The Klais organ
In the aftermath of the 1930 World Exhibition in Antwerp, a whole series of prestigious new organs were built in Belgium by the Klais company from Bonn. When the rood loft of St. Salvator's Cathedral was moved to the west, in front of the tower wall of the nave, in 1935, the Klais company was commissioned to create a new organ that matched the size and importance of the cathedral, using the historic case of the original Van Eynde organ that stood on the rood loft since 1719.For this purpose, a new wooden gallery was built on a steel frame above the rood loft. Most of the organ was placed on this new upper floor. The former back positive was integrated into the existing base cabinet. Stylistically adapted pedal towers were added to both sides. The Lower Work was divided into a classical positive behind the back positive and five basic registers in its own small swell box in the background of the rood loft level for choral accompaniment.