Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Boxtel, Nederland (Noord-Brabant) - Sint Petrusbasiliek
Municipal: Boxtel
Address: Oude Kerkstraat 20, 5281 BA, Boxtel
Website: http://www.verrijzenisparochieboxtel.nl/
Description nr.: 1000754.
Stichting Orgelcentrum card number: GR2917, GR2919 (Klaviatuur).
Built by: Franciscus Cornelis Smits (1842)
Technical data
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Prestant 4' (B/D), Fluit 4', Octaaf 2', Mixtuur III sterk, Cimbal II sterk (discant), Bombarde 16' (B/D), Trompet 8' (B/D).
Rugwerk (C-f'''): Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Prestant 4', Roerfluit 4' (B/D), Quint 3' - 1954, Octaaf 2', Flageolet 1', Trompet 8' (B/D), Musette 8' (discant), Klairon 4' (bas).
Echowerk (C-f'''): Roerfluit 8', Echoholpijp 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Openfluit 4', Veltfluit 2', Sesquialter II sterk, Trompet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Gedekt 8', Prestant 4', Quint 3', Pastorelle 2', Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Echowerk, Hoofdwerk - Rugwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Rugwerk.
Photo: Piet Bron
Boxtel, Nederland (Noord-Brabant) - Sint Petrusbasiliek
Municipal: Boxtel
Address: Oude Kerkstraat 20, 5281 BA, Boxtel
Website: http://www.verrijzenisparochieboxtel.nl/
Description nr.: 1000754.
Stichting Orgelcentrum card number: GR2917, GR2919 (Klaviatuur).
Built by: Franciscus Cornelis Smits (1842)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1842 | Franciscus Cornelis Smits | new organ | 1956 | Adema-Schreurs Kerkorgelbouw | restoration and enlargement | 2006 | Verschueren Orgelbouw | 1094 | restoration |
- The organ of the St. Peter's Church in Boxtel was built by Franciscus Cornelis Smits from 1840 to 1842. It was designed as a three-manual organ with an independent pedal. Smits already supplied the stop drawers for the pedal, but (due to lack of money?) The pedal was never built. The organ case was constructed by Willem van Eerden from Boxtel. The carving is by Jan Frans van Hool (1812-1883).
- Until 1954 the instrument had an attached pedal. In that year it the organ restored by the company Adema-Schreurs and expanded with an independent pedal of eight stops. Schreurs also reworked the Fluittravers 8' (treble) into a Quint 3'. The pitch of the organ was mofidied to the modern a' = 440 Hz by shortening the pipes. The swell box of the third manual was removed. The organ could be dedicated again on Easter Sunday, April 1st, 1956.
- In 2004 the Verschueren company started a new restoration, after a last service on August 22, 2004. Several important improvements were carried out on the construction of the organ case, to prevent collapsing. The original swell box was reconstructed, using the preserved parts that were saved in 1956. The pedal was rebuilt and the pipes of the pedal were revoiced and improved, to make it more suitable for the Smits design. On April 23, 2006 the organ was put into use again with a concert by Jan Verhoeven.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Hoofdwerk | 10 |
- Rugwerk | 10 |
- Bovenwerk | 8 |
- Pedaal | 8 |
Total number of stops | 36 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Pitch | a' = 418 Hz |
Temperament | Equal temperament |
Wind pressure | 76 mm |
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Prestant 4' (B/D), Fluit 4', Octaaf 2', Mixtuur III sterk, Cimbal II sterk (discant), Bombarde 16' (B/D), Trompet 8' (B/D).
Rugwerk (C-f'''): Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Prestant 4', Roerfluit 4' (B/D), Quint 3' - 1954, Octaaf 2', Flageolet 1', Trompet 8' (B/D), Musette 8' (discant), Klairon 4' (bas).
Echowerk (C-f'''): Roerfluit 8', Echoholpijp 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Openfluit 4', Veltfluit 2', Sesquialter II sterk, Trompet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Gedekt 8', Prestant 4', Quint 3', Pastorelle 2', Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Echowerk, Hoofdwerk - Rugwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Rugwerk.
Compound stop | Composition |
Mixtuur III sterk (Hoofdwerk) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
Cimbal II sterk (Hoofdwerk) | c': 1 3/5' - 1'. |
Sesquialter II sterk (Echowerk) | C: 1 1/3' - 4/5'. c': 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'. |
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