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Besonrieux, België (Hainaut) - Église du Sacré-Coeur
Municipal: La Louvière
Region:Wallonie
Address: Rue Victor Godefroid 23, 7100, Besonrieux

Description nr.: 2054913.

Built by: Klais Orgelbau (1959) - opus 1145

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1959 Klais Orgelbau1145 new organ
1975 Georges Delmotte  transfer/relocate

  • In 1959 the Klais company supplied an organ for the chapel of the Sint Albertus College (Jesuit Fathers) in Egenhoven near Heverlee. The organ was transferred to the Église du Sacré-Coeur in Besonrieux in 1975 by the Georges Delmotte firm.
  • There is said to have been an organ by Rütter in this church before the Second World War.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1959EgenhovenSint Albertuscollege, Kapel
1975BesonrieuxÉglise du Sacré-Coeur

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue5
- Positif5
- Pédale2
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Jeu Ouvert 8', Quintaton 4', Doublette 2', Cymbale 2-3 rangs, Chalumeau 8'.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Montre 4', Corne de Chamois 4', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialter 3 rangs (from g°).
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte à Cheminée 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif.

Literature Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 2 : Province du Hainaut : Tome 3 - Arrondissement de Soignies : Tome 4 - Arrondissement de Thuin / Roland Servais, Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1997.