The Steendam organ from the Eben-Haëzerkerk in Apeldoorn

€ 299,-

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In October 2012, we recorded the Steendam organ from the Eben Haëzer Church in Apeldoorn for Hauptwerk.
This organ features 2 manuals and a full pedal.
Originally designed with 31 stops, but some of them are (yet) to be installed. For Hauptwerk, we have added the missing stops as much as possible.
Only available in the version for Hauptwerk 4.

About the builder

Orgelmakerij Steendam is located in Roodeschool in the province of Groningen, in the most northerly city in the Netherlands. Since 1986, Orgelmakerij Steendam has built, rebuilt, restored and renovated organs ranging from chest organs to three manual organs with independent pedal. The organs of the 19th century organ builder, C. G. F. Witte, his predecessor, Batz, and the organ builder Christiaan Muller stand centrally as inspiration for the organs of Orgelmakerij Steendam. This means that all work is performed using historical methods, with an eye to technical and musical details as already used for centuries of organ building.

In addition to organ building, Orgelmakerij Steendam also busies itself with the appraisal of organs, the construction of church furnishings (mostly in the context of organs) and, for two weeks per school year, Sicco Steendam is guest lecturer (organ building) at the Music Academy in Moscow. In the shop in Roodeschool organs up to 16 feet in any dimension are built. All drafting is carried out in their own shop, and this makes possible close consultation with the client and the fulfillment of almost every wish. Throughout, sight is never lost of the function that the organ is going to serve and the final result is attuned as much as possible to the building in which the organ is placed.

For Sicco Steendam the love of organs is number one. Contributing to the preservation and expansion of the rich organ treasure in the Netherlands and surrounding countries is a major motivator for this organ builder.

The Eben Haëzerkerk in Apeldoorn (1995)

The Eben-Haë zerkerk is one of the largest churches in Apeldoorn. The church building was opened on the sixth of October, 1995, and was built as instructed by a neighbourhood congregation established in 1979 and associated with the PKN. As such it is aligned with the Gereformeerde Bond. The building was conceived by Valk architects in Soest. In addition to the large auditorium with room for 750 to 800 persons, the building has a variety of halls where church meetings take place and where associations meet.

The Steendam orgel (1997)

On February 21, 1997, the Steendam Organ was inaugurated by Marcel van de Ketterij and Peter Eilander in a service for parishioners and other interested parties. At the time it was an instrument with 19 ranks and a fair number of prepared for ranks. In the mean time, 4 ranks have been added, namely the Open fluit 4' and the Sesquialter II to the Hoofdwerk and the Salicet 4' and the Dulciaan 8' to the Zwelwerk. As requested by the congregation it became a romantic instrument well suited to supporting congregational singing. A large part of the organ literature may also may be interpreted faithfully, in particular, romantic works, and not in the least because of the very effective swell.

The organ case, as well as other church furnishings, are made of ash. Because the organ builder and the architect of the church were able to collaborate at an early stage, the organ is one with the building. The facade is dominated by a stately central tower displaying the largest pipes of the Hoofdwerk. The upper pipe fields also indicate that the organ possesses a Bovenwerk. In Apeldoorn the situation is such that the pipe work of the Bovenwerk is placed in a swell box which may be operated by hand or by foot.

Permanent organists at the Eben-Haezer kerk are: Peter Eilander, Marcel van de Ketterij and Arie Kortleven.

Technical information

Wind pressure: 84 mm
Tuning: a' = ca. 440 Hz.
Temperament: Equal

About the recordings

Three channel technology

Sliders on the tab "speeltafel" (virtual console)

This sample set was recorded from different 3 positions in stereo (24 bit 96kHz).
The set comes with a 3 channel technique developed by Sygsoft which makes it possible for the listener to alter his listening position.
There are three positions, namely:
1: Front, recorded very close to the organ. Here you will hear a very direct recording well suited for studio purposes.
2: Middle, this recording was made from a distance approximately 3 x as far as the front recording.
3: Rear, far away from the organ, and useful for surround sound.
By means of 3 sliders (0 - 100%) one can mix these three positions according to taste.

