The organ was designed and built for the Reformed Church of Wommels. In 1916 the organ was expanded with a Trumpet 8'. Maintenance was carried out by Bakker & Timmenga in 1951. The organ was restored in 1971 by organ builder Fonteijn & Gaal. The reformed church building has now been closed and sold.

The instrument was almost completely in its original condition. It can be described as a stylish and characteristic instrument of high quality. The sound is beautiful, robust and authentic. At the request of the church council, the organ was purchased by organ builder Van den Heuvel in Dordrecht. It was dismantled shortly afterwards and moved to Van den Heuvel's workshops. The organ there has recently been thoroughly restored.

The painting work on the organ case has not (yet) been carried out; these can be adapted to the buyer's specific wishes. This painting work, as well as the installation of the electricity and any further desired (structural) adjustments, can be carried out by the organ builder or under the buyer's own management. The original balustrade parts on the left and right of the organ case, and the heavy profile molding under the organ and the balustrades are available for processing at the new location!

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For futher information:
Jan L. van den Heuvel – Orgelbouw bv
Amstelwijckweg 44
3316 BB Dordrecht
T: +31 78 6179540
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The firm Bernard Pels & Zn from Alkmaar (NL) built the new organ in 1964 (opus 617) for the Redeemer Church in Bussum. It was built under the advice of Piet Kiel Sr. On January 7, 1965 it was officially put into use. 2019 organ builder Pels & Van Leeuwen worked in the organ and an important re-voicing was made. This organ builder also split the Octaaf 2’ from the Mixtuur ranks to make it separately operable, which created more timbre options. Some months afterwards, the decision was made to divest the church on January 1, 2020. Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw has relocated the organ to the 'De Verbinding' (formaly 'De Kern') in Spijkenisse. The organ was reinaugurated on 23 september. Three stops were added to the Hoofdwerk division. Therefor the organcase was expanded at the rearside to accomodate a new slider chest with electric stopaction and mechanical keyachtion.

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In December the Hazen organ was installed in the Saint Nicholas Church of Crèvecoeur-le-Grand.

The Jerusalem Church was built in 1907 as a Reformed church. In 1910, the P. van Dam company from Leeuwarden installed a new organ in the church. It was a well-built organ with a beautiful front.

In 1955, this traditionally built organ was completely converted and expanded by the organ factory Valckx & Van Kouteren under the advice of the Reformed Organists' Association. The mechanical action was replaced by an electro-pneumatic one. Van Dam's original windchests and pipework were preserved. In recent years, people have increasingly been confronted with technical failures and wind leaks.

Various plans were developed, from a complete reconstruction of the Van Dam organ to restoration of the current instrument, in which the action would be completely replaced. Unfortunately, the costs for a complete reconstruction turned out to be far above budget, and it was decided, in consultation with the organ consultant Herman den Hollander (on behalf of the VOGG), to opt for a complete restoration of the Van Dam windchests, a restoration of the wind supply (where two bellows were re-trained) and the replacement of the electro-pneumatic drive for a new electric drive. The console was also completely renovated and the interior replaced with new one. The stability of the organ case was improved by volunteers from the church community under the advice of Van den Heuvel and advisor Den Hollander.

The organ was delivered on Tuesday, October 10, with Dick den Engelsman (VOGG) and local organists playing the organ.

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