Orchestra, choir and organ of the Danish Radio
Hear the orchestra, choir and organ (J.L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw, 91/IVP, 2009) of the Danish Radio in Gabriel Fauré's Requiem (1887-90) led by Ivor Bolton.
Restored organ Scherpenisse completed
The Mart Vermeulen organ (1907) of the Reformed Church in Scherpenisse was restored in 2016. The restoration was carriedout as a preservative one. Both the organ case and all internal parts are cleaned and where necessary treated against woodworm. The technical restoration included re-leathering of the double folding bellow, replacing the telescope slider seals with 'Liegelinds' rings, placing the wind motor in a new enclosure, restoring the pipe work and re-racking the pipes on the windchests. Wires and leather nuts of the key action where, when necessary, renewed. The keydesk and stopknobs re-blackened. New oak walkboards were mounted behind the windchests. The irregularities in the voicing were corrected. Work on the organ case as well as the painting of the rear and side walls was done by volunteers. |
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Pels organ Dendermonde renovated
In 2016 the renovation works on the Pels organ (33/IIIP) in Dendermonde (Belgium) were completed. Besides a complete re-voicing including recomposition of the mixtures and rescaling of some stops the unreliable electric action was renewed. Also the ergonomics of the console were improved and new keyboards, pedal contacts, stopjambs and draw knobs, swells, pistons, displays, combination system and midi recorder were installed.
