Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Sittard, Nederland (Limburg (Nederlands)) - Christus Hemelvaartkerk (Vrangendaal)
Municipal: Sittard-Geleen
Address:
Hemelsley 240, 6137 BV, Sittard
Website:
https://www.vrangendael.nl/
Description nr.: 1001678.
Built by: Pieter (van) Assendelft (1748)
- The small organ of the Christ Ascension Church in Sittard-Vrangendael was built in 1748 by Pieter Assendelft, according to a label in the windchest. It was placed in 1769 in the Augustinian convent in Deursen. The organ was a balustrade organ with the keyboard at the rear side. A new organ was installed in Deursen in 1864 by the company F.C. Smits. The Van Assendelft organ was rebuilt in the course of the nineteenth century. The keyboard was moved to the side, and a Principal 8' was placed, for which a Mixture and a high voice had to make way. The organ remained in Deursen until 1955.
- In March 1955 the organ was restored and expanded by Verschueren. It was then set up in the crypt of the Sint Martinuskerk in Gennep. In 1970 it was moved to the Christ Ascension Church in Sittard-Vrangendael.
- In 2011, the company Verschueren started with a restoration of the instrument. During this restoration, the front playing was reconstructed. The disposition was also changed and the pedal keyboard was removed. Consultants during the work were Rogér van Dijk and Wim Diepenhorst. The organ was put back into use in 2012.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1769 | Deursen | Augustinessenklooster Soeterbeeck |
| 1955 | Gennep | Kerk van de Heilige Martinus |
| 1970 | Sittard | Kerk van Christus Hemelvaart |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division |
| - Manuaal | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 8 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 415 Hz |
| Temperament | Kirnberger III |
| Wind pressure | 55 mm |
Specification
Manuaal (C-c'''): Prestant 8' (discant), Holpijp 8', Prestant 4', Fluijt 4', Quint 2 2/3', Octaaf 2', Sexquialter II sterk (discant), Mixtuur III-IV sterk (2').
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixtuur III-IV sterk |
C: 2' - 1 1/3' -1 '.
c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1'.
c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
| Other specifications |
| Different specifications |
- According to a description by Vermeulen, the specification of the organ - still in Deursen - around 1940 was:
Manuaal: Prestant 8', Holpijp 8', Salicionaal 8' (discant), Prestant 4', Octaaf 2', Sifflet 1'.
- The stop list from 1970 until 2011 was:
Manuaal: Gambe 8', Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit 4', Quint 2 2/3', Octaaf 2', Cornet III sterk, Mixtuur III sterk, Regaal 8', Kromhoorn 8'.
Pedaal: Aangehangen.
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| Literature |
- Orgels gebouwd door de fa. L. Verschueren c.v. Heijthuijsen in het tijdvak 1951 - 1956. - [Heijthuijsen] : [fa. L. Verschueren c.v.], [1956].
- Orgelbouwnieuws. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 66 nr. 2, februari 1970.
- Orgels in Limburg / G.M.I. Quaedvlieg. - Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, 1982.
- Het werk van de orgelmakersfamilie Van Eijsdonck - Van Nistelrooy - Kuijte / Wout van Kuilenburg. - 's Hertogenbosch: Noordbrabants Genootschap, 1983.
- Repertorium van orgels en orgelmakers in Noord-Brabant tot omstreeks 1900 / Frans Jespers. - 's-Hertogenbosch : Het Noordbrabants Genootschap, 1983.
- Het historische orgel in Nederland 1726 - 1769 / dr. Hans van Nieuwkoop (eindred.). - Amsterdam : Stichting NIvO, 1997. - (Encyclopedie Het Historische Orgel in Nederland ; 2).
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| Links |
https://www.vrangendael.nl/orgel.htm
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Photo: Michiel van 't Einde |
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde |
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde |
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde |
Source: Boek "Orgels in Limburg" |
Source: Verschueren Orgelbouw |
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde |
