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Bruyères (Herve), België (Liège) - Église Sainte-Elisabeth
Municipal: Herve
Region:Wallonie
Address: Rue Biomont 1, 4651, Bruyères
Website: https://www.upherve.org/

Description nr.: 2063931.

Built by: André Thomas (1975)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1900 Builder unknown  new organ
1975 André Thomas  new organ in old case

  • In 1970 a second hand organ was installed in the church of Bruyères. The builder is unknown, the instrument dates from the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century. It had seven stops and pneumatic cone chests. The case is in the style of builders like Gebr. Link or Xavier Wetzel.
  • In 1975 a new organ was built in the old organ case by André Thomas. He re-used most of the pipework from the old organ. The Voix Céleste was transfered to a Doublette.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual (Expressif)7
- Pédale1
Total number of stops8
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (Expressif) (C-g'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8' (B/D), Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Sesquialter 2 rangs (from cis') - 1975, Fourniture 4 rangs - 1975.
Pédale (C-d'): Soubasse 16'.
Couplers: Tirasse.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list was in 1970:
Manual: Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4'.
Pédale: Soubasse 16'.
Literature Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 7 : Province de Liège : Tome 11 - Arrondissement de Verviers / Eric Mairlot. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.