Complete description of the selected organ
Orthez, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Saint-Pierre
Municipal: Orthez
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 46 Rue Guanille, 64300, Orthez
Website: http://www.paroisseorthez.fr/
Description nr.: 2024789.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1870)
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll built a two-manual organ with twelve stops for the Église Saint-Pierre in Orthez in 1870. The organ had an attached pedal with a compass of 25 keys (C-c'). In 1958 the organ was overhauled by Maurice Puget, expanded with five stops and equipped with a wind motor. Robert Chauver restored the organ to its original state in 1982, however with two transmissions on the pedal and a larger pedal compass (C-f').
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Plein Jeu 4 à 5 rangs.
Récit (C-g'''): Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16' - transmission, Flûte 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo, Tonnerre, Appel Basson, Appel Trompette.
Orthez, France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)) - Église Saint-Pierre
Municipal: Orthez
Region:Aquitaine
Address: 46 Rue Guanille, 64300, Orthez
Website: http://www.paroisseorthez.fr/
Description nr.: 2024789.
Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1870)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1870 | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll | new organ | 1958 | Théodore Puget & fils | rebuild | 1982 | Robert Chauvin | restoration |
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll built a two-manual organ with twelve stops for the Église Saint-Pierre in Orthez in 1870. The organ had an attached pedal with a compass of 25 keys (C-c'). In 1958 the organ was overhauled by Maurice Puget, expanded with five stops and equipped with a wind motor. Robert Chauver restored the organ to its original state in 1982, however with two transmissions on the pedal and a larger pedal compass (C-f').
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 6 |
| - Récit | 6 |
| - Pédale | 2 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 14 (12) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Plein Jeu 4 à 5 rangs.
Récit (C-g'''): Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16' - transmission, Flûte 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo, Tonnerre, Appel Basson, Appel Trompette.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The stop list of 1958 was: Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Prestant 4', Plein-Jeu 2-5 rangs. Récit: Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Bourdon 8' (1958), Flûte Otaviante 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (1958), Quarte de Nazard 2' (1958), Tierce 1 3/5' (1958), Sesquialtera 2 rangs (1958), Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'. Pédale: Basson 16' (transmission), Trompette 8' (transmission). |
| 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/orthez1.htm |