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Photo: Bram Luteyn
Rennes, France (Ille-et-Vilaine (35)) - Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Rennes
Region:Bretagne, Bretagne
Address: Rue de la Monnaie, 35000, Rennes
Website: http://cathedralerennes.catholique.fr/
Description nr.: 2024175.
Built by: maison Merklin-Schütze (1867)
In 1867 the Merklin-Schütze company showed a two-manual organ during the World Exhibition. After the exhibition in 1870, the instrument was placed in the cathedral of Rennes as a choir organ. The Gonzalèz firm carried out a restoration in 1937. They placed a Fourniture on an empty slide of the Grand Orgue, and they also replaced the Voix Humaine with a Sesquialtera.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Fourniture 4 rangs - 1937, Trompette 8', Clarinette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs - 1937, Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-g'): Soubasse 16', Octavebasse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Photo: Bram Luteyn
Rennes, France (Ille-et-Vilaine (35)) - Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Rennes
Region:Bretagne, Bretagne
Address: Rue de la Monnaie, 35000, Rennes
Website: http://cathedralerennes.catholique.fr/
Description nr.: 2024175.
Built by: maison Merklin-Schütze (1867)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1867 | maison Merklin-Schütze | new organ | 1937 | Etablissements Gonzalez | rebuild |
In 1867 the Merklin-Schütze company showed a two-manual organ during the World Exhibition. After the exhibition in 1870, the instrument was placed in the cathedral of Rennes as a choir organ. The Gonzalèz firm carried out a restoration in 1937. They placed a Fourniture on an empty slide of the Grand Orgue, and they also replaced the Voix Humaine with a Sesquialtera.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 11 |
| - Récit Expressif | 8 |
| - Pédale | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 21 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Fourniture 4 rangs - 1937, Trompette 8', Clarinette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Sesquialtera 2 rangs - 1937, Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-g'): Soubasse 16', Octavebasse 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
| Literature |
Estivales de l'orgue 2002 : Le chant grégorien dans l'histoire de l'orgue : Rennes 6ème Édition. - Brochure. |
| Links |
https://www.musiqueorguequebec.ca/orgues/france/rennessp.html |