen 8' - vanaf cis' Roerfluit, Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf e', Nasaet 3' - dubbel vanaf a°, Superoctaaf 2' - dubbel vanaf c', Sexquialter III-IV sterk (2 2/3') (discant), Mixtuur III-VII sterk (2'), Scherp IV-VII sterk (1'), Fagot 16', Trompet 8'.
Rugwerk (CDEF-d'''): Prestant 8' - dubbel vanaf A, Holpijp 8', Quintadeen 8', Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf f', Open-Fluit 4' - dubbel vanaf g', Octaaf 2' - dubbel vanaf dis', Sifflet 1' - dubbel vanaf c', Sexquialter II-III sterk (2 2/3'), Mixtuur III-VIII sterk (2'), Scherp III-VIII sterk (1'), Scherp regterht IV sterk (1 3/5') (from a°), Trompet 8', Tremulant.
Bovenwerk (C-d'''): Prestant 8' - dubbel vanaf c', Baarpijp 8', Quintadeen 8', Octaaf 4' - dubbel vanaf c', Holfluit 4', Quint 3' - dubbel vanaf c', Woudfluit 2' - dubbel vanaf c', Ruispijp III-VI sterk (2'), Tertiaan II-III sterk (1 3/5'), Dulciaan 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Roerquint 6', Octaaf 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4'.
Couplers: Rugwerk - Hoofdwerk, Hoofdwerk - Rugwerk, Hoofdwerk - Bovenwerk, Pedaal - Rugwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Bovenwerk.
Accessories: Tremulant voor het gehele orgel, Afsluiter voor alle klavieren.
Compound stop | Composition |
Mixtuur III-VII sterk (Hoofdwerk) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. a': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. c'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. g'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
Scherp IV-VII sterk (Hoofdwerk) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 1'. e': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 1'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. b'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. |
Sexquialter III-IV sterk (Hoofdwerk) | C: 2 2/3' - 1 3/5' - 1 3/5'. d'': 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 1 3/5' - 1 3/5'. |
Mixtuur III-VIII sterk (Rugwerk) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. A: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. g°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. f': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2'. g': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 2'. a'': 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 2'. c''': 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 2'. |
Scherp III-VIII sterk (Rugwerk) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. f°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 1'. b°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 1'. gis': 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 1'. c'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1'. fis'': 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. c''': 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. |
Scherp Regterh IV sterk (Rugwerk) | a°: 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. |
Sesquialter II-III sterk (Rugwerk) | C: 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'. ais': 2 2/3' - 1 3/5' - 1 3/5'. |
Ruispijp III-VI sterk (Bovenwerk) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. c': 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. c'': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2 2/3'. |
Tertiaan II-III sterk (Bovenwerk) | C: 1 3/5' - 1 1/3'. c°: 3 1/5' - 2 2/3'. c': 3 1/5' - 3 1/5' - 2 2/3'. |
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Hess (1774) |
Het Orgel in de Wester-Kerk, met drie Hand-Clavieren en een Vry-Pedaal, heeft 38 stemmen. Manuaal, 10 stemmen: Praestant 16', Praestant 8', Quintadeena 8', Octaav 4', Fluit 4', Octaav 2', Cornet, Scharp, Mixtuur en Trompet 8'. BovenClavier, 10 stemmen: Praestant 8', Fluit 8', Baarpyp 8', Quintadeena 8', Octaav 4', Woutfluit 2', Ruyschpyp, Tertiaan, Quint en Voxhumana 8'. Rugpositief, 12 stemmen: Praestant 8', Holpyp 8', Quintadeena 8', Octaav 4', Fluit 4', Octaav 2', Siflet 1 1/2', Mixtuur, Scherp, Sexquialtra, Cornet en Trompet 8'. Pedaal, 6 stemmen: Bourdon 16', Praestant 8', Octaav 4', Quint 6', Bazuin 16' en Trompet 8'. Stomme Registers: 4 afsluitingen, 3 tremulanten, 1 ventiel. By dit werk ('t welk in fraaiheid van geluid voor geene der anderen behoeft te wyken) zyn 8 Blaasbalgen. Het zelve werd begonnen Anno 1683 den 3 Maart, en voltooid den 24 December 1686. De Examinatoren waren J. Dusart Organist te Haarlem, G. de Wit Org. te Alkmaar, C. van Nek Org. te Hoorn, J.J. bakker Org. in de Nieuwezyds-Capel te Amst., M. Nouts Klokkenist van 't Stadhuis, H. Rypelenberg Org. van de Nieuwe-Kerk, en N. van Noord Org. in de Oude-Kerk. |
Van 't Kruijs (1885) |
Het Orgel in de Westerkerk te Amsterdam heeft 39 sprekende stemmen, drie klavieren en vrij pedaal. In 1687 is dit werk door R.R. Duyschot van Goor, uit Dordrecht, geleverd. Organist de Heer J.B. Koelman. Hoofdklavier: Prestant 16' (disc. dubbel), Prestant 8' (disc. dubbel), Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit 4' (disc. dubbel), Octaaf 2' (disc. dubbel), Mixtuur 3-6 st., Scherp 3-5 st., Sexquialter (disc.), Trompet 8'. Bovenklavier: Prestant 8' (disc. dubbel), Quintadeen 8', Baarpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Roerfluit 4', Quint 3' (disc. dubbel), Woudfluit 2', Mixtuur 3, 4 st., Tertz, Vox Humana 8'. Rugwerk: Prestant 8' (disc. dubbel), Holpijp 8', Quintadeen 8', Octaaf 4', Dwarsfluit 4' (disc. dubbel), Quint 3', Octaaf 2' (disc. dubbel), Siflet 1' (disc. dubbel), Cornet 6 st., Tertz, Mixtuur 3-6 st., Scherp 3-6 st., Trompet 8'. Pedaal: Prestant 8', Bourdon 16', Roerquint 6', Octaaf 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8'. Stomme registers: Afsluitingen, Koppelingen, Tremulanten, Ventiel, Calcantenschel. |
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