Spring naar content
Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Journal L'Étincelle de Windsor. Date: 2012.

Source: Journal L'Étincelle de Windsor

Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Canada (Québec) - Église Saint-François-Xavier
Municipal: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton
Address: 181 Rue de l'Église, J0B 2V0, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton
Website: https://fabriquest-fx.jimdo.com/

Description nr.: 2043788.

Built by: Mitchell & Forté (1863)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1863 Mitchell & Forté  new organ
1911 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
1984 Builder unknown  modify stoplist
2012 Lévesque-Roussin  restoration

The church in Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton was built from 1906 to 1908 to a design by Louis-Napoléon Audet and J.-Wilfred Grégoire. An organ constructed by Louis Mitchell and Charles Forté could be acquired, which had been built in the years 1861-1863 for the Église Saint-Joseph in Québec. The organ was transferred in 1910-1911 and was blessed on February 16, 1911. The organ originally had thirteen stops. New reeds were installed in 1984. The organ was restored in 2010-2012 by the firm Lévesque-Roussin. Replaced the 1984 reeds with new ones, modeled after Mitchell pipes in the Église Saints-Simon-et-Jude in Tignish.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1863QuébecÉglise Saint-Joseph
1911Saint-François-Xavier-de-BromptonÉglise Saint-François-Xavier

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue9
- Récit5
- Pédale1
Total number of stops15
Manual compassC-f''', division between e° en f°
Pedal compassC-d'
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue: Montre 8', Salicional 8', Dulciane 8', Bourdon 8' (B/D), Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Doublette 2', Mixture 3 rangs (1 1/3'), Chalumeau 8' (B/D).
Récit Expressif: Principal 8' (discant), Clarabelle 8' (discant), Basse Bouchée 8' (bas), Flûte 4' (discant), Cromorne 8' (discant), Tremblant.
Pédale (C-d'): Bourdon 16' (C-g°).
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: 3 Combinaisons.

Compound stopComposition
Mixture 3 rangs C: 1 1/3' - 1 3/5' - 1'.
c': 2 2/3' - 1 3/5'.
Literature
  • La restauration de l'orgue Mitchell & Forté 1863, de Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton / Robin Côté. - In: Mixtures, Numéro 42, Mai 2015.
  • Vers une restauration : L'orgue de l'Église Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton / Denyse Morin. - In: Mixtures, Numéro 37, Novembre 2012.
Other sources
  • Brad J. Würsten