Other details

The recordings for this sample set were made from October 8th to October 13th, 2012.
Recording quality: 96 kHz 24-bit, reduced to 48 kHz 24-bit for the set.
Number of microphones: 6
Estimated number of hours worked on this set: 2,200
Number of samples processed in this set: 29,665
Number of files in this set: 30,082 in 684 folders.
Number of lines in the Organ Definition File: 1,811,153
Number of kilometers driven for meetings, trial, and final recording: 900.

Division of the Work

Johan van der Waal van Dijk:
Processing of the samples and technical advice.

Christian Boogaard:
Noise reduction, adjusting the wind model, intonation, demos, and artistic advice.

Rietje Raatgeep:
Administration and PR.

Fred de Jong:
Layout, additional control samples, loops, ODF and overall management.

Specification
of
the Steendam organ from the Eben-Haëzerkerk in Apeldoorn

(green has been added for Hauptwerk)

Manual I: Hoofdwerk C-g'''		Manual II: Zwelwerk C-g'''		Pedal: C-f'		Playing aids:
01-Prestant 02-Octaaf 03-Roerfluit 04-Quint 05-Octaaf 06-Roerquint 07-Open fluit 08-Octaaf 09-Cornet 10-Sesquialter 11-Mixtuur 12 Fagot 13-Trompet	16' 8' 8' 6' 4' 3' 4' 2' 3 ranks 2 ranks 3 - 4 ranks 16' 8'	01-Prestant 02-Gamba 03-Holpijp 04-Celeste 05-Salicet 06-Roerfluit 07-Nasart 08-Gemshoorn 09-Quintfluit 10-Dulciaan 11-Schalmey	8' 8' 8' 8' 4' 4' 3' 2' 1 1/2' 8' 8'	01-Subbas 02-Gedekt 03-Octaaf 04-Trombone 05-Violon 06-Octaafbas 07-Quint 08-Bazuin 09-Violon 10-Bazuin	16' 8' 4' 8' 16' 8' 6' 16' 12' 32'	Coupler Pedal - Hoofdwerk Coupler Pedal - Zwelwerk Manual coupler Tremulant Zwelwerk Zweltrede Zwelwerk Calcant (Motor-switch)

Tremulant:
The tremulant works on the Zwelwerk. We have included the tremulant in its entirety.
Note that no. 10 Schalmey 8' is not present on the actual organ.
Since the tremulant also clearly affects the Hoofdwerk, we have recorded this effect as well, according to the following scheme:

01-Prestant 16':
02-Octaaf 8':
03-Roerfluit 8':
04-Quint 6':
05-Octaaf 4':
06-Roerquint 3':
07-Open fluit 4':
08-Octaaf 2':
09-Cornet:
10-Sesquialter:
11-Mixtuur:
12-Fagot 16':
13-Trompet 8':

No tremulant was recorded because the effect is barely noticeable.
From key 60 t/m 91.
From key 60 t/m 91.
Integral. (Not present on the actual organ.)
From key 48 t/m 91.
Integraal. (Not present on the actual organ.)
Integral.
Integral.
Integral. From key 60 t/m 91.
Integral.
No tremulant recorded.
From key 65 t/m 91. (Not present on the actual organ.)
From key 48 t/m 91.

Swell:
The organ has a swell pedal that operates the Swell division.

Demos
of
the Steendam organ from the Eben-Haëzerkerk in Apeldoorn

All Demos

Composer:

F. Asma J.S. Bach D. Buxtehude C. Cooman Dahl P. Fish A. Guilmant G.F. Haendel J.P. Kellner F. Mendelssohn G. Merkel M. Lo Muscio J. Stanley F. van Tilburg Warren J. Zwart

Organist:

Christian Boogaard Carson Cooman Peter Eilander Karel van Ingen Jaco van de Werken Gerard de Wit