?t Cieraedt of our town, the jewel of our buildings, Mach ydereen met recht ons Kercke wel voor houwen, Want soeckt ghy frayigheydt, doorluchtigheydt, en kunst? Roem mach wel sonder schroom daer wenden Oogh en gunst?
(from: C. van der Woude, Kronyck van Alckmaar, ed. 1743) The Grote Sint Laurenskerk has two world-famous organs: the Van Covelens organ (also called the Choir organ) and the Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger or Great organ. The Choir Organ dates from 1511 and is placed against the north wall of the church. The last restoration of this oldest playable organ in the Netherlands was completed in the year 2000. In 1636, ideas arose to build a large organ in the church. Several organ builders worked on it, but in 1645 Jacobus Caltus van Hagerbeer completed the Great Organ. Jacob van Campen designed the organ case and Caesar van Everdingen was commissioned in 1643 to paint the doors of the organ case with 'the triumph of den Coninck Saul'.
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