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Groningen, Nederland (Groningen) - Immanuëlkerk
Forwarded from: Birmingham-Sparkbrook - Christ Church (1877 - 2006)
Municipal: Groningen
Address: Overwinningsplein 1, 9728 GP, Groningen
Website: http://www.immanuelkerk-groningen.nl/
http://www.protestantsegemeentegroningen.nl/
Description nr.: 1010869.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1877) - opus 1227
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Viola 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - ca. 1890?, Trumpet 8' - ca. 1890?.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Viol di Gamba 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2' - 2020, Clarionet 8' - 2020.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16' (from c°) - 2020, Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - prepared, Trombone 16' - 2020.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Chor to Great Sub-octave, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 combinations to Great, 3 combinations to Swell.
Photo: Feenstra Orgelbouw
Groningen, Nederland (Groningen) - Immanuëlkerk
Forwarded from: Birmingham-Sparkbrook - Christ Church (1877 - 2006)
Municipal: Groningen
Address: Overwinningsplein 1, 9728 GP, Groningen
Website: http://www.immanuelkerk-groningen.nl/
http://www.protestantsegemeentegroningen.nl/
Description nr.: 1010869.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1877) - opus 1227
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1877 | J.C. Bishop & Son | 1227 | new organ | ca. 1890 | J.C. Bishop & Son | 1617 | enlargement | 2020 | Fokke Rinke Feenstra | transfer/relocate |
- In 1877, the company Bishop & Son built a new three-manual organ for Christ Church, Grantham Road in Birmingham-Sparkbrook. But the Choir Organ was installed some years later. This organ had 22 stops. The church was dedicated on October 1st, 1867. The builder carried out maintenance works around 1890. Probably at that time the prepared stops Mixture and Trumpet of Great were installed.
- The building was seriously damaged in 2005 by a tornado, after which it was decided to have it replaced by a new church at Farm Road. This new church was dedicated in 2012. The organ was dismantled in 2006.
- After a restoration by Fokke Feenstra the instrument was installed in the Immanuëlkerk in Groningen in 2020. The pedal was expanded with a new Trombone 16' on the slide of the prepared Open Wood 16'. The prepared stops Double Diapason 16' (Swell) and Piccolo 2' (Choir) are added with new pipes, and the disappeared Clarionet of Choir was replaced with pipework from the stock of Feenstra. The organ was installed in the Immanuëlkerk on October 28, 2020. The official inauguration was on November 29, 2020 during the morning service. The organists of the church, Jan-Arjen Mondria, Luuk Sikkema and Sietze de Vries, played the organ on this occasion.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1877 | Birmingham-Sparkbrook | Christ Church |
| 2020 | Groningen | Immanuëlkerk |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 (5) |
| - Swell Organ | 8 (7) |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 24 (21) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Viola 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - ca. 1890?, Trumpet 8' - ca. 1890?.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Viol di Gamba 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2' - 2020, Clarionet 8' - 2020.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16' (from c°) - 2020, Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - prepared, Trombone 16' - 2020.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Chor to Great Sub-octave, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 combinations to Great, 3 combinations to Swell.
| Literature |
Engels orgel voor Immanuelkerk Groningen / Peter Sneep. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 63, nr. 1, januari/februari 2021. |
| Links |
http://www.frfeenstra.nl/orgel_immanuelkerk.html https://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N07297 https://www.orgelnieuws.nl/immanuelkerk-groningen-neemt-bishop-orgel-in-gebruik/ |