heva Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Not to offend our host, but the Willis company will build the 'Cathedral organ' for the protestant church in Leiden. I think this will be the first instrument (based on exisiting Willis material) to be build by an English builder in Holland. About time too, after already having seen an interesting collection of 'redundant' instrument making the migration this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Lauwers Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 This must be, above all, seen as an open door -for all british builders- towards the continent. Leiden is not far from Belgium, so that this organ will be played and heard by belgians... Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsphead Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Members might be interested to read the information contained here: http://www.cathedralorgan.nl/ which gives a certain amount of detail, and here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7686...ag=content;col1, which gives a translation of the Dutch, and some additional comment. AJS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bennett Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yet another job going to a foreign builder. Absolutely disgusting! Seriously, this will be well worth a trip once the Willis organ is installed - not only to the two organs at the Hooglandse Kerk (I have eulogized the de Swart/van Hagerbeer instrument previously on this board) but there is also the Pieterskerk with another van Hagerbeer instrument and a Thomas Hill of 1883 (IIIP 31) in essentially original condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yet another job going to a foreign builder. Absolutely disgusting! Thank you for the chuckle. I needed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Richell Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I am sure that Manders have quite enough work not to worry too much. Colin Richell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaConsort Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I am sure that Manders have quite enough work not to worry too much.Colin Richell. I am willing to be corrected on this, but I would have thought that during the current economic climate no builder is too busy to be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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