The Van den Heuvel organ at the Maranatha Kerk, Rotterdam Up


Maranatha Kerk, Rotterdam
History
 The organ in at the assembly hall The organ was commissioned in 1993 by the Concordian Theological College & Seminary (Graduate School of Church Music) in Taipei, Taiwan. The building started in 1995 and was completed in 1996. Already in 1995 the customer had difficulties to make the payments for the installments in time, as agreed in the contract. On August 18th 1996 the customer requested the builder to find an other customer for the organ since they do not have the financial possibilities to pay for the organ.

In 1998 a new home for the instrument was found in the Maranatha Kerk of Rotterdam. In the meanwhile the organ hasn't left the builders assembly hall.
The Organ
 The organ has 3 manuals of 61 notes and a pedal of 32 notes, controling 25 stops. The Grand-Orgue has 6 stops, the Positif also 6 stops, the Récit 9 stops and the Pédale 4 stops. Each manual division has one windchest, the Pédale has four windchests including two offset chests.

The organ is an all-round instrument with symphonic influences, stop list and esthetica has a connection with the large salon organs of Cavaillé-Coll and Mutin. The twin brother of this organ was also build in 1995 and is placed in the Kungliche Musikhögskolan in Stockholm.

Some details
 The complete stop list.
Casework
 Console The case is completely made of mahogany including the carvings. A transparant finish is used to show the wood structure of the case. The mouths of the display (facade) pipes are not gold plated.
Key- and stopaction
 Console The key action is mechanical and the stop action is electronic wich gave the possibility to add the ICMI combination action system to the organ with a total of 480 general combinations. Additionally, the organ's capability is futher enlarged by various cancellers, adjustable Tutti and "up/down" sequencing pistons.
Console
 The naturals of the of the balanced keyboards recieved an overlay of bone and the sharps are made from ebony. The stopknobs are made of coromandel wood and porcelain designation plates onto which the inscription is glazed. The cheeks are made from rosewood. The pedal board is made of oak.
© October 7th 1998
Instruments | Maranatha Kerk, Rotterdam