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Situarie in Westerlee. Source: Collectie Arie Visker.

Source: Collectie Arie Visker

Unguraş, România (Cluj) - Biserica Adventistă de Ziua a Şaptea
Municipal: Unguraş

Description nr.: 2054466.
Stichting Orgelcentrum card number: GR3273.

Built by: A.S.J. Dekker (1919)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1919 A.S.J. Dekker  new organ
1930 A.S.J. Dekker  transfer/relocate
1957 Jan van der Bliek  modify stoplist
1989 Mense Ruiter Orgelmakers  restoration
2012 József Albert  restoration

  • In 1919 the company Dekker from Goes placed an organ in the Gereformeerde Kerk, Hoofdweg 134 in Westerlee. it was played for the first time on October 23, 1919. The same firm moved the instrument to a new church building in 1930. The Voix Celeste was replaced by Van der Bliek in 1957 with a Quint 3'. Mense Ruiter restored the organ in 1989 under supervision of mr. D. Kraster from Veendam. The Bourdon 16' has been changed, so that when the button is pulled halfway, it only sounds on the pedal from C to cis°. The organ taken into use again on December 10, 1989.
  • The Gereformeerde Kerk in Westerlee was closed in 2012 and later demolished. The organ was donated to the Biserica Adventistă de Ziua a Şaptea (Church of the Seventh Day Adventists) in Unguraş. It was transferred by the József Albert company. The organ in Unguraş was festively opened on November 28, 2012.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1919Westerlee (Groningen)Gereformeerde Kerk
2012UnguraşBiserica Adventistă de Ziua a Şaptea

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manuaal8
- Pedaalaangehangen
Total number of stops8
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manuaal (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Roerfluit 8', Gamba 8', Octaaf 4', Quint 3' - 1957, Roerfluit 2', Cornet III sterk (discant).
Pedaal (C-c'): Aangehangen.
Accessories: Tremolo.

Compound stopComposition
Cornet III sterk (discant) c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'.
Literature
  • Kroniek : 10 december 1989. - In: De Mixtuur, nr. 70, februari 1992.
  • Het Groninger orgelbezit van Adorp tot Zijldijk : deel III Oldambt/Westerwolde / Jaap Brouwer, Dirk Molenaar, Adolph Rots, Frans Talstra, Victor Timmer. - Leens : Stichting Groningen Orgelland, 1996. - (Publicatie van de Stichting Groningen Orgelland ; 18).

Situarie in Westerlee. Source: Stichting Orgel Centrum.
Source: Stichting Orgel Centrum
Situarie in Westerlee. Photo: G. Wortman.
Photo: G. Wortman