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Source: Journal de Saône-et-Loire.

Source: Journal de Saône-et-Loire

Autun, France (Saône-et-Loire (71)) - Cathédrale Saint-Lazare, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Autun
Region:Bourgogne
Address: Place du Terreau, 71400, Autun

Description nr.: 2037690.

Built by: Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1863)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1863 Aristide Cavaillé-Coll  new organ
1889 Manufacture Jaquot-Didier  maintenance/reparations
1921 Michel-Merklin & Kuhn  maintenance/reparations
1942 Joseph Merklin  maintenance/reparations

The choir organ in Autun Cathedral was built in 1863 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. In 1889 the company Jaquot-Didier carried out an overhaul, in 1921 the company Michel-Merklin & Kuhn and in 1942 the company Merklin.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue4
- Récit Expressif6
- Pédale1
Total number of stops11

Specification
Grand Orgue: Montre 8', Flûte 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2'.
Récit Expressif: Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Doublette 2', Trompette 8', Trémolo.
Pédale: Soubasse 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.

Literature Inventaire des Orgues de Bourgogne : Tome II - Saône et Loire - Yonne. - Dijon : Association pour l'Expansion et la Coordination des Activités Régionales Musicales de Bourgogne (ASSECARM de Bourgogne), 1988.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche