Gerrit Cornelis Klop was born in 1935 as son of a shipbuilder. His interest in music was sparked when he took organ lessons as child. After hearing a harpsichord concerto during a trip to France, Gerrit decided to build a replica of this medieval instrument in his garage. This instrument was tested by the harpsichordist Gustav Leonardt. In the early 1960s, early music regained popularity, but there was a lack of original instruments. Gerrit Klop, a chemist by profession, saw the challenge and, starting in 1966, developed his hobby into a full-time profession. The scope expanded to include baroque (continuo – and church) organs made almost entirely of wood, in the tradition of the Italian “organo di legno”, the wooden organ from the Renaissance. He built his first church organ in 1988, modeled on the Compenius organ (from 1612) in Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark. In total Klop built approximately 2000 Instruments based on historical insights. One of the few concessions made was the installation of a wind machine instead of foot-operated bellows. The Klop reputation is international. After his death in 2018, the company was continued by his son Henk and grandson Niels.

The parish council has commissioned the J.L. van den Heuvel-Organ Builders from Dordrecht to find a suitable new location for this beautiful Klop organ.

For an interested buyer, this is an unique opportunity to purchase such a beautiful instrument, which is very suitable to function in a church, an auditorium, or as choir-organ in a large church. The owner asks only 49.000 euro for this organ, but you can also make a proposal that will be seriously considered. Additional costs include transfer. For the parish it is important the organ will receive a good future. No V.A.T. is charged on the purchase price as you will purchase the organ direct from the owner. For further information please contact Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw.

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The organ for sale was built (in 1972) by Jos Vermeulen for the St. Laurentius Church in Voorschoten. It served in this church as choir organ. When the church was restored in 1994, the organ was moved to the side aisle of the church. Flentrop maintained the organ there. In 2005, the organ was moved to the St. Luke’s Church in Vlaardingen. This church was recently sold, and the organ was dismantled by Van den Heuvel and re-assembled in one of their assembly-halls in Dordrecht.

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In 1966, the Dutch organ builder Vermeulen (from Weert) built this organ with mechanical action in the chapel of Het Withof monastery in Etten-Leur (NL). The organ possess 16 stops divided over two manuals and pedal. The main organ case was assembled against the side wall of the chapel in Etten-Leur, while the pedal division was located in the brick alcove behind the main case.

In 2006, this chapel in Etten-Leur was closed and the sisters donated the organ to the parish church of St. Bartholomew in Zevenbergschen-Hoek. To keep the costs down, the relocation was carried out by volunteers under the direction of organ builder Henk Scheuerman. During the relocation, the specification of the pedal was modified: the Octaaf 4’ was replaced by an (used) Bazuin 16’ with zinc resonators that the organ builder has in stock. The organ was located to the right of the main altar in the liturgical center, so a visual barrier was constructed of oak on both sides to cover the pedal division. These oak side walls were made by Henk Scheuerman, the other modifications were carried out by volunteers.

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The Opstandingskerk (Protestant church) in Assen was inaugurated in 1991. At that time, however, there were no financial resources to purchase a good pipe organ. In 1994 the Ontmoetingskerk in
Ridderkerk closed, and the church in Assen was able to acquire the beautiful organ, at that moment only eight years old! In 1995, the organ was installed by organ builder Sicco Steendam.
During recent years, the organ was maintained by Mense Ruite. In 2025 the church also closed. Van den Heuvel-Orgelbouw from Dordrecht was commissioned to find a new location for the organ.

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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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