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Besançon, France (Doubs (25)) - Église du Sacré-Coeur
Municipal: Besançon
Region:Franche-Comté
Address: 14 avenue Carnot, 25000, Besançon

Description nr.: 2030615.

Built by: Louis Callinet (1870)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1870 Louis Callinet  new organ
1911 Herman Wolf  transfer/relocate
1925 maison Jules Bossier  transfer/relocate
1996 Dominique Lalmand  restoration

  • In 1870, Louis Callinet built an organ for the chapel of the Eudistes in Besançon. This organ was transferred in 1911 by Herman Wolf to the Salle de Concert of the Kursaal in the city. It served here until 1925. In that year Jules Boissier transferred it to the Église du Sacré-Coeur.
  • In 1996, Dominique Lalmand carried out a restoration.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1870BesançonChapelle des Eudistes
1911BesançonKursaal, Salle de Concert
1925BesançonÉglise du Sacré-Coeur

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue10
- Récit Expressif7
- Pédale3
Total number of stops20
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs, Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-f'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte 8', Basson 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: Trémolo, Appel Anches Grand-Orgue, Appel Anches Récit, Appel Anches Pédale.

Literature Orgues en Franche-Comté : Tome 1 Doubs / Didier Brunel [red.]. - Besançon : Association Régionale de Développement, d'Information et d'Action musicale (ARDIAM), [1988].
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche