Organ of the Dorpskerk Godlinze

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Organ of the Dorpskerk Godlinze
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General
alternative name Schnitger organ
place Dorpskerk Godlinze
Organ builder Arp Schnitger
Construction year 1704
Last renovation / restoration 1986 Orgelmakerij Reil
epoch Baroque
Organ landscape Netherlands
Technical specifications
Number of registers 12
Number of rows of pipes 18th
Number of manuals 1
Tone tract Mechanically
Register action Mechanically

The organ of the Dorpskerk Godlinze in the municipality of Loppersum in the Dutch province of Groningen was built by Arp Schnitger in 1704 . Today it has twelve registers on one manual and an attached pedal . Originally it was two-manual and had 16 registers, which were divided between the main work and the positive chest. The case, prospectus and seven registers have been preserved in full and four in part. The design of the prospectus resembles the instruments in Blankenhagen (1687), Harkstede (1696) and Eenum (1704).

Building history

New building by Schnitger in 1704

Condition in 1978 before the restoration

In 1704 Schnitger built a new parapet organ with two manuals for 780 Caroligulden for the church . He took the previous organ in payment. The instrument was backplayed and originally only had a pedal attached.

A separate contract was signed with Allert Meijer, Schnitger's authorized representative in the Groningen area, on January 2, 1704. He made the oak case, the organ gallery, the bellows case and the carvings for 580 Caroligulden. The presumed artist of the carving was Jan de Rijk. As the client became insolvent, a lawsuit ensued. Meijer did not receive half of the agreed amount until 1714, the remaining amount followed on December 10, 1717.

The structure of the prospectus is based on the organ of the Blankenhagen village church . The lower part in the parapet is three-part and flat. The central field is flanked by two two-story flat fields, which are divided by a profiled transom. The prospect whistles are ringing in the substation (Brustwerk). The upper part (main work) is structured in five axes and has an elevated, polygonal central tower and two pointed side towers. Two-story flat fields mediate between the towers. The lower fields have blind pipes. All pipes fields include top and bottom with veil work from. The upper and lower cornices are richly profiled. The side wings show fine, openwork acanthus tendrils that end in putti with curved wind instruments. Putti with violin, flute and harp are placed on the three towers.

The original disposition with short octave was after the contract from January 29, 1704:

I Manual CDEFGA – c 3
Praestant 8th'
Hollpijp 8th'
Octav 4 ′
Flöit 4 ′
Quinta 3 ′
Great Octave 2 ′
Flöit 2 ′
Sexquialt II
Mixture VI-VI
Trumpet 8th'
II Borstwerk (substation) CDEFGA – c 3
Gedact 8th'
Praestant 4 ′
Octav 2 ′
Quint 1 1 / 2 '
Scherp III
Vox humana 8th'

Later work

Albertus Antonius Hinsz converted the organ into a single manual instrument and reduced the disposition to twelve registers, for which he built a new wind chest. The substation was shut down except for the prospect pipes and the Vox humana was moved into the main plant, the substation housing was brought to the width of the main plant. Hinz used the prospect pipes of the substation for the new Praestant 16 ′ (treble). Sesquialter and Mixtur have been changed. He expanded the range of the keyboard and completely expanded the short octave . The consoles under the two side towers have been replaced by panels with carved musical instruments.

Repairs were carried out in 1809 by Nicolaus Anthony Lohman and in 1819 by Heinrich Hermann Freytag .

In 1919 January Doornbos moved the game table behind prohibitive organ at the side what a profound intervention in the tracker action meant. The wedge bellows gave way to a magazine bellows. Doornbos removed the Sesquialter and Vox humana registers. He replaced the mixture with a Gamba 8 ′ and added a Bourdon 16 ′ on a special pneumatic drawer behind the organ.

restoration

The organ was brought to the workshop of Orgelmakerij Reil in Heerde in 1983 and restored. The case was stripped of later layers of paint and was given the wood-sighted appearance typical of the Groninger Schnitger organs. The workshop reconstructed the state of 1785 after the renovation by Hinsz and made the instrument back to back. The prospect pipes were re-foiled and the labia were gilded and new wind instruments were carved for the side wings. The organ received a new action and three new wedge bellows.

Disposition since 1986 (= 1785)

I Manual C – d 3
Praestant D 16 ′ S / H
Praestant 8th' S.
Holpijp 8th' S.
Octaaf 4 ′ S.
Fluit 4 ′ S.
Quint 3 ′ S.
Octaaf 2 ′ S.
Speelfluit 2 ′ S.
Sesquialter II-III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ R.
Mixture III – V 1' R.
Trumpet 8th' S.
Vox humana 8th' R.
Pedal C – d 1
attached
Remarks
S = Schnitger (1704)
H = Hinzsch (1785)
R = Reil (1986)

Technical specifications

  • 12 registers, 18 rows of pipes.
  • Wind supply :
    • Bellows: 3 wedge bellows (Reil)
    • Wind pressure: 67 mm water column
  • Wind chests (Hinsz)
  • Action:
    • Keyboards (Hinsz)
    • Tone action: mechanical
    • Stop action: mechanical
  • Mood :

literature

Web links

Commons : Organ of the Church of Godlinze  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nicolaas Arnoldi Knock: Dispositien the most remarkable Kerk organs . Petrus Doekema, Groningen 1788, p. 49 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ a b Edskes, Vogel: Arp Schnitger and his work. 2nd edition 2013, p. 183.
  3. ↑ a b Edskes, Vogel: Arp Schnitger and his work. 2nd edition 2013, p. 98.
  4. ↑ Fock: Arp Schnitger and his school. 1974, p. 242.
  5. ↑ Fock: Arp Schnitger and his school. 1974, p. 242 f.

Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 22.6 "  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 45.6"  E