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La Fresnais, France (Ille-et-Vilaine (35)) - Église Saint-Méen et Sainte-Croix
Municipal: La Fresnais
Region:Bretagne
Address: Rue de l'Abbé Trochu, 35111, La Fresnais
Description nr.: 2047375.
Built by: Convers-Cavaillé-Coll (1940)
In 1939-1940, the Convers-Cavaillé-Coll company built an organ for the chapel of the Pères Salésiens in Gradignan. The instrument has an older console, dating from the 1890s-1900s. After 1950 a new organ case was installed by Convers-Cavaillé-Coll. In 1977 the organ was transferred to the parish church of La Fresnais by the firm Beuchet-Debièrre. This company renovated the organ in 1989. A restoration was carried out in 2019 by Thierry Lemercier.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
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La Fresnais, France (Ille-et-Vilaine (35)) - Église Saint-Méen et Sainte-Croix
Municipal: La Fresnais
Region:Bretagne
Address: Rue de l'Abbé Trochu, 35111, La Fresnais
Description nr.: 2047375.
Built by: Convers-Cavaillé-Coll (1940)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1940 | Convers-Cavaillé-Coll | new organ | ca. 1950 | Convers-Cavaillé-Coll | maintenance/reparations | 1977 | Manufacture Beuchet-Debièrre | transfer/relocate | 1989 | Manufacture Beuchet-Debièrre | restoration | 2019 | Thierry Lemercier | restoration |
In 1939-1940, the Convers-Cavaillé-Coll company built an organ for the chapel of the Pères Salésiens in Gradignan. The instrument has an older console, dating from the 1890s-1900s. After 1950 a new organ case was installed by Convers-Cavaillé-Coll. In 1977 the organ was transferred to the parish church of La Fresnais by the firm Beuchet-Debièrre. This company renovated the organ in 1989. A restoration was carried out in 2019 by Thierry Lemercier.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1940 | Gradignan | Pères Salésiens, Chapelle |
| 1977 | La Fresnais | Église Saint-Méen et Sainte-Croix |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand Orgue | 5 |
| - Récit Expressif | 5 |
| - Pédale | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 11 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Cor de Nuit 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octavin 2', Trompette 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
- Jean-Alain Ripoche