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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Bram Luteyn. Date: July 2022.

Photo: Bram Luteyn

Hamme (Oost-Vlaanderen), België (Oost-Vlaanderen) - Sint Pietersbandenkerk
Municipal: Hamme
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Marktplein, 9220, Hamme

Description nr.: 2016164.

Built by: François Le Royer (1681)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1681 François Le Royer  new organ
1756 Louis Delhaye  rebuild
1831 Pierre-Jean De Volder  maintenance/reparations
1863 Maximilien Van Peteghem  rebuild
1928 firma Jos Stevens  rebuild
ca. 2000? Filip Nys  reconstruction
ca. 2000? Stan Arnauts  reconstruction

  • The organ in the Sint Pieterskerk in Hamme was built in 1681 by François Le Royer. It was renewed by Louis Delhaye in 1756 and by Maximilien Van Peteghem in 1863. Pierre-Jean De Volder repaired the organ in 1831. In 1928 the Loncke company rebuilt the instrument. It was then taken back into use on September 23, 1928. A. Volckaert, organist of the Martinuskerk in Aalst, played the inaugurational concert.
  • The organ was reconstructed after 2000 by Filip Nys and Stan Arnauts. Since it is a three-manual organ with 35 registers. The main part of the pipes have been newly manufactured following old measurements by Ghislain Potvlieghe.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue15
- Positif7
- Écho7
- Pédale6
Total number of stops35
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Viola da Gamba 8' (D), Prestant 4', Flute 4', Nazard 3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Cimbal 2 rangs, Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flute 4', Nazard 3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cromorne 8'.
Écho: Bourdon 8', Viola da Gamba 8' (D), Flute 4', Doublette 2', Cornetture 2 rangs, Cimbal 2 rangs, Musette 8'.
Pédale: Subbass 16', Montre 8', Octaafbas 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Groot Orgel - Reciet, Pedaal - Groot Orgel, Pedaal - Reciet, Octave Grave Groot Orgel - Reciet, Octave Aigué Groot Orgel - Reciet.
Accessories: Tremolo, Tutti.

Other specifications
Different specifications Before the reconstruction, the specification was:
Groot Orgel: Bourdon 16', Monter 8', Bourdon Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Quinte 6', Prestant 4', Fourniture, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Reciet Expressief: Flûte Harmonique 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octave 4', Mélophone 4', Quinte 3', Doublette 2', Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson Hautbois 8'.
Pedaal: Sous-Basse 16', Basse 8', Bombarde 16'.
Koppelingen: Groot Orgel - Reciet, Pedaal - Groot Orgel, Pedaal - Reciet, Octave Grave Groot Orgel - Reciet, Octave Aigué Groot Orgel - Reciet.
Speelhulpen: Tremolo, Tutti.
Literature
  • Plechtige wijding en inhuldiging van het nieuw orgel door den Zeer eerwaarden heer De Meester Pastoor-Deken van Hamme : Op Zondag 23 September 1928, te 3 uur / Dekanale kerk van St. Pieter, Hamme.
  • Archivalia. - In: De Schalmei, 2e Jaargang Nr. 5, September 1947.
  • Het historisch orgel in Vlaanderen : Deel I Oost-Vlaanderen / Ghislain Potvlieghe. - Brussel : Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur, Rijksdienst voor Monumenten- en Landschapzorg, 1974.
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