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Photo: Lourens Uitenweerde
Pretoria, Republiek Zuid-Afrika (Gauteng) - University of Pretoria - Hatfield Campus, Aula
Municipal: Pretoria
Address: Corner Lynnwood Road & Roper Street, 0132, Pretoria
Website: https://www.up.ac.za/
Description nr.: 2019005.
Built by: Brindley & Foster (1904)
In 1904 bouwde de firma Brindley & Foster een orgel voor de Nederduits Gereformeerde Grootkerk in Pretoria. Het instrument is in 1957 door de Southern Organ Builders omgebouwd en uitgebreid tot een drieklaviers instrument met veertig stemmen. In 2003 is het orgel overgeplaatst naar de aula van de Universiteit van Pretoria
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Principal 4', Waldflöte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4-5 ranks, Fagott 16', Trumpet 8', Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Principal 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Fagott 16', Tromba 8', Clarinet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Open Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestra 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Bombarde (floating) (C-a'''): Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Wood 32', Contra Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Subbass 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Octave 4', Fagott 16', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Bombarde to Choir, Bombarde to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Bombarde to Pedal.
Photo: Lourens Uitenweerde
Pretoria, Republiek Zuid-Afrika (Gauteng) - University of Pretoria - Hatfield Campus, Aula
Municipal: Pretoria
Address: Corner Lynnwood Road & Roper Street, 0132, Pretoria
Website: https://www.up.ac.za/
Description nr.: 2019005.
Built by: Brindley & Foster (1904)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1904 | Brindley & Foster | new organ | 1957 | South African Organ Builders | restoration and enlargement |
In 1904 bouwde de firma Brindley & Foster een orgel voor de Nederduits Gereformeerde Grootkerk in Pretoria. Het instrument is in 1957 door de Southern Organ Builders omgebouwd en uitgebreid tot een drieklaviers instrument met veertig stemmen. In 2003 is het orgel overgeplaatst naar de aula van de Universiteit van Pretoria
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1904 | Pretoria | Nederduits Gereformeerde Grootkerk (Bosmanstraat) |
| 2003 | Pretoria | UNI Pretoria Aula |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Bombarde (floating) | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 11 |
| Total number of stops | 53 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Principal 4', Waldflöte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4-5 ranks, Fagott 16', Trumpet 8', Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Principal 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Fagott 16', Tromba 8', Clarinet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Open Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestra 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Bombarde (floating) (C-a'''): Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Wood 32', Contra Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Subbass 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Octave 4', Fagott 16', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Bombarde to Choir, Bombarde to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Bombarde to Pedal.
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