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Photo: Volkert Groothoff
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France (Loiret (45)) - Abbaye de Fleury
Municipal: Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Region:Centre-Val de Loire
Address:
Website: http://www.abbaye-fleury.com/
Description nr.: 2001604.
Built by: Alain Sals (1983)
Organ builder Alain Sals built a new organ for the Abbey Church in Saint-Benoût. He reused many pipes from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in 1983, including those of François Thierry from 1706. In 2008 he modified the stop list slightly. The previous organ in this church was built in 1936 by Victor Gonzalez. That also contained a lot of historical pipework.
Technical data
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Sifflet 1', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Régale 8', Trompette 8', Tremblant.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Douçaine 16', Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Récit (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn 4', Flûte 2', Dix-Neuvième 1 1/3', Vingt-Deuxième 1', Cornet 5 rangs, Régale en Chamade 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Clairon en Chamade 4', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Principal 16', Principal 8', Principal 4', Flûte 2', Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Posaune 16'.
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.
Photo: Volkert Groothoff
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France (Loiret (45)) - Abbaye de Fleury
Municipal: Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Region:Centre-Val de Loire
Address:
Website: http://www.abbaye-fleury.com/
Description nr.: 2001604.
Built by: Alain Sals (1983)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1983 | Alain Sals | new organ | 2008 | Alain Sals | modify stoplist |
Organ builder Alain Sals built a new organ for the Abbey Church in Saint-Benoût. He reused many pipes from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in 1983, including those of François Thierry from 1706. In 2008 he modified the stop list slightly. The previous organ in this church was built in 1936 by Victor Gonzalez. That also contained a lot of historical pipework.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand-Orgue | 11 |
| - Positif | 8 |
| - Récit | 9 |
| - Pédale | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 34 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Sifflet 1', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Régale 8', Trompette 8', Tremblant.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Douçaine 16', Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Récit (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn 4', Flûte 2', Dix-Neuvième 1 1/3', Vingt-Deuxième 1', Cornet 5 rangs, Régale en Chamade 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Clairon en Chamade 4', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Principal 16', Principal 8', Principal 4', Flûte 2', Plein-Jeu 5 rangs, Posaune 16'.
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.
| Literature |
L'Orgue de Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire / J.C. Tosi. - In: Connoissance de l'Orgue, Numéro 53, hiver 1985. |
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| Links |
http://orguesfrance.com/StBenoitAbbayeDeFleury.html |
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