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Tournai, België (Hainaut) - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice
Municipal: Tournai
Region:Wallonie
Address: Chaussée de Willemeau 127, 7500, Tournai
Description nr.: 2073469.
Built by: Théophile Delmotte & fils (1902)
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16' - 1920; extension, Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Plein-Jeu, Trompette 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Flûte Traversière 8', Quintaton 8' - 1920, Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Champêtre 4', Octavin 2', Basson-Hautbois 8', Clarinette 8' - 1920.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Violoncelle 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo, Jeux Préparés, 4 Combinaisons Fixes, Anches Grand Orgue, Anches Récit, Crescendo Général - not in use anymore.
Tournai, België (Hainaut) - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice
Municipal: Tournai
Region:Wallonie
Address: Chaussée de Willemeau 127, 7500, Tournai
Description nr.: 2073469.
Built by: Théophile Delmotte & fils (1902)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1902 | Théophile Delmotte & fils | new organ | 1920 | Maurice Delmotte | restoration |
- In 1902 Théophile Delmotte built a new organ for the Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice in Tournai. It is placed in two organ cases on either side of the large window in the west facade. The instrument replaced an organ from 1877. The new organ was dedicated on October 29, 1902. Alphonse Mailly played the inauguration concert.
- As a result of bombing raids on Tournai during the First World War, the church building was damaged. The organ was dismantled and stored in 1918. In 1920, Maurice Delmotte re-installed the instrument. The disposition has been altered on this occasion. The Salicional 4' from Grand Orgue was replaced by a Montre 16', which is partly a transmission of the Montre 8'. On the Récit the Quinte 2 2/3' was replaced by a Quintaton and the Voix Humaine 8' by a Clarinette.
- In 1997 the console was removed, and an electronic organ was installed in its place.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 9 |
| - Récit Expressif | 8 |
| - Pédale | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16' - 1920; extension, Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Plein-Jeu, Trompette 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Flûte Traversière 8', Quintaton 8' - 1920, Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Champêtre 4', Octavin 2', Basson-Hautbois 8', Clarinette 8' - 1920.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Violoncelle 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo, Jeux Préparés, 4 Combinaisons Fixes, Anches Grand Orgue, Anches Récit, Crescendo Général - not in use anymore.
| Literature |
Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 8 : Province de Hainaut : Tomes 12 et 13 - Arrondissements de Tournai et Ath : Tome 14 - Arrondissement de Mouscron / Roland Servais ; Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998. |