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Leek, Nederland (Groningen) - Hervormde Kerk
Municipal: Westerkwartier
Region:Westerkwartier
Address: De Dam 44, 9351 AN, Leek
Website: http://www.pglo.nl/

Description nr.: 1009409.

Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1660)
Sold (1915)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1660 Builder unknown  new organ
1787 Dirk Lohman  restoration
1925 Taeke Pieters Klimstra  transfer/relocate

  • The Hervormde Kerk in Leek was completed around 1660. A small organ was acquired for the church. The maker and origin are unknown. Dirk Lohman restored the organ in 1786-1787. He tuned it into an equal temperament. Over time, the organ fell into disrepair.
  • The organ served in Leek until 1915, when it was replaced by a new and larger instrument from the Van Oeckelen company. The old organ was sold to the Hervormde Gemeente in Haulerwijk. In 1925 the Dekker company installed a new organ here. The old organ moved again. Taeke Klimstra transferred it to the Gereformeerde Kerk in Nij Beets. The organ was demolished in 1946 or 1947. It was replaced by a harmonium, in which a number of pipes from the old organ were set up as a fake prospect. This facade was later demolished.
  • The disposition mentioned here is from around 1850 and comes from the work of Broekhuyzen.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1660LeekHervormde Kerk
1915HaulerwijkHervormde Kerk
1925Nij BeetsHervormde Kerk

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal6
Total number of stops6
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manuaal: Prestant 8' (discant), Holpijp 8', Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Speelfluit 3', Fluit 2' (bas), Tremulant.
Accessories: Ventiel.

Literature
  • "Zoodat wij hem met vrijmoedigheid aan de Friesche Kerken aanbevelen" : over Taeke Pieters Klimstra (1858-1945) orgelmaker te Wierum en Metslawier / Victor Timmer. - Elburg : Stichting tot Behoud van het Nederlandse Orgel, 2006. - (Publicatie nr. 64).
  • 'Een zeer aftandsch instrument' : Uit Groninger kerken verdwenen huispijporgels (en verwante instrumenten) / Victor Timmer. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 114, nr. 1, januari 2018.