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Photo: Christal de Saint Marc.

Photo: Christal de Saint Marc

Molesme, France (Côte-d'Or (21)) - Église de l'Assomption (Église de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix)

Forwarded from: Paris - Collège des Jésuites (1830 - 1862)

Municipal: Molesme
Region:Bourgogne
Address: Rue Saint-Robert, 21330, Molesme

Description nr.: 2037768.

Built by: Jean-Baptiste Gadault (1830)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1830 Jean-Baptiste Gadault  new organ
1862 Hippolyte Loret  transfer/relocate
2012 Jean Deloye  restoration

jIn 1830 Jean-Baptiste Gadault built a new organ for the chapel of the Collège des Jésuites on the rue de Vaugirard in Paris. It was transferred to the parish church in Molesme in 1862 by Hippolyte Loret. In 2012, Jean Deloye carried out a restoration. A special feature of the organ is that it has a system to play automatically using perforated wooden discs.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1830ParisCollège des Jésuites, Chapelle (rue de Vaugirard)
1862MolesmeÉglise de l'Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue8
- Positif7
- Pédaleaangehangen
Total number of stops15
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-f'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Nazard 2 2/3', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Plein Jeu 3 rangs, Hautbois 8' (discant), Cromorne 8' (B/D).
Pédale (C-f°): Aangehangen.
Couplers: Accouplement du Positif au Grand Orgue.

Literature Inventaire des Orgues de Bourgogne : Tome I - Côte-d'Or - Nièvre. - Dijon : Association pour l'Expansion et la Coordination des Activités Régionales Musicales de Bourgogne (ASSECARM de Bourgogne), 1986.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche