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Ieper, België (West-Vlaanderen) - Sint Maartenkathedraal
Municipal: Ieper
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Sint Maartensplein, 8900, Ieper
Website: http://www.vriendenkathedraalieper.be/

Description nr.: 2067459.

Built by: Pieter Van Peteghem (1832)
Destroyed (1914)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1832 Pieter Van Peteghem  new organ
1908 François Joris  restoration and enlargement

  • In 1826-1827 a contract was signed with Pieter Van Peteghem for the construction of a new organ for the cathedral of Ieper (Ypres). It was a two-manual organ with 25 stops and pulldown pedals. The organ case had been designed by architect L. Roelant from Gent. The organ was installed in the church in 1831-1832. Van Peteghem transferred the previous organ to the Sint-Jacobskerk in 1834.
  • The Van Peteghem organ was restored by François Joris in 1908. Although there are no specifications available, it is assumed that het expanded the organ with an independent pedal and a swell division.
  • In November 1914, church and organ were destroyed by war violence.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue16
- Positif9
- Pédaleaangehangen
Total number of stops25
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Gros Nasard 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sexquialter 2 rangs, Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Cromorne 8' (discant), Clairon 4' (bass).
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 3 rangs, Basson 8' (bass), Hautbois 8' (discant).
Pédale (C-d°): Aangehangen.

Literature
  • Het orgel in de St. Maartenskathedraal te Ieper / A. de Schrevel. - In: De Schalmei, 3e Jaargang Nr. 3, Mei 1948.
  • Het orgel in de St. Maartenskathedraal te Ieper / A. de Schrevel. - In: De Schalmei, 3e Jaargang Nr. 4, Juli 1948.
  • Disposities van Van Peteghem-orgels tussen 1739 en 1864 : Uitgave buiten reeks, ter gelegenheid van het Van Peteghem-jubileumjaar 1987 (eerste editie) / Patrick Roose. - Aangevulde en bijgewerkte editie, 2001, laatste actualisering 2020. - Grimbergen : Orgelkunst, 2020.