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Photo: ©Paul M.R. Maeyaert. Date: 29 January 2020.

Photo: ©Paul M.R. Maeyaert

Sint-Lievens-Houtem, België (Oost-Vlaanderen) - Sint Michaelskerk
Municipal: Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Marktplein 1, 9520, Sint-Lievens-Houtem

Description nr.: 2001057.

Built by: Pieter Van Peteghem and Lambertus-Benoit Van Peteghem (1780)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1780	Pieter Van Peteghem		new organ
1930	B. Godefroid & Zn.		rebuild
1983	Ghislain Potvlieghe-De Maeyer		restoration

The organ in Sint-Lievens-Houtem was built in 1780 by Pieter van Peteghem and his son Lambertus. The instrument was converted around 1930 by the company Godefroid & Zn. During this renovation, the organ case was pushed back and the organ was equipped with a free-standing console. The original registers Vox Humana, Fourniture, Tierce, Clairon and part of the Cornet were removed. After this, hardly any maintenance was carried out, so that around 1975 the instrument was virtually unplayable.
Gabriël Loncke drew up a restoration plan, which was carried out between 1980 and 1983 by the company Potvlieghe-De Maeyer. The original instrument has been completely reconstructed. Missing parts have been reconstructed after the example of other Van Peteghem organs from the period 1775-1780. In January 1983 the organ was put back into use. The organ has no pedal.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hoofdwerk	11
- Onderpositief	7
Total number of stops	18
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 415 Hz
Temperament	Ongelijkzwevend met 4 reine tertsen

Specification
Hoofdwerk (CD-f''', division between c'/cis'): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet V sterk (discant), Fourniture IV sterk, Trompet 8' (B/D), Clairon 4' (bas), Voix Humaine 8' (B/D).
Onderpositief (CD-f''', division between c'/cis'): Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Corneture II sterk (discant), Cymbal II sterk, Kromhoren 8' (B/D).
Other stops: Rossignol.
Accessories: Tremblant Doux, Ventille.

Compound stop	Composition
Fourniture 4 sterk (Hoofdwerk)	C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. cìs°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. cis': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. g': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. cis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Cornet 5 sterk discant (Hoofdwerk)	cis': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Corneture 2 sterk discant (Onderpositief)	cis': 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'.
Cymbal 2 sterk (Onderpositief)	C: 2/3' - 1/2'. cìs°: 1' - 2/3'. cis': 1 1/3' -1'. g': 2' - 1 1/3'. cis'': 2 2/3' - 2'.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The stop list before the last restoration was: Manuaal (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Viola de Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Cornet, Trompette 8', Tremolo. Pedaal (C-c'): Aangehangen.

Literature

Het historisch orgel in Vlaanderen : Deel I Oost-Vlaanderen / Ghislain Potvlieghe. - Brussel : Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur, Rijksdienst voor Monumenten- en Landschapzorg, 1974.
Het gerestaureerde Van Peteghem-orgel te Sint-Lievens-Houtem / Gh. Potvlieghe. - In: Orgelkunst, zevende jaargang nummer 1, maart 1984.
Orgeln in der alten Grafschaft Flandern / Luc Lannoo, Paul Peeters. - Berlin; Kassel : Merseburger, 1985. - (Edition Merseburger ; 1211). - Uitgegeven t.g.v. de Internationale Orgeltagung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde van 4 tot 10 augustus 1985 in Brugge.
Het gerestaureerde Van Peteghem-orgel (1780) in Sint-Lievens-Houtem / Patrick Roose. - In: Monumenten & Landschappen, jrg. 5, nr. 3, mei-juni 1986.
Orgels van Vlaanderen / A. Fauconnier, P. Roose. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Bestuur Monumenten en Landschappen, 1991.

Recordings

The organ at St Petrus ad Vincula Church at Semmerzake : The Van Peteghem Organ (1780) at St. Lievens-Houtem / Joris Verdin. - René Gailly 88 801 (CD). - 1987.