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Reims, France (Marne (51)) - Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de la Salle
Municipal: Reims
Region:Champagne-Ardenne
Address: 182 avenue Jean Jaurès, 51100, Reims

Description nr.: 2052153.

Built by: Louis Debièrre (1898) - opus Polyphone 171

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1898 Louis DebièrrePolyphone 171 new organ
1923 Le Mintier & Gloton  transfer/relocate
1986 Laurent Plet  enlargement
2015 Laurent Plet  restoration

  • Louis Debièrre built a new organ for the Église Abbatiale Saint-Michel de Kergonan in Plouharnel in 1898. It is an organ of the type 'Polyphone', number 171. The organ had no pedal board and seven stops on the manual. In 1923 it was relocated to the Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de la Salle in Reims by Charles Le Mintier and Georges Gloton.
  • In 1986 the organ was enlarged with a new pedalboard with only electronic stops by Laurent Plet. Laurent Plet carried out a renovation i 2015.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1898PlouharnelÉglise Abbatiale Saint-Michel de Kergonan
1923ReimsÉglise Saint-Jean Baptiste de la Salle

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Clavier Manuel7
- Pédale7 (0)
Total number of stops14 (7)
Key actionMechanical, Electrical
Stop actionMechanical, Electrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Clavier Manuel (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' (Discant), Violoncelle 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Trompette 8' (B/D).
Pédale Électronique (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8', Bourdon 4', Bourdon 2', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Régale 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement Clavier - Clavier en 4'.
Accessories: Expression.

Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche