[Theme] The Organ Thread

[John Geerts]

The 'Verschueren' organ in the Abbeychurch of Averbode (Belgium)
https://www.hetorgel.nl/2003/12/n2003-02b/

Z9 24-70/2.8S

[Fons Baerken]

This is just a great thread with wonderful pictures to enjoy, thank you all for sharing!

[John Geerts]

In the darkest  part of the Abbeye Church of Averbode (Belgium), the Loret Organ which has been restaurated around 2010

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/organist/loret-orgel-averbode-eindelijk-gerestaureerd-t1740.html

[Bent Hjarbo]

The organ at the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

[Matthew Currie]

I just got back from a trip down the coast in Europe, and saw some very nice organs, but the crowning one was at the abbey of St. Etienne in Caen.  Anyway, here's the organ, and it is not the fanciest looking organ in the world, but it was playing when I went into the abbey church, and I thought...holy cow, it sounds like a....yes, it's a Cavaillé-Coll, and although I've heard some good recordings of some choice ones, the real thing is utterly unbelievable.

As a bonus, the abbey, which also has a bit of a gallery, was putting on a Robert Doisneau show!

   

[Thomas G]

From a recent visit to Wales, St Davids Cathedral (Iphone 13); https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/
Quite impressive organ, and some of the biggest bass / sub bass pipes I have seen so far.

Virtual Organ Recital https://youtu.be/o9Uvf8I_nSE

[Lars Hansen]

A modest organ in Jelling Church - Jelling is an important site in Danish history and the Viking age. Just outside the church is the Jelling Stone that was erected by King Harald Bluetooth (the stone has 3 sides with inscriptions). The church is placed between two large burial mounds.

Some more info if you are curious - quotes from National Museum of Denmark:
Around the year 965 King Harald Bluetooth erected the large rune stone in Jelling. The stone was raised in memory of King Harald’s parents, Gorm and Thyra. ...
He unified Denmark and made the Danes Christian. On one side of the stone Christ can be seen and on the other an animal with a snake coiled around it. The image of Christ is the oldest example from Scandinavia.   
The large rune stone at Jelling is often called “Denmark’s birth certificate”, because Denmark is named in the inscription and also because the stone is a clear material proof of the change in religion.

[Airy]

Long time no organ... but yesterday I witnessed the "placing into service" of a pretty big one, freshly rebuilt, about 85 stops. The organ case is from Louis XIV's epoch, more overwhelming than elegant (the bigger pipes are close to 7m long). By contrast, the organ itself sounds quite elegant while reasonably loud.

The case was restored with toothbrushes and earbuds to apply bee wax and other historic substances in the smallest cracks and corners by an astonishing lady (Alice Quoirin) and her brother. They are both children of a famous organ builder, so they know what it is all about.

Z6ii, 24-120 Z, handheld. I must say that the silent shutter and the IBIS are quite a bonus under such circumstances. Sorry for the ugly lighting, not my decision.

[Bruno Schroder]

Where is it?

[Airy]

Sorry, forgot to mention - Saint Quentin (Somme, 02, Northern France)

[Matthew Currie]

Here's one from a recent trip to Italy.  This is the main organ at the cathedral of Orvieto.  Italy is, of course, filled with churches, and the organs are often pretty small, but they put in a bit of extra effort on this one, it seems. Built in the 16th century, and restored numerous times, with various upgrades to the console, it's bigger than it looks, and has something like 5800 pipes.  The place was pretty busy and the organ hard to get a straight-on shot of, but here it is, anyway.