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Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde

Ulrum, Nederland (Groningen) - De Wijnstok
Municipal: Het Hogeland
Region:Hunsingo
Address: Asingastraat 43, 9971 CA, Ulrum

Description nr.: 1004790.

Built by: A.S.J. Dekker (1916)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1916 A.S.J. Dekker  new organ
1990 Sicco Steendam  transfer/relocate
2003 Sicco Steendam  maintenance/reparations

  • In 1916, A.S.J. Dekker from Goes built a new organ for the Gereformeerde Kerk in Houwerzijl. This church was closed in 1988 and decorated as a tea museum. The Gereformeerde Kerk (Vrijgemaakt) bought the organ for their church building, 'De Wijnstok'. The organ has been dismantled and restored by Steendam. Steendam made a new wind facility, new key action and he moved the register buttons. The composition of the Cornet was also modified by adding a third choir and removing the 4'-choir. Finally, a Bourdon 16' has been installed by placing the lowest octave (C-B) on a small slide on the side, and combining the octave c°-b° with the Holpijp 8'. The organ was inaugurated in Ulrum on February 24, 1990. Consultant Arie Goud played the organ on this occasion.
  • After a fire had raged under the organ, the instrument was cleaned by Sicco Steendam in 2003.
  • The church was closed in October 2018, because the congregation was becoming too small. In July 2019 the church was bought by the congregation of the Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerk in Ulrum. Their church, Eben Haëzer is for sale since then.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1916HouwerzijlGereformeerde Kerk
1990UlrumGereformeerde Kerk (Vrijgemaakt)

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal9
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops9
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament
Wind pressure84 mm

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' - 1990; c-h uit Holpijp, Prestant 8', Viola di Gamba 8' - C-H uit Holpijp, Voix Celeste 8' (from f°), Holpijp 8', Octaaf 4', Fluit Dolce 4', Octaaf 2', Cornet III sterk (discant) - 1916/1990.
Pedaal (C-d'): Aangehangen.
Accessories: Ventiel (= motorschakelaar).

Compound stopComposition
Cornet III sterk (discant) c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'.
Literature
  • Kroniek : 24 februari 1990. - In: De Mixtuur, nr. 70, februari 1992.
  • Het Groninger orgelbezit van Adorp tot Zijldijk : deel I Hunsingo / Jaap Brouwer, Dirk Molenaar, Adolph Rots, Frans Talstra, Victor Timmer. - Leens : Stichting Groningen Orgelland, 1994. - (Publicatie van de Stichting Groningen Orgelland ; 15).
  • Tien jaar orgelmakerij Sicco Steendam : In januari 1986, nu tien jaar geleden, begon Sicco Steendam in Roodeschool een eigen orgelmakerij / Peter van Dijk. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 92 nr. 5, mei 1996.
  • Het Groninger Orgelbezit van Adorp tot Zijldijk : deel VI Aanvullingen 1994-2009 / Jaap Brouwer, Dirk Molenaar, Victor Timmer. - [S.l.] : Stichting Groningen Orgelland, 2009. - (Publicatie van de Stichting Groningen Orgelland ; 29).

Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde. Date: 28 December 2015.
Photo: Michiel van 't Einde