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Embrun, France (Hautes-Alpes (05)) - Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Réal
Municipal: Embrun
Region:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Dauphiné
Address: 9 Rue de l'Archevêché, 05200, Embrun

Description nr.: 2023246.

Built by: Dominique Eustache (1632)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
ca. 1490	Pierre Marchand		new organ
1632	Dominique Eustache		new organ
1750	Samson Scherrer		rebuild
1897	Théodore Puget & fils		enlargement
1952	Etablissements Gonzalez		restoration and enlargement
2007	Pascal Quoirin		reconstruction

• The organ in Embrun Cathedral was built in its current form in 1632 by Dominique Eustache. He used the old Gothic organ from the end of the fifteenth century, built by Pierre Marchand, as the basis. The new organ had a main work (grand Orgue) and a positive (Positif de Dos).
  
• In 1750, Samson Scherrer rebuilt the organ to its present condition. He kept the pipework and walnut windchests of his predecessors, but hid the Gothic organ case in a Baroque casing. Eustache's positive moved as a separate organ to the Chapel of St. Anne and is still one of the showpieces of the cathedral there.
  
• In 1897 Maurice Puget from Toulouse expanded the organ with a pneumatic pedal. Gonzalez made a new electric action for the pedal in 1952 and expanded the Récit with two octaves in the bass. In 2007 the organ was restored by Pascal Quoirin. He reconstructed the situation of 1750.
  

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue	13
- Positif	9
- Récit	1
- Pédale	2
Total number of stops	25
Manual compass	C-c''', Récit c'-c'''
Pedal compass	C-f'
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Fourniture 4 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif: Bourdon 8', Dessus 8' (discant), Montre 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbale 3 rangs, Cromorne 8'.
Récit: Cornet 5 rangs.
Pédale (C-f'): Flûte 8', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Tremblant.

Other specifications

Different specifications

De dispositie luidde voor 2007: Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Montre 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Grand Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 4 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Voix Humaine 8', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'. Positif (C-f'''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Montre 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Piccolo 1', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cromorne 8'. Récit (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Hautbois 8'. Pédale (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Bourdon 8', Bourdon 4', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'. Koppelingen: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.

Literature	Orgues : Le choeur des anges / Jean-Michel Sanchez ; Olivier Placet. - Manosque : Le Bec en l'Air Éditions, 2005.
Recordings	Michel Corette : Pièces d'Orgue / Jan Van Mol. - Le Chant de Linos CL1284 (CD). - 2012.
Links	https://www.atelier-quoirin.com/Embrun.php https://www.musiqueorguequebec.ca/orgues/france/embrunnd.html

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Photo: Rinus Pannekoek

Photo: Rinus Pannekoek