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Photo: Bram Luteyn
Clermont-Ferrand, France (Puy-de-Dôme (63)) - Église Saint-Pierre les Minimes
Municipal: Clermont-Ferrand
Region:Auvergne
Address: Place de Jaude, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand
Website: https://notredamedeclermont.fr/
Description nr.: 2048622.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1856)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Flûte 2', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
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Photo: Bram Luteyn
Clermont-Ferrand, France (Puy-de-Dôme (63)) - Église Saint-Pierre les Minimes
Municipal: Clermont-Ferrand
Region:Auvergne
Address: Place de Jaude, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand
Website: https://notredamedeclermont.fr/
Description nr.: 2048622.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1856)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1856 | Joseph Merklin | new organ | 1887 | Joseph Merklin | transfer/relocate | 1912 | Michel-Merklin & Kuhn | maintenance/reparations | 1985 | Jean David | restoration | 2011 | Paul-Dominique Gagnaire | maintenance/reparations |
- In 1856, the Merklin company built a choir organ for the Cathédrale of Clermont-Ferrnand. The organ case was designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. In 1887 the organ was transferred by Merklin to the Église Saint-Pierre les Minimes in the same city.
- The organ was overhauled in 1912 by the company Michel-Merklin-Kühn. In 1985, Jean David carried out a restoration. Major maintenance has been carried out in 2011 by Dominique Gagnaire.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1856 | Clermont-Ferrand | Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Orgue de Choeur |
| 1887 | Clermont-Ferrand | Église Saint-Pierre les Minimes |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 8 |
| - Récit Expressif | 5 |
| - Pédale | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Flûte 2', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
| Recordings |
Inventaire sonore des orgues de Clermont-Ferrand / François Clement. - Ligia Digital ADDM 63-2000 (2CD). - 2000. - Opgenomen in de kathedraal (CD1) en 9 andere orgels in Clermont-Ferrand (CD2). |
- Jean-Alain Ripoche
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