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Nîmes, France (Gard (30)) - Petite Temple
Municipal: Nîmes
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 3 Rue Claude Brousson, 30000, Nîmes
Website: http://www.eglise-protestante-unie-nimes.fr/
Description nr.: 2024024.
Built by: Thomas Kuhn (1890)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1760 by Jean-Esprit Isnard
The organ in the Petite Temple in Nîmes was built in 1890 by Thomas Kuhn, using material from the church's old organ. This was built by Jean-Esprit Isnard for the Ursuline Monastery, around 1760. After the monastery was closed in 1792, the organ was bought for the Protestant church. Kuhn's organ was overhauled by Maurice Puget in 1956, whereby the action has been electrified.
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Douce 4', Grande Tierce 3 1/5', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Prestant 4', Petite Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Basse 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif.
Accessories: Appel Anches Grand Orgue, Appel Anches Positif.
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Nîmes, France (Gard (30)) - Petite Temple
Municipal: Nîmes
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 3 Rue Claude Brousson, 30000, Nîmes
Website: http://www.eglise-protestante-unie-nimes.fr/
Description nr.: 2024024.
Built by: Thomas Kuhn (1890)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1760 by Jean-Esprit Isnard
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1760 | Jean-Esprit Isnard | new organ | 1890 | Thomas Kuhn | new organ in old case | 1956 | Théodore Puget & fils | rebuild |
The organ in the Petite Temple in Nîmes was built in 1890 by Thomas Kuhn, using material from the church's old organ. This was built by Jean-Esprit Isnard for the Ursuline Monastery, around 1760. After the monastery was closed in 1792, the organ was bought for the Protestant church. Kuhn's organ was overhauled by Maurice Puget in 1956, whereby the action has been electrified.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 12 |
| - Positif | 10 |
| - Pédale | 7 |
| Total number of stops | 29 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Douce 4', Grande Tierce 3 1/5', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Prestant 4', Petite Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 rangs, Cymbale 4 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Basse 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif.
Accessories: Appel Anches Grand Orgue, Appel Anches Positif.
| Literature |
Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 2 : Gard - Lozère. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1987. |
| Links |
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/organ-au-logis/Pages/Abecedaire/NimesPtT.htm |
- Jean-Alain Ripoche