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Dottignies, België (Hainaut) - Église Saint-Léger
Municipal: Mouscron
Region:Wallonie
Address: Place de la Main 7, 7711, Dottignies
Website: https://www.cinqclochers.be/

Description nr.: 2074971.

Built by: Pierre-Fidèle Delmotte (ca. 1850)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1850 Pierre-Fidèle Delmotte  new organ
1870 Louis Benoît Hooghuys  maintenance/reparations
1913 François Joris  rebuild

  • Dottignies a new parish church was built in 1845. At the same time, Pierre-Fidèle Delmotte built an organ for the new church. The organ was built with a main case for Grand Orgue and Écho, and a positive case for the Positif de Dos. The windchests were renewed in 1870 during a renovation by Louis Hooghuys.
  • After the construction of the current church in 1913, the organ was transferred by François Joris. He made many changes to the organ, including the installation of a swell box, a free-standing console and several new stops. According to a plan by Bertrand Couvreur and Pierre Decourcelle, a start was made in the years 1977-1980 on a reconstruction of the original instrument. However, the work came to a halt in 1981 and has not been resumed. The organ has not been playable since then.
  • The presumably original specification is mentioned. The Echo keyboard was a treble keyboard.

Specification
Grand Orgue: Bourdon 16' (B/D), Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Flageolet 1', Cornet 5 rangs, Fourniture 5 rangs, Bombarde 16' (B/D), Trompette 8' (B/D), Trompette Céleste 8' (D), Clairon 4' (B).
Positif: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flûte Champêtre 2', Cornet, Trompette 8' (B/D).
Écho: Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Cornet, Trompette 8'.

Literature Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 8 : Province de Hainaut : Tomes 12 et 13 - Arrondissements de Tournai et Ath : Tome 14 - Arrondissement de Mouscron / Roland Servais ; Pierre Decourcelle. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.