This liturgical organ was offered to the Crusader church of Abu-Gosh by the French minister of Foreign affairs, M. Roland Dumas. It was entirely designed and brought to life by Brother D. Taboada. It was inaugurated in 1986.
Its organ case, in the form of a triptych, was made of pine with certain elements of plywood. On the top of it is a wooden freeze representing decorative flowers. The console is electrically connected to the instrument, which allows it to be turned at the wish of the organist.

The organ is placed on the floor and against the wall in the narrow part of the nave and the console is generally oriented towards the choir. The Principal 4′ comes from an old Agati organ (end of the 18th century), installed first in Tripoli, Syria, later moved to Latakia, and finally moved to Jerusalem. The bourdon is also very old but its provenance is unknown. The Cor Anglais is from about 1930. It comes from a German organ found in Bethlehem.

הפוסט Crusaders Church Abu-Gosh הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The organ of the St Charles Convent’ chapel is a small instrument originally designed (in 1980) by the German organ-builder Oberlinger for the Benedictine Monastery at Tabgha on Tiberias Lake shore. It is used for liturgical needs exclusively .

The acoustics in the church suit the organ very well.

הפוסט Church of the St Charles Monastery הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The impressive Notre Dame De France building located in front of the New Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem houses a large and high-standard hotel for pilgrims from all over the world. At the third floor can be found a chapel specially arranged for the needs of the pilgrims and this is where this small and nice instrument has been placed, in 2011, after the renovation of the hotel.

The organ sounds very well in an acoustic well adapted to its dimensions. Originally built by the British organ-builder Wilson from Durham, it has been renovated just before it was sent to Jerusalem, by Peter Willis from Kiln.
The organ stands on the floor, in the left hand side of the chapel. It has two manual keyboards and one pedal (feet keyboard).

הפוסט Chapel of Notre Dame de France הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

Gideon Shamir constructed at first a very small positive-like organ to serve as a continuo instrument for symphonic concerts in the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot. Then he took back this small portable organ and turned it into a much larger two-manual-and-pedal instrument. It was set on a rolling platform which allowed the permanent storage of the organ in an adjacent room on the site of Wix Hall, at the Weizmann Institute when it was not needed.
Since then it was transfered to the Music Academy in Jerusalem where it served as a practicing instrument to the students of Mrs. Roloff. It is set on the floor of a small ballet practicing hall

הפוסט Jerusalem Rubin Academy הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The organ owned by Pauline and Jim Monson, both organists, originally from the United States, who settled in Jerusalem in 1960. Mr. Monson, very interested in organ-making himself, for almost forty years offered his services for repairing and maintaining many organs in Jerusalem.
The organ was constructed in 1971 by the organ maker Werner Bosch (Germany) according to the specifications given by Mr. Monson. It bears the opus number 623.
James and Pauline Monson left Israel in 1999, but their organ remained at the same address.

הפוסט Home organ Van der Merve Family הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The little organ of the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, which belongs to the General Custodianship of the Holy Land, is placed at the back of the upper church. The organ case and the console of dark oak are placed on a platform of 3 steps. The organ case is entirely closed by swell shades and decorated on the front by silent pipes. The console is turned toward the choir. The instrument was built by the Italian firm Costamagna.

הפוסט Visitation Church Ein Karem הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This liturgical organ belongs to the order of the Fathers of Zion. It is situated on the gallery of the Church of Saint Peter which is in the left wing of the Ratisbonne monastery. It was constructed by Francois Mader from Marseille, France, built in 1898 and inaugurated in 1900. Its stops are of a great musical beauty The organ case is of dark varnished oak. A central capital contains the four low-pitched pipes of the Montre 8′ and two lateral capitals contain three pipes each. The capitals and the framework inclined from the center to the sides are dominated by a freeze of wooden molding. The console has its back to the organ.

This organ could not be used for some forty years, until it was entirely repaired thanks to a special donation of the
General Council of the Province of Marcciata in Italy.
The repairs were done by the organ-builder Michel Formentelli in 2007 with outstanding success.

הפוסט Saint Peter Ratisbonne Monastery הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

The St. John Church of Ein-Karem, the birth place of Saint John the Baptist, has had an organ since at least the 17th century because it is known that the Spanish brothers Antonio Monton and Francisco Xibiach, originally from the region of Valencia in Spain, constructed an organ for this church in 1755. The name of the organist from this epoch has also reached us: Brother Francois Lorga.

The present instrument, which belongs to the General Custodianship of the Holy Land, was built by the Austrian organ-builders Matthaus Mauracher & Sohne of Salzburg.
It was inaugurated in 1893. Two rebuilds have taken place since then: in 1955, Brother Delfin Taboada added the Flautino 2′ to the Great division and in 1962 G. Shamir conducted a general rebuilding. The organ is situated on the right lateral gallery of the nave and is hardly visible from below. The undecorated organ case exposes in front a part of the Principal 8′. The console is on the gallery, adjacent to the case: this results in a hearing delay of almost one second for the organist. The acoustics of the church is remarkable and adds a warmth and fullness to the tone of the organ. Unfortunately, the layout of the organ contains no mutations and only one reed stop, the magnificent Trompete 8′.

הפוסט Saint John Church Ein Karem הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

Saint George Cathedral’s organ belongs to the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem. It was constructed by Rieger (Austria) and inaugurated in 1984. It replaced the old Bevington organ, constructed in 1904. Numerous elements of this old organ were reused by G. Shamir for the construction of the concert organ of the Hecht Hall of the University of Haifa.

This organ, aided by the excellent acoustic of the cathedral, is one of the most beautiful instruments that one can currently listen to in Jerusalem.

The organ is placed on the floor, at the center of the nave, so the visitors have to walk around the organ in order to enter the Cathedral. It is placed on a three-stepped platform. The organ case is made of red oak. A decorative wooden netting representing oak leaves partially covers the pipes of Diapason 8′, on the facade. The console is integrated into the organ and the organist has his/her back to the altar.

הפוסט Saint Georges Anglican Cathedral הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.

This beautiful instrument, donated by an anonymous donor to the Brigham Young University, was constructed by the Danish organ-builder Marcussen. It is installed in the upper part of the amphitheatrically built main hall.
The design of this hall (by architect Reznik) is remarkable on many respects and a feast for the eyes.

The organ was inaugurated in 1987. It was checked for intonation and tuning in 1992 by Marcussen. The two organ cases are made of ash wood very elegant in the simplicity of their modern style. The horizontal Chamade Trumpet on front of the case adds to the beauty of the instrument. The organ is maintained in excellent condition.

הפוסט Brigham Young Mormon University הופיע לראשונה ב-קונצרטים לעוגב | עוגבים | חובבי העוגב בישראל בעמותת אוצר המוסיקה היהודית.