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Puteaux - Église Notre Dame de Pitié

Puteaux, France (Hauts-de-Seine (92)) - Église Notre Dame de Pitié
Municipal: Puteaux
Region:Île-de-France
Address: 21 Quai de Dion Bouton, 92800, Puteaux

Description nr.: 2001454.

Built by: firma Georges Schwenkedel (1955)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1955 firma Georges Schwenkedel  new organ
1963 firma Georges Schwenkedel  transfer/relocate
1980 Benoît & Sarélot  rebuild
2007 Dion Déon  restoration and enlargement
2007 Jean-Pierre Swiderski  maintenance/reparations

  • Curt Schwenkedel built a new organ for a private customer in Revin (Ardennes) with two manuals and pedal and eleven stops. The instrument was relocated by him to the music room of another private customer, in Caen.
  • In 1980 the organ was rebuild and enlarged by Louis Benoît and Pierre Sarélot in a new organ case, manufacted by Claude Berger, and installed in the Église Notre Dame de Pitié in Puteaux. In 2007, the organ was rebuilt and enlarged by Dino Déon. Jean-Pierre Swiderski revoiced the instrument. Since it has 51 stops, but there are many transmissions.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1955RevinPrivate Residence
1963CaenPrivate Residence
1980PuteauxÉglise Notre Dame de Pitié

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue14
- Positif11
- Récit17
- Pédale10
Total number of stops52 (23)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Quinte Flûte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Flûte 2', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Cromorne 8', Trompette Harmonique 8'.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Quinte Flûte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit (C-g'''): Quintaton 16', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octave 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Piccolo 1', Fourniture 3 rangs, Anche 16', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Tremblant Doux.
Pédale (C-g'): Soubasse 16', Grosse Quinte 10 2/3', Flûte Ouverte 8', Octave Basse 4', Flûte Ouverte 4', Flûte 2', Anche 16', 1ère Trompette 8', 2ème Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
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: Combinateur électronique (256 combinaisons).

Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche

Source: Affiche. Date: 2007.
Source: Affiche