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Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.

Photo: René Troost

Lyon, France (Métropole de Lyon (69M)) - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (5ème arrondissement)
Municipal: Lyon
Region:Rhône-Alpes
Address: Place Saint Jean, 69005, Lyon
Website: https://primatiale.fr/

Description nr.: 2029545.

Built by: Jürgen Ahrend (1974) - opus 83


In 1974 Jürgen Ahrend built a three-manual organ in classical French style for the Église de la Réconciliation in Taizé. It was owned by Brother Jean Jaquenod, who took the organ with him in 1980 when he moved to Switzerland. It was placed in 1981 in the Église Abbatiale in Payerne in the canton of Vaud. In 1996 the organ was transferred to the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Lyon.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1974TaizéÉglise de la Réconciliation
1981PayerneÉglise Abbatiale de Notre-Dame
1996LyonCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue13
- Positif7
- Récit4
- Pédale4
Total number of stops28
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-d'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs (8') (discant), Fourniture 3 rangs (1'), Cymbale 3 rangs (1/2'), Trompette 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 3 rangs (2/3'), Cromorne 8'.
Récit (c'-d'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Cornet 5 rangs (8'), Trompette 8'.
Pédale (C-d'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4', Trompette 8' - Contra-A-d' (ravalement).
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue.
Accessories: Tremblant Doux, Tremblant Fort.

Literature 25 Jahre Orgelbau Jürgen Ahrend 1954-1979 / Egon Krauss. - Leer-Loga : Orgelbau Jürgen Ahrend, 1979.
Other sources
  • Bert Wisgerhof

Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.
Photo: René Troost
Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.
Photo: René Troost
Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.
Photo: René Troost
Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.
Photo: René Troost
Photo: Anton Lukassen. Date: 1 August 2023.
Photo: Anton Lukassen
Photo: Anton Lukassen. Date: 1 August 2023.
Photo: Anton Lukassen
Photo: René Troost. Date: 15 May 2018.
Photo: René Troost
Situatie in Payerne (1981-1996). Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 30 July 1986.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof