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Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.

Photo: Jan van der Male

Berchem (Antwerpen), België (Antwerpen) - Sint Willibrorduskerk
Commune: Antwerpen
Région:Vlaanderen
Adresse: Grotesteenweg, 2600, Berchem-Antwerpen

Description no.: 2019881.

Bâti par: Jean-Baptiste Forceville (1725)

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1725 Jean-Baptiste Forceville  orgue neuf
1823 Arnold Graindorge  restauration
1956 Jules Geurts  conversion
ca. 1970 firma Jos Stevens  conversion
ca. 1970 Raymond Merckaert  conversion

  • In 1725 Jean-Baptiste Forceville built a two-manual organ for the Sint Willibrordus church in Berchem. According to the contract it had twenty stops: twelve on the main organ (hoofdwerk) and eight on the positive. The church was rebuilt in 1823. Arnold Graindorge overhauled the organ and probably expanded it.
  • In 1956 the instrument was radically renovated by Jules Geurts. The instrument was provided with a free-standing console with pneumatic action. A. Philippo played the organ dedication on 13 May 1956. Around 1970 a new renovation started, carried out by the Merckaert company in collaboration with Jos Stevens under the advice of Flor Peeters. The intention was to expand the organ with a third manual. The stoplist was changed, the action was electrified and a new console was installed. However, a number of stops and the entire third manual were never placed. Twelve ranks of Forceville are still wholly or partly present. A restoration is urgently needed.

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Groot Orgel14 (13)
- Reciet8
- Positief6 (0)
- Pedaal9 (6)
Nombre de jeux total37 (27)
Transmission des clésElectropneumatic
Transmission des jeuxElectropneumatic
Sommier(s)Slider chests

Composition
Groot Orgel (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Gamba 8', Bourdon 8', Fluit 8', Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Octaaf 2', Terts 1 3/5', Cornet V sterk, Mixtuur V sterk, Bombarde 16' - gereserveerd, Trompet 8', Klaroen 4'.
Reciet (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Wilgenpijp 8', Fluit 4', Kwint 2 2/3', Zwegel 2', Scherp III sterk - ca. 1970, Trompet 8', Hobo 8'.
Positief (C-g'''): Gedekt 8', Octaaf 4', Roerfluit 4', Zwitserse Pijp 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Kromhoorn 8'.
Pedaal (C-f'): Principaal 16', Subbas 16', Bas 8', Fluit 8', Prestant 4', Octaaf 2' - gereserveerd, Bazuin 16' - gereserveerd, Trompet 8', Klaroen 4' - gereserveerd.

Autres données des dispositions
Autres dispositions The stop list after the conversion of 1956 was:
Groot Orgel: Bourdon 16', Monter 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Holpijp 8', Dwarsfluit 8', Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Octaaf 2', Veldfluit 2', Cornet V sterk, Vulwerk III-IV sterk, Bombarde 16', Trompet 8', Klaroen 4'.
Reciet: Principaal 8', Gedekt 8', Wilgenpijp 8', Zweving 8', Fluit 4', Kwint 2 2/3', Zwegel 2', Harmoniek-Trompet 8', Hobo 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Pedaal: Contrebas 16', Subbas 16', Bas 8', Spitsfluit 8', Octaafbas 4', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Klaroen 4', Kwint.
Références
  • Orgelinhuldigen. - In: De Praestant, oktober 1956.
  • Het historisch orgel in Vlaanderen : Deel IIIa Antwerpen - arr. Antwerpen / A. Fauconnier, P. Roose. - Brussel : Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlands Cultuur ; Rijksdienst voor Monumenten- en Landschapszorg, 1983.
  • 13e Antwerpse Orgelwandeling: Orgels rond de Singel / Jan Van Mol. - Antwerpen : Calcant, 2007.
  • Antwerpse Orgelwandelingen / Jan Van Mol. - Bonheiden : Jan Van Mol ; Calcant vzw, 2017.

Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male
Photo: Jan van der Male. Datation: 24 September 2019.
Photo: Jan van der Male