Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Amis du Grand-Orgue de l'église Saint-Jacques
Pau, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Saint-Jacques
Municipal: Pau
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 8 Rue Bernadotte, 64000, Pau
Description nr.: 2006992.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1870)
Technical data
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4' - 1935, Doublette 2' - 1935, Cornet 5 rangs (from c') - 1870/1935, Plein Jeu 4 rangs - 1870/1935, Cymbale 4 rangs - 1935, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif de Dos (C-g'''): Principal 8' - 1970, Bourdon 8' - 1935, Prestant 4' - 1970, Flûte à Cheminée 4' - 1970, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1935, Doublette 2' - 1970, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1935, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1970, Piccolo 1' - 1970, Plein Jeu 4 rangs - 1970, Cromorne 8' - 1935, Chalumeau 4' - 1935, Trémolo.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Quintaton 16' - 1935, Principal 8' - 1935, Bourdon 8', Dulciane 8' - 1970, Voix Céleste 8', Prestant 4' - 1970, Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1935/1995, Flûte 2' - 1970, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1935/1995, Plein Jeu 5 rangs - 1935, Bombarde 16' - 1935, Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4' - 1935, Trémolo.
Pédale (C-g'): Flûte 16', Soubasse 16' - 1935, Principal 8', Bourdon 8' - 1970, Principal 4' - 1935, Flûte 4' - 1935, Mixture 5 rangs - 1970, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4' - 1935.
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: Tutti, Combinateur électroique (16x15 combinaisons) - 1995.
Source: Amis du Grand-Orgue de l'église Saint-Jacques
Pau, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Saint-Jacques
Municipal: Pau
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 8 Rue Bernadotte, 64000, Pau
Description nr.: 2006992.
Built by: Joseph Merklin (1870)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1870 | Joseph Merklin | new organ | 1891 | Michel Roger | maintenance/reparations | 1898 | Théodore Puget & fils | rebuild | 1908 | Gaston Maille | maintenance/reparations | 1912 | Théodore Puget & fils | maintenance/reparations | 1926 | Théodore Puget & fils | enlargement | 1935 | Etablissements Gonzalez | rebuild | 1956 | Etablissements Gonzalez | restoration and enlargement | 1970 | Etablissements Gonzalez | restoration and enlargement | 1995 | Bernard Dargassies | restoration |
- After the construction of a new church for the parish of Saint-Jacques in Pau, it was decided not to transfer the old organ. It was sold to the parish of St. Mary in Jurançon. Joseph Merklin built a new organ for the new church. The instrument was dedicated on June 7, 1870. Edouard Batiste played the inaugurational concert. The organ had 28 stops on three manuals and pedal. There was a Positif with ten stops, but those were all transmissions of the Grand Orgue.
- Michel Roger overhauled the organ in 1891. In 1898, the action was replaced with pneumatic action by the company Puget. Hereafter maintenance was carried out in 1908 by Maille. An electric wind blower was installed in 1912 by Maurice Puget. In 1926, Puget added a new Gambe 8' to the instrument.
- In 1933-1935 the organ was rebuilt and expanded by Victor Gonzalèz. A new Plein Jeu was installed on the Grand Orgue. The Positif was replaced by an independent division in a Swell Box. André Marchal gave two dedication concerts for the renewed instrument on December 28 and 29, 1935. In 1956 the organ was overhauled by Gonzalez, and the reeds of the Récit were renewed. In 1970 extensive work was carried out by Gonzalèz. The action was rebuilt with mechanical key action and electric stop action.
- The instrument was restored in 1993-1995 by the Manufacture Vosgienne de Grandes Orgues under the supervision of Bernard Dargassie. The Cymbale 3 rangs (Récit) was replaced by a Nazard 2 2/3' and Tierce 1 3/5'.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand-Orgue | 14 |
| - Positif | 12 |
| - Récit Expressif | 16 |
| - Pédale | 10 |
| Total number of stops | 52 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4' - 1935, Doublette 2' - 1935, Cornet 5 rangs (from c') - 1870/1935, Plein Jeu 4 rangs - 1870/1935, Cymbale 4 rangs - 1935, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif de Dos (C-g'''): Principal 8' - 1970, Bourdon 8' - 1935, Prestant 4' - 1970, Flûte à Cheminée 4' - 1970, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1935, Doublette 2' - 1970, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1935, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1970, Piccolo 1' - 1970, Plein Jeu 4 rangs - 1970, Cromorne 8' - 1935, Chalumeau 4' - 1935, Trémolo.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Quintaton 16' - 1935, Principal 8' - 1935, Bourdon 8', Dulciane 8' - 1970, Voix Céleste 8', Prestant 4' - 1970, Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1935/1995, Flûte 2' - 1970, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1935/1995, Plein Jeu 5 rangs - 1935, Bombarde 16' - 1935, Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4' - 1935, Trémolo.
Pédale (C-g'): Flûte 16', Soubasse 16' - 1935, Principal 8', Bourdon 8' - 1970, Principal 4' - 1935, Flûte 4' - 1935, Mixture 5 rangs - 1970, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4' - 1935.
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: Tutti, Combinateur électroique (16x15 combinaisons) - 1995.
| Literature |
Les orgues des Pyrénées Atlantiques : I Le Pays Basque II Le Béarn / Bernard Salles. - Toulouse : Orgue Méridionales, 1981. |
| Links |
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/adora.orgue/paustjcq.htm |