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Valenciennes, France (Nord (59)) - Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Valenciennes
Region:Hauts-de-France
Address: 20 Rue Grand Fossart, 59300, Valenciennes
Website: http://notre-dame-de.valenciennes.fr/
Description nr.: 2027860.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1891)
In 1891 Merklin built a main and a choir organ for the Basilique de Valenciennes. Both organs were also linked together, so that they can be played from the console of the main organ. The choir organ was restored in the years 1989-1995 by organists Bruno Strangis and Yves Yollant in collaboration with the company Delmotte.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4'.
Récit: Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson Hautbois 8'.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Basse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Valenciennes, France (Nord (59)) - Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Valenciennes
Region:Hauts-de-France
Address: 20 Rue Grand Fossart, 59300, Valenciennes
Website: http://notre-dame-de.valenciennes.fr/
Description nr.: 2027860.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1891)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1891 | Joseph Merklin | new organ | 1995 | Maurice Delmotte | restoration |
In 1891 Merklin built a main and a choir organ for the Basilique de Valenciennes. Both organs were also linked together, so that they can be played from the console of the main organ. The choir organ was restored in the years 1989-1995 by organists Bruno Strangis and Yves Yollant in collaboration with the company Delmotte.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 5 |
| - Récit | 7 |
| - Pédale | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 14 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4'.
Récit: Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson Hautbois 8'.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Basse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
| Links |
http://orgueenballade.free.fr/ http://orgues-hdf.eu/index.php?title=Valenciennes,_N.D._du_Saint_Cordon |