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Source: Paroisse Sacré-Coeur de Cognac
Cognac, France (Charente (16)) - Église Sacré-Coeur
Municipal: Cognac
Region:Poitou-Charentes
Address: 63 Rue de Bellefonds 61, 16100, Cognac
Description nr.: 2046455.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1897)
In the Église Sacré-Coeur in Cognac was a two-manual organ with thirteen stops from 1931, built by Jean Servel and voiced by Henri Firmin. This organ was located on the organ gallery on the west side. The instrument has been replaced in 2005 by a second-hand organ from England. This was built in 1887 by the firm Alfred Hunter & Son. In 2005 it was restored by Martin Renshaw and transferred to Cognac. The Hunter organ is placed on the church floor, in the transept. Servel's organ was sold to a church in Marseille.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola d'Amore 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Flûte 4', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 2 ranks, Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell Organ to Great Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
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Source: Paroisse Sacré-Coeur de Cognac
Cognac, France (Charente (16)) - Église Sacré-Coeur
Municipal: Cognac
Region:Poitou-Charentes
Address: 63 Rue de Bellefonds 61, 16100, Cognac
Description nr.: 2046455.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1897)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1897 | Alfred Hunter & Son | new organ | 2005 | Martin Renshaw | transfer/relocate |
In the Église Sacré-Coeur in Cognac was a two-manual organ with thirteen stops from 1931, built by Jean Servel and voiced by Henri Firmin. This organ was located on the organ gallery on the west side. The instrument has been replaced in 2005 by a second-hand organ from England. This was built in 1887 by the firm Alfred Hunter & Son. In 2005 it was restored by Martin Renshaw and transferred to Cognac. The Hunter organ is placed on the church floor, in the transept. Servel's organ was sold to a church in Marseille.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 19 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola d'Amore 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Flûte 4', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 2 ranks, Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell Organ to Great Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
- Jean-Alain Ripoche