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Photo: Johan Haaksma. Date: 8 August 2022.

Photo: Johan Haaksma

Waterloo (Belgique), België (Brabant-Wallon) - Église Saint-Joseph
Municipal: Waterloo
Region:Wallonie
Address: Place Albert 1er, 1410, Waterloo
Website: http://sjoseph.be/

Description nr.: 2048221.

Built by: Bruggeman-Baert (2013)


  • For a long time there was no organ in the Église Saint-Joseph in Waterloo. There used to be an organ, according to some sources built by François Bernard Loret from 1855, according to Wikipedia by Pierre-Hubert Anneessens. This organ was in unplayable condition. The main case was sold and used for the construction of a new organ in the Grote Kerk in Hattem (The Netherlands) by Flentrop in 1975. The positive case was left behind in Waterloo, but later disappeared.
  • In 2013, Jean Bruggeman built a new instrument. It is set up on the church floor. The organ was inaugurated on 27 April 2013, after which Edward De Geest, organist of the cathedral in Ghent, gave the inauguration concert.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue9
- Positif8
- Pédale3
Total number of stops20
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4' (discant), Doublette 2', Cornet 3 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette 8'.
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Principal 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Flûte Ouverte 4' (discant), Nazard 2 2/3', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cromorne 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Basse 8', Douçaine 16'.

Literature Orgues du Brabant Wallon : Inventaire critique / Jean Ferrard. - Bruxelles : Sauvegarde des Instruments de musique à Clavier, 1981.
Links http://www.orgue.sjoseph.be/
http://sjoseph.be/presentation/lorgue/
Other sources
  • Jean Bruggeman
YouTube L'orgue Saint-Joseph


Photo: Jean Bruggeman. Date: 21 May 2022.
Photo: Jean Bruggeman
Photo: Johan Haaksma. Date: 8 August 2022.
Photo: Johan Haaksma
Photo: Johan Haaksma. Date: 8 August 2022.
Photo: Johan Haaksma