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This is a small serial Cavaillé-Coll (built around 1887)
which was located in the mansion of Gigout at 63 bis
rue Jouffroy (XVII Arr). The organ was equipped with a
hand-held wind supply that his students operated
themselves during classes.
Gigout being then very friendly of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll,
he obtained the instrument at a very low price. Gigout
sold his organ in 1900 to the School of the Franks-
Bourgeois. It was inaugurated by Louis Vierne that
same year.
Beuchet re-harmonized it in 1950 and added a Plein
Jeu to the Swell and a Soubasse to the pedal (from
Bourdon 16 of the GO).
Theorgan was tranferred to the new chapel in 1976 by
Beuchet (omn the ground) and the maintenance was
done by Barberis.
The organ has lost his case.
Photo : Eugène Gigout à l'orgue de son domicile à 63 bis rue
Jouffroy avec des élèves étrangers
The lycée des Francs-Bourgeois consists of a
school, a college, and a lycée, housed in the Hôtel
de Mayenne.
The construction of the Hôtel de Mayenne is
attributed to Jacques II Androuet de Cerceau. The
Renaissance style hotel at the back of the
courtyard dates from the years 1570-1580 while
the pavilions on the street were added later in
1611. This hotel is one of the few brick and stone
hotels built in the Marais. The house was built in
the years 1570-1580 on behalf of Charles de
Lorraine (1554-1611), Duke of Mayenne.
Transformed into a pension, the hotel has housed
the private school of the Francs Bourgeois since
1870.
Photos de l’orgue : Sabine Lissillour
1887 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1950 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a)
1976 - Beuchet-Debierre (6)
II/12 (11) - traction mécanique
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This is a small serial Cavaillé-Coll (built around 1887) which
was located in the mansion of Gigout at 63 bis rue Jouffroy
(XVII Arr). The organ was equipped with a hand-held wind
supply that his students operated themselves during classes.
Gigout being then very friendly of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, he
obtained the instrument at a very low price. Gigout sold his
organ in 1900 to the School of the Franks-Bourgeois. It was
inaugurated by Louis Vierne that same year.
Beuchet re-harmonized it in 1950 and added a Plein Jeu to
the Swell and a Soubasse to the pedal (from Bourdon 16 of
the GO).
Theorgan was tranferred to the new chapel in 1976 by
Beuchet (omn the ground) and the maintenance was done by
Barberis.
The organ has lost his case.
Photo : Eugène Gigout à l'orgue de son domicile à 63 bis rue Jouffroy avec
des élèves étrangers
1887 - Cavaillé-Coll (1)
1950 - Beuchet-Debierre (3a)
1976 - Beuchet-Debierre (6)