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Photo: Aart de Kort. Date: Spring 2006.

Photo: Aart de Kort

Düsseldorf, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Kreuzherrenkirche (Sankt Ursula Gymnasium)

Forwarded from: Rotterdam - Kathedrale Kerk van Sint Ignatius en Sint Laurentius, koororgel (1962 - 1968)

Municipal: Düsseldorf
Region:Ruhrgebiet
Address: Ursulinengasse, 40213, Düsseldorf

Description nr.: 2010856.

Built by: Johannes J. Vollebregt & Zn. (1861)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1861 Johannes J. Vollebregt & Zn.  new organ
1962 Verschueren Orgelbouw539 restoration
1968 Seifert Orgelbau  transfer/relocate
1990 Seifert Orgelbau  restoration and enlargement

  • In 1861 the company Vollebregt built a new organ for the parish church in Middelharnis, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. In 1960 it was decided to built a new, larger organ for this church. The old one was bought in 1962 by the cathedral church in Rotterdam. It was restored by L. Verschueren, with many original materials being replaced and modified.
  • The cathedral church of Rotterdam was demolished in 1968, and the organ was sold to the Seifert company in Germany, partly on the advice of Marius Monnikendam. This company relocated the organ to the Kreuzherrenkirche in Düsseldorf, a church building that now belongs to the Sankt Ursula Gymnasium.
  • The organ was restored in 1990 by Seifert under the advice of Franz-Josef Vogt. The console was moved from the back to the left side of the organ. An independent pedal has been installed with a Subbaß and a pedal coupler.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1861MiddelharnisOnze Lieve Vrouwe Hemelvaartkerk
1962RotterdamKathedrale Kerk van Sint Ignatius en Sint Laurentius, koororgel
1968DüsseldorfKreuzherrenkirche

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal8
- Pedaal1
Total number of stops9
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Prestant 8', Bourdon 8', Salisionaal 8', Octaaf 4', Roerfluit 4', Quint 3', Nachthoorn 2', Basson 8' (bas), Hautbois 8' (discant).
Pedaal (C-c'): Subbas 16' - 1990.
Couplers: Pedaalkoppel - 1968.

Literature
  • In de Kathedrale Kerk te Rotterdam plaatsten wij een gebruikt eenklaviers mechanisch orgel. - In: Orgelnieuws fa. L. Verschueren, augustus 1962.
  • Orgels in de "Gouden Delta" : Middelharnis, R.K. kerk / Bas Wijnands. - In Eilanden-Nieuws, vrijdag 2 augustus 1968.
  • Het Koororgel van de voormalige Kathedraal te Rotterdam / Jan Jongepier. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 70 nr. 2, februari 1974. - Rotterdam-nummer.
  • Tot roem van zijn makers : een studie over J.J. Vollebregt en Zoon, meester-orgelmakers te 's-Hertogenbosch / Frans Jespers en Ad van Sleuwen. - 's-Hertogenbosch : Provinciaal Genootschap vanr Kunsten en Wetenschappen in Noord-Brabant, 1978.
  • Koororgels in Nederland / Maarten Seybel. - Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek, 1979.
  • De achterplaat : Gevonden voorwerpen / Aart de Kort. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 102 nr. 3, mei/juni 2006.

Situation in Rotterdam. Source: firma L. Verschueren. Date: 1962.
Source: firma L. Verschueren
Situation in Middelharnis. Photo: G. Meyster. Date: 1956.
Photo: G. Meyster