Meppel, Hervormde kerk

1716-1721: The organ was built by Jan Harmensz Kamp. In 1721 he died and the organ wass still unfinished. The organ hae 3 manuals an no free pedal.

1722: Frans Caspar Schnitger completed the instrument, with a new windchest for the Hoofdwerk, new action and some new pipework.

1827: Repairs by J.C. Scheuer, new statues on the organ. Quintadeen 8' replaced by Bourdon 16'.

1882: Zwier van Dijk removed the Borstwerk and replaced the dulciaan 16' with a prestant 8' and added a Fluit travers on the rugpositief.

1905: Jan Proper placed the case of the rugpostief against the Hoofdwerk case. Manuals were moved to the left side of the organ and enlarged to C -f3. Removal of the Cimbel of the Hoofdwerk and the Scherp of the onderpositief.

1927: M. Spiering replaced the frontpipes with new ones of Zinc. New pneumatic pedal with Subbas 16' and Gedekt 8'. New Gamba and Celeste on the onderpostief and removal of the Octaaf 2'.

195x: Removal of the organ by Mense Ruiter for restoration. Only the rugpositief was first restored an played by a new manual.

1968: Complete restoration of the organ by Mense Ruiter and enlargement by a new free pedal in a new case.

1989: Revoicing of the instrument by Flentrop.

Specification:

Hoofdwerk

 

Rugpositief

 

Borstwerk

 

Pedaal

 

Prestant

8'

Holpijp

8'

Gedekt

8'

Prestant

16'

Holpijp

8'

Prestant

4'

Gedekte fluit

4'

Octaaf

8'

Quintadeen

8'

Open fluit

4'

Octaaf

2'

Gedekt

8'

Octaaf

4'

Fluit Quint

2 2/3'

Fluit Quint

1 1/3'

Octaaf

4'

Open fluit

4'

Octaaf

2'

Sifflet

1'

Mixtuur

VI

Nasard

2 2/3'

Woudfluit

2'

Scherp

III

Bazuin

16'

Octaaf

2'

Quint

1 1/3'

Vox Humana

8'

Trompet

8'

Ruispijp

II

Sesquialter

II

 

 

Cornet

4'

Mixtuur

III

Scherp

IV

 

 

Trompet

2'

Cimbel

VI

Dulciaan

8'

 

 

 

 

Dulciaan

16'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trompet

8'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recordings:

LP

 Daniel Chorzempa

6 Triosonatas

 Johann Sebastian Bach

CD

 Nico Verrips

J.C. Kittel

 Preludio con organo pleno

 

J.S. Bach

Gottes Sohn ist kommen (600), Gelobet seist du (604),Christ lag in Todesbanden (625), Erschienen ist der (629), Triosonate nr. 1 (525)

 

D. Buxtehude

Passacaglia in d, Toccata en fuga in F, Komm heiliger Geist, Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist

 

M. Reger

Scherzo in d

 

J. Jongen

Choral in E

 

J. Rheinberger

Monologue in gis

 

S. Karg-Elert

Nun danket alle Gott

 

J. Langlais

Pasticcio

 

Cor Kee

Psalm 141

 

N. Verrips

Scherzo, Rondo Capriccio

 

Literature: 

Writer

Book/Magazine title

Description 

 Jan Jongepier

Het orgel 1990/07

Orgel van Meppel door herintonatie herboren

 NOV

Het orgel 1965/01

Orgelbouwnieuws

Nico Verrips

Het orgel in de grote kerk van Meppel

 

Maarten Seybel

De klankschoonheid der Drentse orgels

Meppel Herv. Grote kerk

 

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