Organ in the Jacobikerk at Uithuizen

The Jacobikerk organ in Uithuizen in the Dutch province of Groningen was built in 1701 by Arp Schnitger.

Schnitger commented on the merits of his organs in Uithuizen and Groningen (Academiekerk): "I do not deserve anything from these two works, because I had two rogues and idlers in those places who probably consumed a lot, but have not earned anything for me.

[5] The center tower of the Rückpositiv is crowned with the coat of arms of the patronage family, Alberda van Menkema.

The lateral carvings show openwork acanthus tendrils with volutes that merge into musical angelic figures.

He replaced ten stops in whole or in part, renewed the manual windchest (I Manual), which contained the previously missing half-tones in the bass octave, and broadened the lower case and the pedal.

[7] In a first construction phase in 1987, Bernhardt Edskes returned the Rückpositiv to its original state.

Five stops were reconstructed using the preserved materials, as well as the wedge bellows and manual keyboards.

In a second phase from 1999 to 2000, Edskes restored the I Manual and Pedal including the housing.