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Lottum, Nederland (Limburg (Nederlands)) - Kerk van de Heilige Gertrudis
Municipal: Horst aan de Maas
Address: Veerweg 6, 5973 NS, Lottum

Description nr.: 1001478.

Built by: Verschueren Orgelbouw (2004) - opus 1093
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1881 by Rudolph Randebrock

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1881	Rudolph Randebrock		new organ
1925	Gebroeders Vermeulen		rebuild
1940	Gebroeders Vermeulen		maintenance/reparations
1947	Gebroeders Vermeulen		new organ
1952	Verschueren Orgelbouw	265	rebuild
2004	Verschueren Orgelbouw	1093	reconstruction

• In 1881 the German builder Rudolph Randebrock constructed a two-manual organ for the Sint Gertrudiskerk in Lottum. The instrument was equipped with Hahnenladen, a windchest system developed by Randebrock himself. However, there were many problems with it, so the Vermeulen company from Weert converted the organ into a pneumatic organ with cone chests in 1925. The stop list was hardly altered, but Vermeulen did revoice the organ. The compass of the manuals and the pedal was expanded. In 1940, the pipes of the pedal Subbas and Violon were renewed by Vermeulen. During the Second World War, various pieces of furniture from the church were put in storage, including the interior of the organ case.
  
• On November 23, 1944 the church building was destroyed by war violence, and the organ case with a part of the pipework was lost. In 1946-1947, Vermeulen installed a temporary organ in the emergency church, built from the remaining material. The Verschueren company completely rebuilt the existing emergency organ in 1952. Consultant was Dr. E. Bruning. The organ was dedicated on February 10, 1952.
  
• In 2002, Verschueren started a reconstruction of the original work of Randebrock, which was completed in the summer of 2004. Rogér van Dijk was appointed as consultant for this reconstruction. In the production of the new pipework, examples from existing Randebrock organs were used. The design of the organ case and the register knobs was based on an example by Randebrock in Heddinghausen. The keyboard design is derived from that of the Friedrich Meyer organ in the Sint Joseph Church in Utrecht. The organ was examined on July 28, 2004.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Manuaal I	8
- Manuaal II	4
- Pedaal	2
Total number of stops	14
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 446 Hz
Temperament	Equal temperament
Wind pressure	74 mm

Specification
Manuaal I (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8' - 1881/2004, Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Octav 4' - 1881, Gedacktflöte 4' - 1881/2004, Mixtur 1-2-3 fach (2') - 1881, Trompete 8'.
Manuaal II (C-f'''): Lieblich Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Flageolet 2'.
Pedaal (C-d'): Subbass 16', Violon 8'.
Couplers: Manuaal I - Manuaal II, Pedaal - Manuaal I.

Compound stop	Composition
Mixtur 1-2-3 fach	C: 2'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'.

Other specifications

Different specifications

The original specification of Randebrock was: Manual (C-f'''): Bordun 16', Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gamba 8', Octav 4', Gedacktflöte 4', Harmonische Progression 1-2-3 fach, Trompete 8'. Positiv (C-f'''): Lieblich Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Flauto Traverso 4'. Pedal (C-d'): Subbaß 16', Violon 8'. Manualkoppel, Pedalkoppel, 3 Sperrventile. After the work by Vermeulen (1924-1926), the stop list was: Hoofdwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Open Fluit 8', Bourdon 8', Saliconaal 8', Octaaf 4', Mixtuur I-II-III sterk, Trompet 8'. Zwelwerk (C-g'''): Holpijp 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-g'''), Zachte Fluit 4', Basson-Hobo 8'. Pedaal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Violon 8', Gedektbas 8'. Koppelingen: Manuaal I - Manuaal II, Manuaal I - Manuaal II 16', Manuaal I - Manuaal II 4', Pedaal - Manuaal I, Pedaal - Manuaal II. From 1952 until 2002, the stop list was: Manuaal I (C-g'''): Prestant 8', Bourdon 8', Octaaf 4', Gedektfluit 4', Kwint 2 2/3', Octaaf 2', Mixtuur I-II-III sterk, Hobo 8'. Manuaal II (in zwelkast) (C-g'''): Salicionaal 8', Holpijp 8', Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Nachthoorn 2', Sesquialter II sterk, Clarinet 8', Tremolo. Pedaal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Octaafbas 8', Gedektbas 8' (unit), Prestantbas 4' (unit). Koppelingen: Manuaal I - Manuaal II, Manuaal I - Manuaal II 16', Manuaal I - Manuaal II 4', Pedaal - Manuaal I, Pedaal - Manuaal II, Pedaal - Manuaal II 4'. Speelhulpen: Automatisch pianopedaal, 1 vrije combinatie, 4 vaste combinaties (p - mf - f - tutti), Tongwerken af.

Literature	Plechtige inwijding van het nieuwe orgel in de Parochiekerk "H. Maria Geboorte" te Blitterswijk op Zondag 10 februari 1952. Orgels gebouwd door de fa. L. Verschueren c.v. Heijthuijsen in het tijdvak 1951 - 1956. - [Heijthuijsen] : [fa. L. Verschueren c.v.], [1956]. Orgelbouwnieuws : Lottum, R.-K. Sint-Getrudiskerk / Rogér van Dijk [red.]. - In: De Orgelkrant, jrg. 7 nr. 4, april 2002. Een droom wordt werkelijkheid : Historie en restauratie van het Randebrock Orgel R.K. Kerk H. Gertrudis te Lottum. - Lottum : Comité Randebrock Orgel, 2004. Orgelbouwnieuws : Lottum, R.-K. Sint-Getrudiskerk / Rogér van Dijk [red.]. - In: De Orgelkrant, jrg. 10 nr. 3, maart 2005.
Recordings	Rob Waltmans bespeelt de orgels van de H. Petruskerk te Roggel, de H. Gertrudiskerk te Lottum, de H. Moeder Annakerk te Heerlen / Rob Waltmans. - Heuvelland Sound Centre Berg en Terblijt (CD). - 2006.
Links	https://www.verschuerenorgelbouw.nl/opus1093.html

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