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Le Havre - Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Le Havre, France (Seine-Maritime (76)) - Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Municipal: Le Havre
Region:Haute-Normandie
Address: 14 Place Saint-Vincent de Paul, 76600, Le Havre

Description nr.: 2000194.

Built by: maison Merklin-Schütze (1885)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1885 maison Merklin-Schütze  new organ
1962 René Godefroy  restoration and enlargement
1962 Maurice Dubosc  restoration and enlargement
1984 Philippe Hartmann  restoration

In 1885 Merklin built an organ with 26 stops. It was commissioned in November 1885. During the Second World War, the instrument suffered considerably. It was silent from 1944 until Easter 1946. It was restored and enlarged in 1962 by Godefroy and Dubosc. André Marchal played the rededication concert on November 4, 1962. Hartmann revised the instrument in 1983-1984 and altered the stop list.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue13
- Positif de Dos9
- Récit Expressif15
- Pédale9 (8)
Total number of stops46 (45)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Grosse Fourniture 2 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif de Dos (C-g'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 5 rangs, Cromorne 8'.
Récit Expression (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte 8', Dulciane 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 2 à 6 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Pédale (C-g'): Contrebasse 32' - akoestisch, Principal 16', Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8', Flûte 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Other stops: Rossignol.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Positif, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Appels Anches (toutes les claviers et pédale).

Other specifications
Different specifications
  • The original specification was:
    Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 4 rangs, Grand Cornet, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
    Récit Expressif: Dulciana 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte d'Écho 4', Trompette Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8'.
    Pédale: Soubasse 16' (transmissie), Contrebasse 16', Basse 8' (transmissie), Bombarde 16'.

  • After the expansion from 1962, the stop list was:
    Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 4 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
    Positif de Dos: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbale 2 rangs, Cromorne 8'.
    Récit Expression: Bourdon 8', Flûte 8', Dulciane 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal Italien 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
    Pédale: Principal 16', Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8', Principal 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.

Literature Un très beau programme de visites en Normandie... : Les virites d'orgues 2006 / Jean-Claude Péruchot. - In: Association François-Henri Cliquot Poitiers, Bulletin No. 30, 2006-2007.