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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 18 April 2011.

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde

Heumen, Nederland (Gelderland) - Sint Georgiuskerk
Municipal: Heumen
Address: Dorpsstraat 32, 6582 AN, Heumen

Description nr.: 1005271.

Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1895)
Sold to Poland (2021)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1895 Builder unknown  new organ
1954 Verschueren Orgelbouw310 transfer/relocate
1963 Verschueren Orgelbouw587 transfer/relocate
1977 Verschueren Orgelbouw  transfer/relocate
2004 Verschueren Orgelbouw  restoration

  • The organ that was installed in 1954 in the Rectorate Church of St. Antonius in Sluiskil by Verschueren, is an instrument from an unknown maker, dating from the 19th century. The organ may be a work by Joseph Merklin. The origin is unknown. It served in Sluiskil until 1962.
  • Hereafter, Verschueren transferred it to the Sint Georgiuskerk in Heumen in 1963 under the direction of Hans van der Harst. Originally it was installed on the gallery, but in 1977 it was relocated by Verschueren to the church floor in the choir. In 2004 Verschueren carried out a restoration.
  • On November 22, 2020, the last mass was celebrated in the Sint Georgiuskerk in Heumen. The building will be altered to a complex with eight mansions. The organ has been sold and will be transferred to Poland.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1954SluiskilRectoraatskerk Sint Antonius
1963HeumenSint Georgiuskerk

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal9
- Pedaal1
Total number of stops10
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 437 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament
Wind pressure73 mm

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Prestant 8', Roerfluit 8', Gamba 8' - C-H uit Roerfluit, Octaaf 4', Fluit 4', Quint 2 2/3', Superoctaaf 2', Sesquialter II sterk (discant), Mixtuur III-IV sterk (1 1/3') (B/D).
Pedaal (C-d'): Subbas 16'.
Couplers: Pedaalkoppel.

Compound stopComposition
Mixtuur III-IV sterk C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Other specifications
Different specifications In 1954, the stop list was:
ManuaaL Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Octaaf 4', Kwint 2 2/3', Superoctaaf 2', Sesquialter II sterk (discant), Trompet 8' (gedeeld).
Pedaal: Subbas 16'.
Literature
  • Orgels gebouwd door de fa. L. Verschueren c.v. Heijthuijsen in het tijdvak 1951 - 1956. - [Heijthuijsen] : [fa. L. Verschueren c.v.], [1956].
  • Uit de orgelbouwwereld. - In: Het Orgelblad, jrg. 6 nr. 3, maart 1963.
  • Heumen, parochiekerk St. Georgius. - In: Orgelnieuws fa. L. Verschueren c.v., Pasen 1963.
  • Het historische orgel in Nederland 1894 - 1901 / Hans Fidom (eindred.). - Amsterdam : Stichting NIvO, 2008. - (Encyclopedie Het Historische Orgel in Nederland ; 13).

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 18 April 2011.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 18 April 2011.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 18 April 2011.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Dismantling the organ. Date: February 2021.
Situation from 1963 until 1977. Source: fa. L. Verschueren.
Source: fa. L. Verschueren
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 18 April 2011.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde