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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Grand-Halleux, België (Luxembourg (Belgique)) - Pensionat Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (Johanninum), Chapelle
Municipal: Vielsalm
Region:Wallonie
Address:

Description nr.: 2076345.

Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1903) - opus 1075
Destroyed by fire (1945)


  • A school was built in Grand-Halleux in the years 1896-1898, named Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The building was also known as Johanninum. In 1903 the Walcker company built an organ for the chapel with eighteen registers. In 1906 the Gebroeders Van Bever allegedly made a plan for a three-manual organ with 32 registers. This plan was probably never implemented.
  • The school was damaged by a bombing raid in January 1945. In 1966 the complex was converted into apartments. The organ in the chapel is said to have been lost in a fire as a result of the bombing.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual9
- II. Manual6
- Pedal3
Total number of stops18 (16)
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
I. Manual (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flöte 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Prestant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Mixtur 3 fach (2 2/3').
II. Manual (C-g'''): Geigenprincipal 8', Bordun 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Celeste 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Oboë 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16' - transmission, Viololnbass 16', Violon 8' - transmission.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - II. Manual Superoctavkoppel, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual.
Accessories: 1 freie Kombination, 4 Collectivzüge (p - mf - f - tutti).

Literature
  • Opus 1075 : Grand-Halleux Belgien : Kath. Lehr. Erziehungsanstalt "Johanninum". - In: Walcker Opusbuch No. 17 (opus 1018 - 1121).
  • Orgues de Wallonie : Volume 9 : Province de Luxembourg / Roland Servais [red.] ; Jean-Pierre Felix, Pierre Decourcelle, Luc De Vos. - Namur : Ministère de la Région wallone : Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine, 1998.