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Beauvechain, België (Brabant-Wallon) - Église Saint-Sulpice
Municipal: Beauvechain
Region:Wallonie
Address: Place Communale 3, 1320, Beauvechain
Website: https://upbeauvechain.be/

Description nr.: 2046001.

Built by: Gheude Frères (1863)


The neo-gothic Saint-Sulpice church building in Beauvechain was built in the years 1852-1856 after a design by E. Coulon. In 1863 the Gheude brothers completed an organ for this church. It is set up in a neo-Gothic style organ case, consisting of two narrow cases connected by an arch, leaving the window in the west facade of the church visible. The front was designed by Antoine Coulon, a brother of the church's architect.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue11
- Récit5
- Pédaleaangehangen
Total number of stops16
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Quinte 3', Cornet 5 rangs (discant), Fourniture 4 rangs, Trompette 8' (B/D), Clairon 4'.
Récit (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Salicional 8', Dolciana 4', Doublette 2' - op de registerknop staat 8', Basson-Hautbois 8' (B/D).
Pédale (C-d'): Aangehangen.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue.

Literature
  • Orgues du Brabant Wallon : Inventaire critique / Jean Ferrard. - Bruxelles : Sauvegarde des Instruments de musique à Clavier, 1981.
  • Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 10 : Province de Brabant Wallon / Jean-Pierre Felix, Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.