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Saint-Omer, France (Pas-de-Calais (62)) - Basilique Notre-Dame
Municipal: Saint-Omer
Region:Hauts-de-France
Address: Enclos Notre-Dame, 62500, Saint-Omer
Website: https://www.cathedrale-saint-omer.com/
Description nr.: 2000922.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1855) - opus 66
The organ contains older material: Organ case and pipes from 1717 by Thomas & Jean-Jacques Desfontaines
Technical data
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f'''): Montre 16', Gamba 16', Bourdon 16' - 1717, Montre 8', Gambe 8', Bourdon 8' - 1717, Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Grand Cornet V rangs - 1717.
Bombarde (C-f'''): Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1717, Octave 4' - 1717, Doublette 2' - 1717, Fourniture V rangs - 1717, Cymbale IV rangs - 1717, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-f'''): Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8' - 1717, Prestant 4' - 1717, Flûte Douce 4' - 1717, Dulciane 4', Nasard 2 2/3' - 1717, Doublette 2' - 1717, Cornet V rangs - 1717, Plein-Jeu V rangs - 1717, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Viole 4', Octavin 2', Bombarde 16'/8'', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-d'): Flûte 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4' - 1717, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Other stops: Tonnerre.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand-Orgue, Accouplement du Bombarde au Grand-Orgue, Accouplement du Positif au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Accouplement Octaves Graves en Grand-Orgue.
Accessories: Appel du Cornet du Grand-Orgue, Appel des Jeux de Combinaisons du Bombarde, Appel Anches Pédale.
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Photo: Dirco Oskam
Saint-Omer, France (Pas-de-Calais (62)) - Basilique Notre-Dame
Municipal: Saint-Omer
Region:Hauts-de-France
Address: Enclos Notre-Dame, 62500, Saint-Omer
Website: https://www.cathedrale-saint-omer.com/
Description nr.: 2000922.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1855) - opus 66
The organ contains older material: Organ case and pipes from 1717 by Thomas & Jean-Jacques Desfontaines
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1717 | Thomas & Jean-Jacques Desfontaines | new organ | 1855 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | 66 | new organ in old case | 1927 | Antoine Séquiès | restoration | 1988 | Théo Haerpfer | restoration |
- The organ in the Basilique of Saint-Omer was built by Cavaillé-Coll in the case of the previous instrument, which had been delivered in 1715-1717 by the Desfontaines brothers. The organ case was manufactured by Jean and Antoine Joseph Piette in collaboration with Jacques Baligand. The old instrument had 52 registers on four manuals (Grand-Orgue, Positif, Écho and a Récit and Pédale). After various restorations and renovations, the organ had become so bad in 1850 that it could no longer be played. The classical instrument was replaced by the current one between 1853 and 1855 by Cavaillé-Coll. In addition to placing thirty new registers, he also retained nineteen old stops. The reborn organ was inaugurated on June 26, 1855 with a concert by Léfébure-Wély, organist of the Saint Sulpice in Paris.
- A restoration was carried out in 1927 by Antoine Sequiès. The wind supply was electrified. He replaced the pedal keyboard with a new one with a compass of thirty keys (C-f'). Because there were no tones on the windchest for the highest three keys, these only speak via the coupling to Grand-Orgue. On May 1, 1927, the organ was returned to service with a concert by Henri Nibelle. A new restoration was necessary around 1970, but it could not start until 1985. The company Haerpfer carried out the work. On December 11, 1988, the instrument was re-opened with a concert by Jean Boyer and Philippe Lefebvre.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand-Orgue | 9 |
| - Bombarde | 9 |
| - Positif | 13 |
| - Récit Expressif | 12 |
| - Pédale | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 49 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 435 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
| Wind pressure | Grand-Orgue, Bombarde en Récit: bas 85 mm, discant 115 mm |
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f'''): Montre 16', Gamba 16', Bourdon 16' - 1717, Montre 8', Gambe 8', Bourdon 8' - 1717, Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Grand Cornet V rangs - 1717.
Bombarde (C-f'''): Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1717, Octave 4' - 1717, Doublette 2' - 1717, Fourniture V rangs - 1717, Cymbale IV rangs - 1717, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-f'''): Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8' - 1717, Prestant 4' - 1717, Flûte Douce 4' - 1717, Dulciane 4', Nasard 2 2/3' - 1717, Doublette 2' - 1717, Cornet V rangs - 1717, Plein-Jeu V rangs - 1717, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Viole 4', Octavin 2', Bombarde 16'/8'', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-d'): Flûte 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4' - 1717, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Other stops: Tonnerre.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand-Orgue, Accouplement du Bombarde au Grand-Orgue, Accouplement du Positif au Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Accouplement Octaves Graves en Grand-Orgue.
Accessories: Appel du Cornet du Grand-Orgue, Appel des Jeux de Combinaisons du Bombarde, Appel Anches Pédale.
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| Different specifications |
The stop list of the Desfontaines organ was originally in 1717: Grand-Orgue (contra-G - d'''): Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Gros Nasard 5 1/3', Prestant 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Nasard 2 2/3', Quarte de Nasard 2', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 6 rangs (c'-d'''), Fourniture 5 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'. Positif de Dos: Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nasard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Flageolet 1', Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 2 rangs, Cromorne 8', Voix Humaine 8', Trompette 8'. Écho (d°-d'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture Cymbalisée 4 rangs, Cromorne 8'. Cornet Séparée (d'-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Trompette 8'. Pédale (32 keys): Flûte Ouverte 8', Flûte Ouverte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'. Tremblant Royal, Tremblant Doux, Rossignol. |
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