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Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 24 September 2010.

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen

Hunawihr, France (Haut-Rhin (68)) - Église Simultanée Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur
Municipal: Hunawihr
Region:Alsace
Address: Rue de l'Église, 68150, Hunawihr

Description nr.: 2021512.

Built by: Joseph Rabiny and François Callinet (1803)
The organ contains older material: from 1767 by Jacques Besançon

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1767 Jacques Besançon  new organ
1803 Joseph Rabiny  new organ
1803 François Callinet  new organ
1859 Claude-Ignace Callinet  modify stoplist
1990 Gaston Kern  restoration

The organ in the church of Hunawihr was originally built around 1767 by Jacques Besançon. The pipework was almost entirely removed from the organ in 1802. In 1803, Joseph Rabiny and François Callinet built a new instrument in the organ case, re-using the remaining pipe work. Claude-Ignace Callinet worked on the organ in the years 1858-1859. Some stops have been modified or replaced. The old prospect pipes were removed in 1917. These were replaced much later by new zinc ones. The organ was overhauled in 1947. The pedal reeds have been replaced by a Flûte 4'. The organ was restored by Gaston Kern in 1989-1990 and returned to the condition of 1859.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue10
- Positif6
- Pédale4
Total number of stops20
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 435 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-d'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte Douce 8' (from c°) - 1859, Gambe 8' - 1859, Montre 4' - 1803/1990, Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2' - 1767/1803, Cornet 5 rangs (discant) - 1767/1803/1859, Fourniture 3 rangs (1 1/3') - 1767/1803/1859, Trompette 8' - 1767/1803.
Positif (C-d'''): Bourdon 8', Salicional 8' (from c°) - 1859, Flûte Douce 4'-8' - 1767/1803/1859, Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Cromhorn 8'.
Pédale (C-d'): Bourdon 16' - 1767, Flûte 8' - 1767, Trompette 8' - 1990, Clairon 4' - 1990.
Couplers: Accouplement des Claviers - schuifkoppel.

Compound stopComposition
Fourniture 3 rangs C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'.
Literature
  • Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelcultuur tussen Frankrijk en Duitsland / Peter van Dijk. - Kampen : J.H. Kok, 1992.
  • Orgels in de Elzas : Orgelreis 2010. - [S.l.] : Stichting Groningen Orgelland, 2010.
Recordings Orgels in de Elzas 1800-1914 / Diverse organisten. - KRO KK CD 9102-9105 (4 CD-box). - 1991.
Links http://decouverte.orgue.free.fr/orgues/hunawihr.htm

Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 24 September 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 24 September 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen
Photo: Jean Aubry.
Photo: Jean Aubry
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen. Date: 24 September 2010.
Photo: Tjalling Roosjen