Manuaal C-f'''

Bovenwerk C-f'''

1.

Prestant

8'

1.

Prestant

4'

2.

Cornet

V

treble

2.

Baardpijp

8'

3.

Bourdon

16'

3.

Viool de gambe

8'

4.

Holpijp

8'

4.

Quintadeen

8'

5.

Octaaf

4'

5.

Holpijp

8'

6.

Roerfluit

4'

6.

Open Fluit

4'

7.

Quint

3'

7.

Gedekte Fluit

4'

8.

Octaaf

2'

8.

Woudfluit

2'

9.

Mixtuur

III-IV

9.

Vox Humana

8'

10.

Fagot

16'

bass and treble

11.

Trompet

8'

bass and treble

Pull-down Pedal (C-c’)
Manual coupler
Tremulant
Ventil Manuaal
Ventil Bovenwerk
Exhaust valve
Three bellows

In 1905 an independent Pedal was added by the organ builder
J.J. van den Bijlaardt of Dordrecht, with the following disposition:

1.		Subbas	16'
2.		Fluitbas	8'
3.		Gedekt	8'
4.		Octaaf	4'

These added registers contain eighteenth-century pipework, made by the well-known organ maker Hendrik Hermanus Hess (1735 – 1794) of Gouda, almost certainly for the Augustijnenkerk (1775) in Dordrecht.

In 1929 the Bonifatius organ was rebuilt with a pneumatic system by Van den Bijlaardt, resulting in the loss of the original keyboards, chests, and action. The Pedal was again augmented, now with a 16’ Trombone, in which are found 11 shallots and resonators of an 8’ Trompet of the well-known organ maker Johannes Josephus Vollebregt (1791 – 1872), probably for the organ of St.-Nicolaas Pieck en Gezellen in Gorinchem (1865).

After the closing of St. Bonifatiuskerk in 1974, the Kam and Van der Meulen organ was dismantled in 1979. The keydesk, chests, and actions from 1929 were discarded. The remaining organ parts were then stored, from 2006 in Henk van Eeken's workshop in Herwijnen.

General description.

Characteristic nineteenth-century two-manual organ from the early work of the organ builders Kam and Van der Meulen, with valuable eighteenth-century pipework by the organ builder Hess.

Historical value.

Of historical value are the following parts:

• 942 organ pipes from 1842.
• 65 organ pipes from around 1775.
• 11 organ pipes from around 1865.
• The organ case with ornaments and statues from 1842.
• The (three) bellows, the bellows frame and parts of the wind trunks from 1842.

Restoration and reconstruction.

The restoration plan envisions a complete restoration and reconstruction of the original Kam and Van der Meulen organ from 1842, retaining the later additions of historical organ pipes in an independent Pedal, in conformity with the early work of Kam and Van der Meulen. Parts that have not been preserved will be reconstructed using relevant models from the organ builders Kam and Van der Meulen. The Kam and Van der Meulen organ of 1840 in the Hervormde Kerk in Oudewater will play a central role.

Bonifatius organ, situation after restoration and reconstruction.

Organ cases	:	Main organ case:1842. Pedal cases (blind), on either side of the main organ case: new.
Wind supply	:	1842 and reconstructed. A fourth wedge bellows will be added for the Pedal.
Wind chests	:	reconstructed
Console	:	reconstructed
Key actions	:	reconstructed
Stop actions	:	reconstructed
Disposition:

	Manuaal C-f'''
	1.		Prestant		8'		1842
	2.		Cornet		V		treble. 1842, 42 new pipes
	3.		Bourdon		16'		1842
	4.		Holpijp		8'		1842, 35 new pipes
	5.		Octaaf		4'		1842, three new pipes
	6.		Roerfluit		4'		1842, one new pipe
	7.		Quint		3'		1842, four new pipes
	8.		Octaaf		2'		1842, six new pipes
	9.		Mixtuur	III-IV			1842, 95 new pipes
	10.		Fagot		16'		bass and treble, new
	11.		Trompet		8'		bass and treble, new
	Bovenwerk C-f'''
	1.		Prestant		4'		façade pipes 1842
	2.		Baardpijp		8'		1842, one new pipe
	3.		Viool de gambe		8'		1842, four new pipes
	4.		Quintadeen		8'		1842, 14 new pipes
	5.		Holpijp		8'		1842
	6.		Open Fluit		4'		new
	7.		Gedekte Fluit		4'		1842, three new pipes
	8.		Woudfluit		2'		1842
	9.		Vox Humana		8'		1842
	Pedaal C-d'
	1.		Prestant		8'		± 1775, nine new pipes
	2.		Subbas		16'		new
	3.		Gedekt		8'		± 1775, six new pipes
	4.		Octaaf		4'		± 1775, one new pipe
	5.		Bazuin		16'		new
	6.		Trompet		8'		new, 11 resonators and shallots from 1865(?)
	7.		Clarinet		2'		new

	Coupler Bovenwerk to Manuaal
	Coupler Manuaal to Pedaal
	Tremulant
	Ventil Manuaal
	Ventil Bovenwerk
	Ventil Pedaal
	Exhaust valve

	Dimensions.
	Width including pedal cases	:	6.35		meter
	Width of main case	:	4.11		meter
	Height of middle tower	:	7.93		meter (without statues)
	Height of side towers	:	7.08		meter (without statues)
	Depth of main case	:	2.07		meter
	Height of statues (about)	:	1.90		meter
	For more information, please contact us: info@henkvaneeken.com