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Haarlem, Grote Kerk St. Bavo
Christian Müller 1735-38, case by Jan van Logteren
State of preservation: After a series of modernisations during the 19th and 20th centuries a thorough restoration in 1959-61 by Marcussen & Sohn followed including the reconstruction of several stops; minor later repairs concerning the intonation of those occured from 1987 until 2000 by Flentrop Orgelbouw.
In the 18th century this organ was considered the biggest world wide, and its 32' pipes in the front and the imposing number of 60 stops (all metal) on three manuals do not fail to impress even today. Many musicians of the 18th century traveled to Haarlem to see, hear and play it, among them Händel and the ten year old Mozart during his first European tour in 1766. So did Charles Burney, also mentioning the costs one had to pay to get permission.
Music Sample
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) : Concert a (after Vivaldi opus 3/6), BWV 593, played by Jaques van Ortmerssen