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Afsnee, België (Oost-Vlaanderen) - Sint Jan Baptistkerk
Municipal: Gent
Region:Vlaanderen
Address: Emilius Seghersplein 1, 9000, Afsnee

Description nr.: 2016168.

Built by: Leonard Lovaert (1842)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1842	Leonard Lovaert		new organ
1953	Emile Verschueren		rebuild
2007	Lapon Orgelbouw		restoration

Leonard Lovaert built an organ for the St. John Baptist Church in Afsnee in 1842. The organ was rebuilt in 1953 by Emile Verschueren. The old organ case was removed and the organ was turned a quarter turn on the rood loft, so that the window in the back wall of the church became visible.
A last restoration by Lapon started in 2001. Consultant was Gabriël Loncke. At the beginning of 2007, the organ could be dedicated again.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Manuaal	8
- Pedaal	aangehangen
Total number of stops	8
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests
Pitch	a' = 397 Hz
Temperament	Equal temperament
Wind pressure	88 mm

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Traversière 8' (discant), Prestant 4', Flutte 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 3 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette 8' (B/D), Tremblant.
Pedaal (C-f°): Aangehangen.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The stop list before 2001 was: Manuaal (C-f'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Fluit 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 3 rangs, Mixtuur 2 rangs, Voix Humaine 8'. Pedaal (C-f'): Aangehangen.

Literature

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.