The Martinikerk had a previous building that was destroyed in a flood in 1340. The current church dates mainly from the 15th century , the tower was completed in 1430. The church was damaged by fire in 1483 and again after a lightning strike in 1547. The lost vaults were not replaced by a wooden structure until 1888. The Reformation was introduced in 1586 . The tower was set on fire during acts of war in 1672, and in 1717 lightning struck again. The Martinikerk was the first church in the Netherlands to receive a lightning rod in 1783. In 1945, German troops blew up the tower, which also damaged the nave. The reconstruction of the tower was completed in 1965, the renovation of the church was completed in 1972.
Organs
There are three organs in the church : a large organ on the west gallery, an organ from 1953, built by the Flentrop organ building company , and a historic single-manual instrument from 1800.
The main organ was built in 1916 by the organ builder EF Walcker & Cie. built. The instrument has a total of 66 registers , plus three transmissions from the main work to the pedal work, as well as 7 transmissions from the manuals II - IV, which form the swell work pedal work.
I main work C – c 4
1.
Principal
16 ′
2.
Big principal
8th'
3.
Bourdon
8th'
4th
Viola di gamba
8th'
5.
Jubilee flute
8th'
6th
Gemshoorn
8th'
7th
Dulciana
8th'
8th.
Praestant
4 ′
9.
Reed flute
4 ′
10.
Octave
2 ′
11.
Silbermann Cornet III – V
12.
Silbermann Mixture V
13.
Trumpet
8th'
II Positive C-c 4
14th
Bourdon
16 ′
15th
Flute principal
8th'
16.
Synthematophon
8th'
17th
Double covered
8th'
18th
Flûte harmonique
8th'
19th
Salicional
8th'
20th
cello
8th'
21st
harmonica
8th'
22nd
Principal
4 ′
23.
Orchestra flute
4 ′
24.
Piccolo
2 ′
25th
Cornettino III – IV
26th
Nazard
2 2 ⁄ 3 ′
27.
Gross Mixture V – VII
28.
Basson
16 ′
29
Trumpet harm.
8th'
30th
Orchestra oboe
8th'
31.
Clairon harm.
4 ′
Tremulant
III Swell C – c 4
32.
Darling Covered
16 ′
33.
Violin principal
8th'
34.
Darling Covered
8th'
35.
Concert flute
8th'
36.
Quintatön
8th'
37.
Viola d'amour
8th'
38.
Aeoline
8th'
39.
Voix Celeste
8th'
40.
Dear violin
4 ′
41.
Flauto dolce
4 ′
42.
Flautino
2 ′
43.
Sesquialtera II
2 2 ⁄ 8 ′
44.
Silbermann cymbals III – IV
45.
Clarinet
8th'
Tremulant
IV Echowerk C – c 4
46.
Quintatön
16 ′
47.
Night horn
8th'
48.
Echo Bourdon
8th'
49.
Echo gamba
8th'
50.
Vox Angelica
8th'
51.
Pointed flute
4 ′
52.
Bell tone III – IV
53.
Vox Humana
8th'
54.
Echo trumpet
8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
55.
Grand Bourdon
32 ′
56.
Principal bass
16 ′
57.
Sub bass
16 ′
58.
Accordion bass
16 ′
59.
Contrabass (= No. 1)
16 ′
60.
Flute bass
16 ′
61.
Octave bass
8th'
62.
Flute bass (= No. 5)
8th'
63.
Choral bass
4 ′
64.
Quintbass
10 2 ⁄ 3 ′
65.
Mixture V (= No. 12)
66.
Bombardon
32 ′
67.
trombone
16 ′
68.
tuba
8th'
Swell pedal C – f 1
69.
Covered bass (= No. 32)
16 ′
70.
Echobass (= No. 46)
16 ′
71.
Bourdon doux (= No. 48)
8th'
72.
Bass flute (= No. 35)
8th'
73.
Violoncello (= No. 20)
8th'
74.
Bassoon bass (= No. 28)
16 ′
75.
Clairon harm. (= No. 31)
4 ′
Couple
Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, IV / I, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P
Sub-octave coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, IV / IV, I / P, II / P, III / P
Super octave coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, IV / IV, II / P
Bass couplers: P / I, P / II, P / III, P / IV
Melody coupling: II / I, I / II, III / II, II / III, IV / III
