Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Postcard
Hemmen, Nederland (Gelderland) - Kasteel Hemmen, kabinetorgel
Municipal: Overbetuwe
Description nr.: 1010113.
Built by: Builder unknown ()
Destroyed? (1945)
Source: Postcard
Hemmen, Nederland (Gelderland) - Kasteel Hemmen, kabinetorgel
Municipal: Overbetuwe
Description nr.: 1010113.
Built by: Builder unknown ()
Destroyed? (1945)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | Builder unknown | 1936 | J. de Koff & Zoon | restoration |
- There was a cabinet organ in Hemmen castle. It was restored in 1936 by the De Koff company. They raised the pitch by almost a whole tone to the 'normal diapason'. There is no further information available about the instrument.
- The castle was a country house from 1757, built on the foundations of the old castle. After the death of the last Lord of Hemmen, the building was managed by a foundation from the church. In January 1945 the house was destroyed by war. The organ will have been lost.
| Literature |
Nieuwe en Herstelde Orgels. - In: Maandblad Het Orgel, 34e Jaargang No. 4, Januari 1937. |