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Photo: Eduard Nieland.

Photo: Eduard Nieland

's Gravenmoer, Nederland (Noord-Brabant) - Residence Organ (Historical Secretaire Organ) Luuk Zagt

Forwarded from: Amsterdam - Residence of Piet Esselman (1951 - 1957)

Municipal: Dongen

Description nr.: 1004383.

Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1800)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1800 Builder unknown  new organ
ca. 1850 Builder unknown  rebuild
1928 Manufacture Lorraine des Grandes Orgues Fréderic Haerpfer  rebuild
1959 Will Boegem  maintenance/reparations
1992 Van Rossum Orgelbouw  reconstruction

  • Around 1800, a small organ was built, most likely for a private person, by an unknown organ builder. Maybe it has been built by Dirk Johan or Johannes Baars, or Hermanus Knipscheer sr. The organ had three or four ranks. It must have been rebuilt around 1850 by Herman Knipscheer the second. The history of the instrument is unclear.
  • The organ has been the property of the family W. Brusse, who lived at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. It was renovated by Théodore Haerpfer in 1927-1928, under supervision of Albert Schweitzer. Haerpfer enlarged the instrument with a pulldown pedalboard, an electric ventilator and modified the stop list. The prospect pipes were removed. In this condition, the instrument was installed at the house of Piet Esselman in Amsterdam in 1951, where it stood until 1958. It was in a bad condition at this time.
  • Will Boegem carried out some reparation work in the years 1957-1959. The organ was transferred to the house of Luuk Zagt in The Hague, who bought it a number of years later. In 1965 he moved to Terheijden, and in 1977 the organ was relocated to a new house in Terheijden.
  • When Luuk Zagt moved to 's Gravenmoer, the organ was reconstructed in 1991-1992 by Hans van Rossum. This reconstruction had the purpose to restore the situation of 1800.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1928AmsterdamResidence of W. Brusse
1951AmsterdamResidence of Piet Esselman
1959Den HaagResidence Organ Luuk Zagt
1965TerheijdenResidence Organ Luuk Zagt
1992's GravenmoerResidence Organ Luuk Zagt

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal4
Total number of stops4
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Prestant 8' (discant), Holpijp 8' (B/D), Fluit 4' (B/D), Octaaf 2' (B/D), Tramblant.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list was before 1991:
Manual (C-f'''): Holpijp 8' (B/D), Fluit Travers 8' (D), Fluit 4' (B/D), Octaaf 2' (B/D).
Literature
  • Het Brusse Salonorgel / Luuk Zagt, Peter van Dijk, Hans van Rossum. - 1992.
  • Huisorgels uit vervlogen tijden (3) : Het Albert Schweitzer Salonorgel / Wim van de Ros. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 66 nr. 5, juni 2024.
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