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Marseille, France (Bouches-du-Rhône (13)) - All Saints' Church (Église Anglicaine)
Municipal: Marseille
Region:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Address: rue de Belloi, 13006, Marseille
Description nr.: 2053642.
Built by: Henry Speechly & Sons (1860)
In 1860 the company Henry Speechly & Sons installed a new organ in the Église Anglaise in Marseille, All Saints' Church. In 1912 there was a plan to replace the instrument by a new organ of Merklin & Kuhn, but this plan was never carried out. A electric blower was installed by Michel-Merklin & Kuhn in 1933. In 1999 Thierry Lestrez carried out a restoration.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', String Gamba 8', Gemshorn 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: Tremolo.
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Marseille, France (Bouches-du-Rhône (13)) - All Saints' Church (Église Anglicaine)
Municipal: Marseille
Region:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Address: rue de Belloi, 13006, Marseille
Description nr.: 2053642.
Built by: Henry Speechly & Sons (1860)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1860 | Henry Speechly & Sons | new organ | 1933 | Michel-Merklin & Kuhn | maintenance/reparations | 1999 | Thierry Lestrez | restoration |
In 1860 the company Henry Speechly & Sons installed a new organ in the Église Anglaise in Marseille, All Saints' Church. In 1912 there was a plan to replace the instrument by a new organ of Merklin & Kuhn, but this plan was never carried out. A electric blower was installed by Michel-Merklin & Kuhn in 1933. In 1999 Thierry Lestrez carried out a restoration.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 6 |
- Swell Organ | 4 |
- Pedal Organ | 1 |
Total number of stops | 11 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', String Gamba 8', Gemshorn 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: Tremolo.
Literature |
L'Orgue dans la Ville : Le Marseille des Organistes / Jean-Robert Cain & Robert Martin - Marseille : Editions Parenthèses, 2004. |
- Jean-Alain Ripoche