Sleen, Hervormde kerk

1846: The organ was built by Johannes Vollebregt for the monastic  church of St. Agatha in Cuijck. The one-manual organ was situated at the choir oxaal. The organfront facing to the choir.

1871: Organ moved by Leonardus Aloysius van Nisteltooij to the monastery chapel of Uden. Enlargement with a second manual, using an old 18th century windchest. Changes to the organ-case. Higher pitch (a¹ 435)

1900: Repair presumably by A. Kuyte?

1905: Organ moved by A.M.T. van Ingen to the Gereformeerde kerk of Driebergen. Changes to the organ-case. Removal of the statues at the top of the organcase.

1918: Repair by A.S.J. Dekker of Goes. Enlargement with a pneumatic free pedal at the side of the organcase. The sifflet 2' at the Positief replaced by a Voix Celeste.

1948: The organ was moved to the Hervormde kerk Sleen by A. Hoogeboezem.

1965: Restoration of the organ by A. Hoogeboezem. It had been damaged by the restoration of the church from 1961-1963. New bellows. Placement of a Harp and 2 vases from the former organ of Dwingeloo on the organcase. Repainting of the organ-case in mainly white colours.
 

1968: Damage to the organ caused by the new heating-system. Restoration by W. Eppinga of Britswerd. Repainting of the organ in white and blue. Changes to the windchest. Enlargement of the Pedal by 5 tones. Old Trumpet replaced with a new Mixtuur III-IV. Octaaf 1' changed to Terts 1 3/5'. Viola da Gamba from the Positief placed on the Hoofdwerk. Addition of a Cymbel II to the Positief. Bourdon 16' of Hoofdwerk removed. Voix Celeste 8' of the Positief replaced with an Octaaf 2'. Re-intonation.
 

1981, 1991/1992: Complete restoration to the situation of 1846 by Mense Ruiter, using the enlargement of 1871. The windchests restored to the old situation and measures taken in connection with the heating-system. Restoration of the mechanism. Reconstruction of the old statues of the organ, using an old picture. Repainting the case in the original colours. Reconstruction of a wedge-shaped bellows. New Tremulant. New wind-ducts, re-using the parts by Vollebregt that had become superfluous. New roller-board in Vollebregt-style for the Pedal. New Pedal mechanism. Restoration of the console in the style of Vollebregt. Restoration of the pipework and reconstruction of the old disposition of 1871. The Viola da Gamba of the Hoofdwerk is placed on the Positief and a Cornet III was placed instead which is very useful when accompanying the congregation singing. Pipework by Vollebregt (V), new pipework (N), van Nistelrooij (vN), 19th century (18..).

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