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Saint Nicolas

des Champs

254, rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris

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1843 - John Abbey (1) 1900 - Anonyme (6) 1952 - Pierre Chéron (3a) 1980 - Philippe Hartmann & Didier Guiraud (6) 2023 - Alain Léon (5)

II/23 (20) - traction électrique

composition

E6 This organ was built by John Abbey in 1843, with 13 stops on 2 manuals and pedal. Around 1900, the organ was moved to the rear. On this occasion, the appearance of the façade was modified: a sculpted decoration was added with the creation of two turrets equipped with dummy pipes (the pipes of the original Montre are those of the central platform and begin at F1). In 1951-1952: electrification and enlargement by Pierre Chéron. He added a new Salicional to one side of the GO windchest, making its 12 basses speak among the mute façade pipes of the two added turrets created around 1900. The small windchest of Récit from 1843 (4 stops on 37 notes) was replaced by a large windchest, for 10 stops and 56 notes. He completed all four Abbey sets of 17 basses and added 6 new stops. Its Gamba 8 basses were borrowed from the basses of the Salicional 8 GO; his Flute 8 basses are stationed below behind the turrets. Circa 1980: shift of the Gamba 8 of the Récit in 4' and enlargement of the Voix céleste to make it an undulant to be associated with the Flute 8, by Philippe Hartmann & Didier Guiraud. At the same time, the Fourth 2 was enlarged using a few pipes taken from the Gamba 4 (Ducroquet) of the gallery organ, which have since been reinstated. 2022-2023: overhaul by Alain Léon, with restoration of the 1843 GO windchest. The Gamba 4 is restored into 8'. The Trumpet was removed from the Récit (1952) due to its poor condition. The pipework from 1843 has been largely preserved. The Soubasse 16 with its extensions is borrowed from the GO.
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The organs of Paris

Saint Nicolas

des Champs

254, rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris

Orgue de choeur OdT>

ORGANS OF PARIS © 2024 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
1843 - John Abbey (1) 1900 - Anonyme (6) 1952 - Pierre Chéron (3a) 1980 - Philippe Hartmann & Didier Guiraud (6) 2023 - Alain Léon (5)

II/23 (20) - traction électrique

composition

E6 This organ was built by John Abbey in 1843, with 13 stops on 2 manuals and pedal. Around 1900, the organ was moved to the rear. On this occasion, the appearance of the façade was modified: a sculpted decoration was added with the creation of two turrets equipped with dummy pipes (the pipes of the original Montre are those of the central platform and begin at F1). In 1951-1952: electrification and enlargement by Pierre Chéron. He added a new Salicional to one side of the GO windchest, making its 12 basses speak among the mute façade pipes of the two added turrets created around 1900. The small windchest of Récit from 1843 (4 stops on 37 notes) was replaced by a large windchest, for 10 stops and 56 notes. He completed all four Abbey sets of 17 basses and added 6 new stops. Its Gamba 8 basses were borrowed from the basses of the Salicional 8 GO; his Flute 8 basses are stationed below behind the turrets. Circa 1980: shift of the Gamba 8 of the Récit in 4' and enlargement of the Voix céleste to make it an undulant to be associated with the Flute 8, by Philippe Hartmann & Didier Guiraud. At the same time, the Fourth 2 was enlarged using a few pipes taken from the Gamba 4 (Ducroquet) of the gallery organ, which have since been reinstated. 2022-2023: overhaul by Alain Léon, with restoration of the 1843 GO windchest. The Gamba 4 is restored into 8'. The Trumpet was removed from the Récit (1952) due to its poor condition. The pipework from 1843 has been largely preserved. The Soubasse 16 with its extensions is borrowed from the GO.