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Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.

Photo: Koen Vits

Oplinter, België (Vlaams-Brabant) - Sint Genovevakerk
Municipal: Tienen
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Sint-Genovevaplein 1, 3300, Oplinter

Description nr.: 2006083.

Built by: François Bernard Loret (1870)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1870 François Bernard Loret  new organ
ca. 1930 Emile-Henri Kerkhoff  modify stoplist

François Loret built an organ for the Sint Genoveva church in Oplinter in 1870. The instrument hastwo manuals and an attached pedal. The organ has been completely preserved in its original state with one exception: the Flageolet 2' of the Positief was replaced by a Voix Céleste around 1930, probably by Emile-Henri Kerkhoff. The original stop name is still present on the register button.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Groot Orgel8
- Positief7
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops15
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Groot Orgel (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Quintadena 8', Prestant 4', Picolo 2', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positief (C-f'''): Viole Loret 16' (discant), Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Viola Loret 8', Voix Céleste 8' - ca. 1930; Flageolet 2' on display, Dolcina 4', Flûte 4'.
Pedaal (C-d'): Aangehangen.
Couplers: Manuaalkoppel.

Literature
  • Het historisch orgel in Vlaanderen : Deel IIb Brabant arr. Leuven / A. Fauconnier, P. Roose. - Brussel : Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur - Rijksdienst voor Monumenten- en Landschapszorg, 1977.
  • 12de Antwerpse Orgelwandeling : "Het romantische orgel in Antwerpen" : maandag 14 augustus 2006 - 14 u. / Jan Van Mol. - Antwerpen : Calcant, 2006.
Links https://www.tienseorgelkring.be/orgels/oplinter-loretorgel/

Photo: Giel Daems. Date: 24 July 2010.
Photo: Giel Daems
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Photo: Koen Vits. Date: 3 October 2020.
Photo: Koen Vits
Source: Collectie KIK.
Source: Collectie KIK