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Leuze-en-Hainaut, België (Hainaut) - Église Collégiale Saint-Pierre
Municipal: Leuze-en-Hainaut
Region:Wallonie
Address: Tour Saint-Pierre, 7900, Leuze-en-Hainaut
Website: http://www.paroisse-leuze-en-hainaut.be/

Description nr.: 2034588.

Built by: Georg Westenfelder (2011)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from ca. 1790 by Aimé-Joseph Carlier

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1790 Aimé-Joseph Carlier  new organ
1838 Pierre-Jean De Volder  maintenance/reparations
1850 Jean-Baptiste Dufossez  rebuild
1886 Edouard & Théophile Delmotte  maintenance/reparations
1909 Maurice Delmotte  new organ in old case
2011 Georg Westenfelder  new organ in old case

  • The large organ in the Église Saint-Pierre in Leuze was built around 1790 by Aimé-Joseph Carlier. Only the beautiful organ case of this organ has been preserved. In 1838 the organ was restored by Pierre-Jean De Volder, new bellows were placed and the short octave was completed. Jean-Baptiste Dufossez changed the disposition in 1850. The positive organ ('Positif de Dos') was emptied except for the prospect pipes and the positive was placed in the main organ case. In 1886, the Delmotte company installed new bellows.
  • The interior was completely lost in 1909, when Maurice Delmotte built a new organ in the main case. The old pipework has not been reused, everything was made new. Only the bellows from 1886 remained in use. Delmotte built the organ with mechanical action and slider chests. He made a combined windchest for the Grand Orgue and the Pédale.
  • In the years 2010-2011 the organ was rebuilt by Georg Westenfelder. An attempt has been made to reconstruct the organ to its original state. The specification from 1883 noted by Delmotte could be used.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue18
- Positif12
- Récit2
- Écho6
- Pédale6
Total number of stops44
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 415 Hz
TemperamentRameau

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-d'''): Montre 16', Montre I 8', Montre II 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 rangs, Grosse Fourniture 2 rangs, Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Vox Humana 8'.
Positif (C-d'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Quarte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Fourniture 3 rangs, Cymbale 3 rangs, Trompette 8', Cromorne 8'.
Récit (c'-d'''): Cornet 5 rangs, Trompette 8'.
Écho (c°-fis''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 2 rangs.
Pédale (C-d'): Flûte 16', Flûte 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Positif.
Accessories: Tremblant.

Other specifications
Different specifications De dispositie van Delmotte (1909) luidde:
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 16', Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 2-4 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Flûte 8', Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Écho 4', Quinte 3', Trompette 8', Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Contrabasse 16', Soubasse 16', Flûte Ouverte 8', Violoncelle 8', Bombarde 16'.
Accessoires: Réunion du Récit et Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit, Trémolo, Appel des Anches Grand Orgue.
Literature
  • A propos du Grand Orgue de la Collégiale Saint Pierre à Leuze / J.P. Felix. - In: L'Organiste, 13e Année, No. 54, 1988/2.
  • Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 8 : Province de Hainaut : Tomes 12 et 13 - Arrondissements de Tournai et Ath : Tome 14 - Arrondissement de Mouscron / Roland Servais ; Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.