The Fama & Raadgever organ in the church building of the Hersteld Apostolische zendingsgemeente in Haarlem was sold after mediation by Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw to a prominent Belgian auditor/manager and classical music promoter. The organ was restored and expanded and placed in a beautiful mini private concert hall (originally an Orangerie).

The client also asked Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw to produce the furniture in this private concert hall so that everything visually forms a unity with the purchased pipe organ. The design of the interior was developed in consultation with the client and Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw by the Spanish interior designer Laura Recarte Olaran. In addition to the pipe organ, there will also be a harpsichord and a Pleyel table piano from 1830 in the hall, which will be used during private concerts organised by the client.

The extension of the organ consists of a new wind supply with two traditional bellows, new pedal chests with two oak wooden pedal stops. The existing Bourdon 16' has been shortened and four pipes (C-D#) have been added in style so that this stop has a wider scale. The second stop is a Principal 8', provided with roller beards and slender expressions.

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The German company Steinmeyer & Co. built for the Grote Kerk in Papendrecht. a new organ in 1923. It was given its current place in the church, above the pulpit, in 1929, after an enlargement and renovation of the church.

In the 1950s, on the initiative of organist Jan Koppenol, it was decided to have the organ overhauled and expanded by the company Pels & Zn. The dispositionstoplist was radically changed. Of the old main manual, only the Principal 8', the Concert Flute and the Octaaf 4' have been preserved. The Mixtuur was expanded with one rank, the Trumpet was renewed and four new registers were installed. On the swell, the Bourdon 16', the Terts and the Hobo were replaced by a Principal 4', a Scherp and a Dulciaan. The Quint was renamed to Nasard. The Violon 16 pedal was removed, as was the transmission of the Bourdon 16'. A Gedekt 8' was made using the pipework from this Bourdon. Pels also placed two electrical units on the pedal. (Octaafbas 8/Koraalbas 4 and Fagot 16/Trompet 8/Klaroen 4) The new instrument was put into use on May 27, 1958 with a performance by Koppenol. In 1985 Pels & Van Leeuwen carried out a restoration. Advisor on the work was Mr. A. Fonteijn from Rotterdam. A new electric action and new sliderchests for manuals were installed. A new organ case with pipes was also supplied, with the old zinc display pipes being reused. However, the stoplist has remained completely the same as in 1958. On September 3, 1985, the organ was put into use again with Jan Bonefaas playing.

In 2024, a renovation proved necessary: ​​several registers no longer worked, three of the four bellows were in poor condition and the electric action proved to be very unreliable.

All the pipework has been removed from the windchests and the slider and engines have been made working normal again. The register engines are now mounted in such a way that disassembly is possible without removing all the pipework and toeboards. The windsupply has been completely restored, with the sheep leather of the bellows of the Hoofdwerk, Swellwerk and Pedal being completely replaced by cow leather. The electronics installed by Pels & Van Leeuwen (1985 and 1992) have been replaced by new ones.

Van Vulpen pipe organ builders was founded in 1940 by Rijk (192101997) and Jos (1922-2012) van Vulpen. They built organs in various style periods from neo-baroque until the 1970s when they started looking for a connection to historical instruments. The company built many church-, practice- and residence organs. The changing market for organ building and the retirement of an older generation of organ builders has led to takeovers in recent years. The Van Vulpen company merged with Elbertse in 2023. Together with Verschueren the Organ Building Collaboration EVV (Elbertse, Verschueren, Van Vulpen) was then founded.

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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 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!

Download the brochure for more detailed information.

For futher information:
Jan L. van den Heuvel – Orgelbouw bv
Amstelwijckweg 44
3316 BB Dordrecht
T: +31 78 6179540
E: