Zutphen, 1815 [Hauptwerk]

Zutphen Virtual Organ Model

The church of St. Walburga (Walburgiskerk) is a large gothic cathedral. The reverb time is enormous, ca. 8 seconds long. The church houses three pipe organs. The most important of them is the historical instrument of Hans Henrich Bader (died ca. 1680). The organ was constructed between 1637-1643 and it was placed on the northern side of the church at that time. 

Later, in 1813-1815, the organ was substantially rebuilt, enlarged and  moved to the organ loft by J. W. Timpe. He added the third manual - the Bovenwerk.

A comprehensive restoration of the organ took place between 1993 and 1996 by Orgelmakerij Reil to the state of 1815 with some optimizations. The Bader concept is still clearly present in the Hoofdwerk, Rugwerk and the Pedal. New baroque-type reeds were supplied. The Bovenwerk was brought back to the shape of Timpe.

The organ belongs to the most notable organs of Netherlands and it is the finest surviving example of a Bader organ.