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Marseille, France (Bouches-du-Rhône (13)) - Église Saint-Patrice (Quartier de la Croix-Rouge)
Municipal: Marseille
Region:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Address: 1 Chemin de l'Église Saint Patrice, 13013, Marseille

Description nr.: 2031051.

Built by: François Mader (1893)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1893 François Mader  new organ
1898 Félix & Henry Vignolo  enlargement
1898 François Mader  enlargement
1933 Michel-Merklin & Kuhn  restoration
2001 Bernard Thourel & Fils  restoration

  • François Mader built an organ with one manual for the Église de la Croix-Rouge in Marseille. The instrument was expanded with a second manual by Félix and Henry Vignolo, in colloboration with François Mader. Michel-Merklin & Kuhn renovated the organ in 1933, and they installed a new pedal board with 30 notes.
  • Bernard Thourel restored the organ in 2001. The instrument has never been completed: on the chest of the Grand Orgue there are six spare locations.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue4
- Récit Expressif4
- Pédale0
Total number of stops8
Key actionTubular-Pneumatic
Stop actionTubular-Pneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): No stops present.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo.

Literature
  • Orgues des Bouches-du-Rhône : Inventoire des Orgues en Région Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Tome 1. - Aix-en-Provence : ARCAM/Édisud, 1986.
  • L'Orgue dans la Ville : Le Marseille des Organistes / Jean-Robert Cain, Robert Martin. - Marseille : Editions Parenthèses, 2004.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche