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Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.

Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers

Leeuwarden, Nederland (Fryslân) - De Fontein
Municipal: Leeuwarden
Address: Goudenregenstraat 77, 8922 CP, Leeuwarden
Website: http://www.fonteinleeuwarden.nl/

Description nr.: 1003497.

Built by: Van den Berg & Wendt (1976)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1976 Van den Berg & Wendt  new organ
2014 Bakker & Timmenga  transfer/relocate
2014 Orgelmakerij Heideveld  transfer/relocate

  • On August 19, 1976, the organ in the Adelaarkerk, De Jokse 17 in Leeuwarden, was inaugurated. Two days later a first organ concert was played by the consultant, Piet Post. The organ was built thanks to a donation of 100,000 guilders by a member of the congregation for the construction of a pipe organ. The church had been dedicated in 1972. The architect of the building was Mr. G. Steen.
  • The Adelaarkerk was closed in 2013. The organ was transferred to De Open Hof in Leeuwarden by Bakker & Timmenga in collaboration with Henk Heideveld . In this church the organ was dedicated in April 2014. On May 11, 2014, the church building was given a new name: De Fontein.
  • Although there were plans for realizing apartments in the Adelaarkerk, this could not be done. In 2021 the church building has been demolished.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1976LeeuwardenAdelaarkerk
2014LeeuwardenDe Open Hof
2014LeeuwardenDe Fontein

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hoofdwerk6
- Nevenwerk6
- Pedaal4
Total number of stops16
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-g'''): Prestant 8', Roerfluit 8', Octaaf 4', Gemshoorn 2', Sesquialter II sterk, Mixtuur IV sterk (1 1/3').
Nevenwerk (C-g'''): Holpijp 8', Roerfluit 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octaaf 2', Quartaan II sterk (1 1/3' + 1'), Dulciaan 8'.
Pedaal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Prestant 8', Octaaf 4', Fagot 16'.
Couplers: Manuaalkoppel, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Nevenwerk.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Literature
  • Opdrachten. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 71 nr. 10, oktober 1975.
  • Piet Post wijdt orgel van Adelaarskerk in : Royale giften van gemeenteleden / Theo Lambooij. - In: Leeuwarder Courant, maandag 23 augustus 1976.
  • Nieuwe en gerestaureerde orgels : Leeuwarden, Gereformeerde Kerken / Jan Jongepier. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 72 nr. 10, oktober 1976.
  • Nieuwe orgels in Leeuwarden. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 18 nr. 11, november 1976.
  • Small organs in Holland : a description of some modern instruments / Gerard Verloop. - Schagen: De Mixtuur, 1978.
  • Leeuwarden musiceert : Leeuwarder muziekleven 1940-1985 / Th.P.A. Lambooy. - Drachten ; Leeuwarden : A.J. Osinga Uitgeverij, 1986.
Other sources
  • Wim Dijkstra

Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers. Date: 12 June 2014.
Photo: Sebastiaan Schippers
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: firma Van den Berg & Wendt.
Photo: firma Van den Berg & Wendt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Situatie in de Adelaarkerk. Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 17 May 2012.
Photo: Marcel Pelt