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112:(i.e. kind and heart-full man). He is said to have played Revolutionary anthems, and thus got the great organ saved. Vautrin again repaired the instrument in 1808 : keyboards were extended from D to F ; 4 stops were added to the Swell, several stops modifications were operated to the Great and Choir ; last but not least, two
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The organ's monumental 16-foot case was probably designed by Jean-Nicolas
Jennesson and is truly remarkable and typical of its time. Dupont also contributed to its conception as the case can be easily compared to his prior work at Toul cathedral, and was later used as a model for the construction of
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were re-voiced. Some characteristic stops from the romantic organ's period such as harmonic stops, several viola da gamba, and several 16’ stops were replaced by smaller ones such as mixtures and mutation stops, corresponding to the classical French organ style. As was customary after World War II,
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aesthetics because of the 1965 Hærpfer-Erman's modifications, the organ's sound still keeps a deep influence from
Cavaillé-Coll. It still remains 24 stops (37% of total) from Dupont, 23 (35%) from Cavaillé-Coll and 2 from Vautrin. Sixteen stops have been replaced, but recently several flutes stops
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Some characteristics of this organ remain unique and reflect
Cavaillé-Coll's genius: his specification retains most of the former reed stops. He also added reeds of his own design, making an exceptional total of 23 reeds stops, being 1/3 of the entire organ. Such a proportion remained unique among
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Vautrin, he executed all this work without having a written agreement from the cathedral's council, who refused to pay Vautrin in 1814 when he finished it. The lawsuit lasted until 1836, after his death, when an arrangement was found between the council and Vautrin's daughters.
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Recent work (2012) has occurred in the organ, led by organ builders
Laurent Plet and Bertrand Cattiaux; it consisted of dust removal, mechanics and wind review, re-voicing of the Choir and restoration of its reeds stops. If today's organ specification slightly more reflects the
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From 2021 to 2024, the organ will be restored by the
Chevron-Cattiaux workshop, Michel Jurine and Christian Guerrier. The organ will be returned to the condition of 1861 after the Cavaillé-Coll rebuild, and as of October 2021, the organ will be disassembled imminently.
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The case occupies all the organ gallery's width. A rare elegance, as well as a sumptuous balance, are achieved through the two central 16-foot turrets that surround the convex central turret, overlooked by carved-wood garlands and a central heraldry.
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Bombarde; the Plein-Jeu IX was broken up into a Fourniture V and Cymbale IV, the Basson 16 was removed and the Quinte 2 2/3 and Doublette 2 were moved to the Grand-Orgue, and their places were taken by Principals 8, 4 and 2.
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Minor modifications were made to the great organ after Dupont's original work and it remained a classical 18th-century organ. As the musical standards dramatically changed during the 19th century, famous
Parisian organ builder
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have been made harmonic again and the Choir's reeds have been re-voiced (2012). The Pedal and the extraordinary Swell have been kept nearly unmodified since 1965 and contribute to a still indisputable symphonic sound.
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On the Grand-Orgue; the Gambe 16, Flûte
Conique 16, Gambe 8, Flautone 8 and Viole 4 were replaced by a Tierce 3 1/5, Dessus de Septième 1 1/7, and the Quinte 2 2/3 and Doublette 2 from the Bombarde.
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Cavaillé-Coll intervened later in 1881 for minor works and in 1921 his successor, Charles Mutin, damage due to shrapnel, as shells had struck the square in front of the cathedral during
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Nicolas Dupont looked after the organ until he eventually died in 1781 and the task passed to his pupil Jean-François Vautrin who intervened in 1788 with minor repairs, included adding a stop of
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On the Positif; the Gambe 8, Flûte Harmonique 8 and Dulciane 4 were removed; the Plein-Jeu VII was broken up to form a Fourniture IV, Nasard 2 2/3, Larigot 1 1/3 and a new Tierce 1 3/5 rank.
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keyboard and created an enclosed-Swell at the center top of the case. He added several other stops to a total of 65, including an identical replacement of the two 16’ and 32’ Vautrin's
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ideas that were in vogue after World War II. The wind system, action, console and wind chests were mostly kept unspoilt, but the stop specifications were modified and
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The pedal stops number (15 stops) and the pedal reeds number (8 stops) are the highest ever achieved, beating even bigger constructions, such as Saint-Sulpice or
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Piotr Grabowski turned it into a virtual pipe organ for Hauptwerk and GrandOrgue software, and was released on 29 May 2021.
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