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Vouvry, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Valais) - Église Saint-Hippolyte
Municipal: Vouvry
Address: Avenue de l'Église, 1896, Vouvry
Description nr.: 2008330.
Built by: Jean-Baptiste Carlen (1831)
In 1830-1831 Jean-Baptiste Carlen built a new organ for the Église Saint-Hippolyte in Vouvry. The organ was completed at the end of January 1831. The organ cases were painted in mahogany imitation. Only the positive case was decorated with foliage. In 1908 the disposition was changed. Two registers were replaced by a Dolce and a Voix Celeste. This was undone during a restoration by Kuhn in 1957. Kuhn did replace other registers with new ones. In 1980 the organ was restored by Hans Füglister. He reconstructed the original disposition. The main organ case was also provided with foliage in the same style as that of the positive.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' - C-Fis 8', Principal 8', Flûte (Conique) 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Octave 4', Flûte (Conique) 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Nazard 3', Superoctave 2', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (16') (from c'), Fourniture 2 rangs (1 1/3'), Trompette Basse 8' (C-e°), Trompette Dessus 8' (from f°), Clairon 4'.
Positif de Dos (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Gambe 8' (from c'), Principal 4', Flûte 4', Copel (Flûte Bouchée) 4', Flageolet 2'.
Pédale (C-e°): Principal 16', Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Mixture 3 rangs (5 1/3'), Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement des Claviers, Tirasse Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Expression du Cornet.
Vouvry, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Valais) - Église Saint-Hippolyte
Municipal: Vouvry
Address: Avenue de l'Église, 1896, Vouvry
Description nr.: 2008330.
Built by: Jean-Baptiste Carlen (1831)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1831 | Jean-Baptiste Carlen | new organ | 1957 | Orgelbau Kuhn AG | restoration | 1980 | Manufacture d’Orgues Füglister Sàrl | restoration |
In 1830-1831 Jean-Baptiste Carlen built a new organ for the Église Saint-Hippolyte in Vouvry. The organ was completed at the end of January 1831. The organ cases were painted in mahogany imitation. Only the positive case was decorated with foliage. In 1908 the disposition was changed. Two registers were replaced by a Dolce and a Voix Celeste. This was undone during a restoration by Kuhn in 1957. Kuhn did replace other registers with new ones. In 1980 the organ was restored by Hans Füglister. He reconstructed the original disposition. The main organ case was also provided with foliage in the same style as that of the positive.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 16 |
| - Positif de Dos | 6 |
| - Pédale | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 27 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' - C-Fis 8', Principal 8', Flûte (Conique) 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Octave 4', Flûte (Conique) 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Nazard 3', Superoctave 2', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (16') (from c'), Fourniture 2 rangs (1 1/3'), Trompette Basse 8' (C-e°), Trompette Dessus 8' (from f°), Clairon 4'.
Positif de Dos (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Gambe 8' (from c'), Principal 4', Flûte 4', Copel (Flûte Bouchée) 4', Flageolet 2'.
Pédale (C-e°): Principal 16', Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Mixture 3 rangs (5 1/3'), Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement des Claviers, Tirasse Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Expression du Cornet.
| Literature |
Vouvry (CH) : Eglise Saint-Hippolyte. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2020. - Strasbourg : Éditions Oberlin, 2019. |
| Recordings |
Die alte Orgel : Burgkirche Valeria in Sion - Pfarrkirche in Vouvry, Wallis/Schweiz / Siegfried Hillenbrand. - Telefunken SAWT 9498-B (LP). - 1969. - (Das alte Werk). |