Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Willem IJdo
Oudewater, Nederland (Utrecht) - Grote of Sint Michaëlskerk
Municipal: Oudewater
Address: Noorder Kerkstraat 1, 3421 DA, Oudewater
Description nr.: 1001136.
Stichting Orgelcentrum card number: GR3460, GR3461 (Oude ets (reproductie)).
Built by: Kam & Van der Meulen (1840)
The organ contains older material: Vox Humana from 1636 by Jan Morlet II, Organ case from 1839 by Abraham Meere
Technical data
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-f'''): Prestant 16' (discant), Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit 4', Quint 3', Octaaf 2', Cornet V sterk (discant), Mixtuur III-IV sterk (2'), Fagot 16', Trompet 8' - 1995.
Bovenwerk (C-f'''): Holpijp 8' (B/D), Quintadeen 8', Viola di Gamba 8' (from c°), Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Nasard 3' - 1995, Woudfluit 2', Carillon II sterk (discant), Vox Humana 8' - 1636, Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Gedekt 16', Prestant 8', Gedekt 8', Octaaf 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Klaroen 2'.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Bovenwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Bovenwerk.
Accessories: Afsluiters Hoofd- en Bovenwerk.
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Photo: Willem IJdo
Oudewater, Nederland (Utrecht) - Grote of Sint Michaëlskerk
Municipal: Oudewater
Address: Noorder Kerkstraat 1, 3421 DA, Oudewater
Description nr.: 1001136.
Stichting Orgelcentrum card number: GR3460, GR3461 (Oude ets (reproductie)).
Built by: Kam & Van der Meulen (1840)
The organ contains older material: Vox Humana from 1636 by Jan Morlet II, Organ case from 1839 by Abraham Meere
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1840 | Kam & Van der Meulen | new organ | 1895 | Bakker & Timmenga | restoration | 1967 | Bakker & Timmenga | restoration | 1995 | Bakker & Timmenga | restoration |
- The instrument in the Grote Kerk in Oudewater has a remarkable history: Wander Beekes would move the old organ from the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft to the Oudewater. This instrument was made in 1636 by Jan Morlet (II). The old organ of Oudewater from 1645 was demolished. However, Beekes died on March 12, 1838 and the work was now transferred to Kam & Van der Meulen. As early as 1821, Abraham Meere had already made two designs for a new organ in the church. In the end, however, Wander Beekes was commissioned with the construction. A son of Beekes worked as a clerk at Kam & Van der Meulen. The organ case was made by Kam & Van der Meulen after a design by Wander Beekes. And Beekes may have used Meere's drawings in the design. They melted all of Morlet's pipes, with the exception of the Vox Humana 8', and built a completely new interior. The new organ was inaugurated on March 8, 1840. It was examined by the Rotterdam organist Samuël de Lange.
- The organ was restored by Bakker & Timmenga in 1895. During the restoration of the church building (1960-1967) it was dismantled and stored. A final restoration took place in 1995, again by Bakker & Timmenga. It was put back into use on April 5, 1995. In 1995 the stop list was modified by adding a Nasard 3' to the Hoofdwerk. To make room for this stop, the pipes of the Prestant 4' were relocated to a new slide (kantsleep). Bakker & Timmenga also added pipework for the tones c°-b° of the Viola di Gamba.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Hoofdwerk | 12 |
| - Bovenwerk | 9 |
| - Pedaal | 7 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-f'''): Prestant 16' (discant), Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit 4', Quint 3', Octaaf 2', Cornet V sterk (discant), Mixtuur III-IV sterk (2'), Fagot 16', Trompet 8' - 1995.
Bovenwerk (C-f'''): Holpijp 8' (B/D), Quintadeen 8', Viola di Gamba 8' (from c°), Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Nasard 3' - 1995, Woudfluit 2', Carillon II sterk (discant), Vox Humana 8' - 1636, Tremulant.
Pedaal (C-d'): Gedekt 16', Prestant 8', Gedekt 8', Octaaf 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Klaroen 2'.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Bovenwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Bovenwerk.
Accessories: Afsluiters Hoofd- en Bovenwerk.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixtuur III-IV sterk (Hoofdwerk) | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 3 1/5' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Cornet V sterk discant (Hoofdwerk) | c': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. |
| Carillon II sterk discant (Bovenwerk) | c': 4' - 1 3/5'. |
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| Van 't Kruijs (1885) |
Het Orgel in de Hervormde Kerk te Oudewater heeft 26 sprekende stemmen en is omstreeks 1850 door Kam, uit Rotterdam, geleverd. Het werk heeft twee klavieren en vrij pedaal. Hoofdmanuaal: Prestant 8', Bourdon 16', Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit 4', Quint 3', Octaaf 2', Mixtuur 4 st., Cornet 3 st., Fagot 16', Trompet 8'. Bovenmanuaal: Prestant 4', Holpijp 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Quintadeen 8', Fluit 4', Woudfluit 2', Carillon (disc.), Vox Humana 8'. Pedaal: Prestant 8', Subbas 16', Octaaf 8' (= Gedekt 8'), Prestant 4', Bazuin 16', Trombone 8', Clarino 4'. Stomme Registers: Koppelingen, Ventiel. |
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http://www.gerbenmourik.nl/orgels/huidige-orgels/oudewater-grote-of-st.-michaelskerk-hoofdorgel.html http://www.deum-fidentes.solcon.nl/orgelconcerten/ |
- Bert Wisgerhof
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