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Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 1985.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof

Stahlhille, België (West-Vlaanderen) - Sint Jan de Doperkerk
Municipal: Jabbeke
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Cathilleweg 96, 8490, Stalhille

Description nr.: 2001058.

Built by: Jacobus Van Eynde (1715)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1715 Jacobus Van Eynde  new organ
1767 Andries Jacob Berger  modify stoplist
1791 Lambertus-Benoit Van Peteghem  enlargement
1837 Simon Gerrit Hooghuys  modify stoplist
ca. 1965 Frans Loncke & Zn.  maintenance/reparations
1973 Frans Loncke & Zn.  reconstruction
1993 Frans Loncke & Zn.  restoration

  • The organ in Stahlhille was built by Jacobus van Eynde for an abbey church in Bruges. It is not known whether it concerns the Dominikaner- or the Jacobijnerkerk. Josef II closed both abbeys in 1782. In 1785 the organ was relocated to the parish church of Stahlhille. Still at the old location, Andries Berger renewed a reed stop and added a Clairon 4' (bass) / Cromhoorn 8' (treble). Lambert van Peteghem increased the compass of the organ manual by six tones in 1791. Simon Gerrit Hooghuys maintained the instrument from 1831 to 1837. At that time he replaced the Larigot with a Flute 4' (bass) and Montre 8' (treble treble).
  • After 1837, the Cymbal 2 has been removed. However, it was kept in the organ case, so that it could be replaced by Frans Loncke during a restoration in the 1960s. The Sesquialter and the Larigot were still missing. In 1973 Antoon Fauconnier drew up a reconstruction plan on behalf of the conservation of monuments. The manual keys of the organ were replaced during the restoration by keys of the Anneessens organ of the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk in Lombeek from 1857. In 1993 the organ has been overhauled by Loncke.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1715BruggeAbdijkerk
1785StahlhilleSint Jan de Doperkerk

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal13
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops13
Manual compassC-f''' (division between c' and cis')
Pedal compassC-f'
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 435 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Manuaal: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 3', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera II sterk (discant), Cornet V sterk (discant), Fourniture III sterk, Cymbal II sterk, Trompette 8' (B/D) - 1715/1791, Cromhorne 8' (discant) - 1791, Clairon 4' (bas) - 1791.
Pedaal (C-f'): Aangehangen.

Compound stopComposition
Cornet 5 sterk discant cis': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'.
Fourniture 3 sterk C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. cìs°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. fis': 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. f'': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'.
Cymbal 2 sterk C: 1/3' - 1/4'. cìs°: 2/3' - 1/2'. fis': 1' - 2/3'. f'': 1 1/3' - 1'.
Other specifications
Different specifications
  • Tot de restautatie van 1973 luidde de dispositie:
    Manuaal: Bourdon 8', Montre 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 3', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 sterk, Fourniture 3 sterk, Cymbal 2 sterk, Trompette 8', Cromhorne 8', Clairon 4'.
    Pedaal: Aangehangen.

  • De voorgestelde reconstructie-dispositie (1973) luidt:
    Manuaal (CD-c'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 3', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cornet 5 sterk (discant), Sesquialtera 2 sterk, Fourniture 3 sterk, Cymbal 2 sterk, Cromhoorn 8' (discant), Trompette 8' (gedeeld), Clairon 4' (bas), Tremblant.
    Pedaal: aangehangen.
    Overige registers: Rossignol, Ventil.
    Waarschijnlijk is de Cromhoorn-Clairon-combinatie oorspronkelijk een gedeelde Vox Humana 8' geweest.

Literature
  • Historische orgels in België / J.F. van Os. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 65 nr. 10, oktober 1969.
  • Luister van het Orgel in Vlaanderen 1973 : Jacobus van Eynde. - Leuven : Uitgeverij De Monte, 1974. - (Acta Organologica Flandriae).
  • 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 historisch orgel in Vlaanderen : Deel IVa Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Arrondissementen Brugge en Oostende) / A. Fauconnier, P. Roose. - Brussel : Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur - Rijksdienst voor Monumenten- en Landschapszorg, 1986.
Recordings
  • Johan Huys bespeelt het orgel te Stalhille / Johan Huys. - Eufoda 1084 (LP). - 1987. - (Vlaamse orgelpracht ; 4).
  • Abraham van den Kerckhoven : Orgelwerken / Kamiel D'Hooghe ; L. Devos (tenor). - Veurne : Documentatiecentrum voor Orgel DOC1 (LP). - 1980. - Opgenomen in Stahlhille en Impde.

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 2 September 2019.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 2 September 2019.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 2 September 2019.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Aart Wimmenhove. Date: 22 October 2016.
Photo: Aart Wimmenhove