NOTES ON DUTCH ORGANS.

AMSTERDAM.

NIEUWE KERK.—At the west end is a large organ, with double shutters, the lower half of the case being wider than the upper part. It is painted mahogany colour, as well as the Choir Organ in front. It is altogether a tasteless design. A second organ stands at the junction of the nave with the south transept; it is closed with shutters, and is a very good picturesque specimen of a small organ, as tasteful as the west organ is tasteless. 1872.

OUDE KERK.—At the west end, in a marble gallery, stands a fine organ, the wall behind which is painted black. The case is bronze colour, with white statues and decorations. The claires-voies and the bases of the pipes have much gilding, and the mouths of the pipes are also gilt. It has five towers, the centre and the two outer of which are circular, the two others are angular. The central tower is surmounted by a black-faced clock, with white and gold ornaments. The southern circular tower has a statue of St. John, and the south angular tower a shield bearing a “ship proper.” The north angular tower has the arms of the town, and the north circular tower a figure standing by an altar. The flats between the towers have each three tiers of pipes, the central tower two tiers, seven pipes in the lower, and nine in the upper. The angular towers have also two tiers, seven below and eleven above. The outer towers have seven pipes each. The Choir Organ has a central tower of seven pipes, with a flat on each side, containing two tiers of pipes, ten in each; then an angular tower of seven pipes, with half circles of ten pipes for a finish, above which are white recumbent figures. On the north side of the Church is a little organ closed with shutters, on which musical instruments are painted. 1872.

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OUDE KERK AMSTERDAM.

25TH. SEPTR. 1872.

DELFT.