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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Basílico del Santísimo Sacramento, Crypta
Municipal: Buenos Aires
Address: San Martín 1039, C1004 CABA, Buenos Aires
Description nr.: 2058903.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1896)
In 1896, the company Merklin built a two-manual organ for the Catedral Metropolitana Inmaculada Concepción y San Felipe y Santiago in Montevideo, Uruguay. This instrument was transfered to the Iglesia Santa Felicitas in Buenos Aires around 1922. Some years later, around 1935, it was installed in the crypta of the Basílico del Santísimo Sacramento.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - extension.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Tremulant.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Basílico del Santísimo Sacramento, Crypta
Municipal: Buenos Aires
Address: San Martín 1039, C1004 CABA, Buenos Aires
Description nr.: 2058903.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1896)
In 1896, the company Merklin built a two-manual organ for the Catedral Metropolitana Inmaculada Concepción y San Felipe y Santiago in Montevideo, Uruguay. This instrument was transfered to the Iglesia Santa Felicitas in Buenos Aires around 1922. Some years later, around 1935, it was installed in the crypta of the Basílico del Santísimo Sacramento.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1896 | Montevideo | Catedral Metropolitana Inmaculada Concepción y San Felipe y Santiago |
| ca. 1922 | Buenos Aires | Iglesia Santa Felicitas |
| ca. 1935 | Buenos Aires | Basílico del Santísimo Sacramento, Crypta |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 6 |
| - Récit Expressif | 8 |
| - Pédale | 2 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 16 (15) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8' - extension.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Tremulant.
| Literature |
Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 17. Jahrg., No. 30, 21. Juli 1897. |
| Links |
http://pipeorgans.flavam.com/smostondxeng.html |