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Bayonne, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Collégiale Saint-Esprit
Municipal: Bayonne
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 4 Rue des Graouillats 2, 64100, Bayonne
Description nr.: 2024759.
Built by: maison Merklin-Schütze (1868)
Merklin-Schütze supplied a new organ for the Saint-Esprit in Bayonne in 1867/1868. The instrument was inaugurated on 2 September 1868, followed by an inauguration concert by Renaud de Vilbrac and the Baron d'Etcheverry. In 1977-1978 the organ was largely rebuilt by Robert Chauvin, using a large part of Merklin's pipework. Chauvin carried out a restoration in 2007.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Quarte de Nasard 2', Cornet 3 rangs (from c'), Plein Jeu 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cromorne 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - extension, Flûte 8', Flûte 4' - extension, Principal 2', Principal 1' - extension, Posaune 16', Posaune 8' - extension.
Bayonne, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Collégiale Saint-Esprit
Municipal: Bayonne
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 4 Rue des Graouillats 2, 64100, Bayonne
Description nr.: 2024759.
Built by: maison Merklin-Schütze (1868)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1868 | maison Merklin-Schütze | new organ | 1978 | Robert Chauvin | rebuild | 2007 | Robert Chauvin | restoration |
Merklin-Schütze supplied a new organ for the Saint-Esprit in Bayonne in 1867/1868. The instrument was inaugurated on 2 September 1868, followed by an inauguration concert by Renaud de Vilbrac and the Baron d'Etcheverry. In 1977-1978 the organ was largely rebuilt by Robert Chauvin, using a large part of Merklin's pipework. Chauvin carried out a restoration in 2007.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 10 |
| - Positif | 7 |
| - Pédale | 8 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 25 (21) |
| Key action | Mechanical, Electric (Pédale) |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Electric (Pédale) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Quarte de Nasard 2', Cornet 3 rangs (from c'), Plein Jeu 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cromorne 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - extension, Flûte 8', Flûte 4' - extension, Principal 2', Principal 1' - extension, Posaune 16', Posaune 8' - extension.
| Literature |
Les orgues des Pyrénées Atlantiques : I Le Pays Basque II Le Béarn / Bernard Salles. - Toulouse : Orgue Méridionales, 1981. |
| Links |
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/adora.orgue/bayesprit.htm |