heva 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Lauwers 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajsphead 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Bennett 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2009 Yet another job going to a foreign builder. Absolutely disgusting! Thank you for the chuckle. I needed that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Richell 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2009 I am sure that Manders have quite enough work not to worry too much. Colin Richell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OmegaConsort 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
