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Date: 25 January 2009.

Vimoutiers, France (Orne (61)) - Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Orgue de Choeur
Municipal: Vimoutiers
Region:Basse-Normandie
Address: Rue du Châtelet, 61120, Vimoutiers

Description nr.: 2048311.

Built by: Abbé Emil Clergeau (1895)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1895 Abbé Emil Clergeau  new organ
1899 Aristide Cavaillé-Coll  transfer/relocate
1991 Builder unknown  restoration

In the Notre-Dame in Vimoutiers there is a choir organ, which was built in 1895 by l'Abbé Émile Clergeau. It was placed in the church in 1899 by the firm of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. In 1991 the instrument was renovated.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual6
- Pédaleaangehangen
Total number of stops6
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Montre 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8' (Discant), Voix Céleste 8' (from c°), Bourdon 8' (Bass), Prestant 4', Basson 8', Trémolo.
Pédale (C-g°): Tirasse permanente.

Literature Historique des Orgue de l'Église Notre-Dame de Vimoutiers Orne : Le Grand-Orgue "Cavaillé-Coll" L'Orgue de choeur / Joseph Benoist. - Vimoutiers : Association pour la Sauvegarde de l'Orgue de l'Église Notre-Dame de Vimoutiers, 2008.
Other sources
  • Jean Alain Ripoche

Date: 25 January 2009.
Date: 25 January 2009.
Photo: Arnold Jongepier. Date: 20 September 2010.
Photo: Arnold Jongepier