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Widensolen, France (Haut-Rhin (68)) - Église Saint-Nicolas
Municipal: Widensolen
Region:Alsace
Address: 6 Rue de l'Église, 68320, Widensolen

Description nr.: 2005184.

Built by: Claude-Ignace Callinet (1872)


The last organ that Claude Ignaz Callinet built is the two-manual organ in the parish church Saint-Nicolas in Widensolen. It was delivered in May 1872. The original prospect pipes were lost in 1917. A few years later, new ones were placed, also made of tin. The Nazard of the Positif has been replaced at this occasion by a Voix Céleste.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue11
- Récit6
- Pédale5
Total number of stops22
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Fourniture 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8' - ca. 1920, Flûte Harmonique 4', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f°): Bourdon 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4', Ophycleide 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Grand Orgue au Récit.

Literature
  • Historische Orgeln im Elsaß : 1489 - 1869 / P. Meyer-Siat. - München ; Zürich : Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1983. - (98. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde).
  • Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelcultuur tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland / Peter van Dijk. - Kampen : J.H. Kok, 1992.
Recordings Orgels in de Elzas 1800-1914 / Diverse organisten. - KRO KK CD 9102-9105 (4 CD-box). - 1991.