Nicolas Dupont 1751 organ, Emmanuel Héré case
IV/P 56 jeux 54 notes
Restauration: Atelier Bertrand Cattiaux in collaboration with Laurent Plet - 2003
| II Great | 54 n.(C-f''') | I Back Positif | 54n.(Cs-f''') | III Swell | 54n (C-f''') |
| Bourdon | 16' | Bourdon | 8' | Bourdon | 8' |
| Montre | 8' | Flûte | 8' | Flûte Harmonique | 8' |
| Bourdon | 8' | Montre | 4' | Gambe | 8' |
| Flûte | 8' | Nazard | 2 2/3' | Voix Célèste | 8' |
| Prestant | 4' | Doublette | 2' | Flûte Octaviante | 4' |
| Flûte | 4' | Qte de Nazard | 2' | Octavin | 2' |
| Grosse Tierce | 3 1/5' | Tierce | 1 3/5' | Cornet | V rgs |
| Nazard | 2 2/3' | Larigot | 1 1/3' | Trompette | 8' |
| Doublette | 2' | Fourniture | III rgs | Basson-Hautbois | 8' |
| Qte de Nazard | 2' | Cymbale | II rgs | Voix Humaine | 8' |
| Tierce | 1 3/5' | Cromorne | 8' | Cor Anglais | 8' |
| Cornet | V | Voix Humaine | 8' | ||
| Plein-Jeu | VII rgs | ||||
| Trompette | 8' | ||||
| Clairon | 4' | ||||
| Inner Positif | 54n (C-f''') | Pdal | 30 notes (C-f'') | ||
| Montre | 8' | Violon | 16' | ||
| Bourdon | 8' | : | Bourdon | 16' | |
| Flûte | 8' | Flûte | 8' | ||
| Salicional | 8' | Flûte | 4' | ||
| Prestant | 4' | Bombarde | 16' | ||
| Flûte | 4' | Trompette | 8' | ||
| Nasard | 2 2/3' | Clairon | 4' | ||
| Doublette | 2' | ||||
| Fourniture | VI rgs | ||||
| Trompette | 8' | ||||
| Cromorne | 8' |
Pedal couplers: II, III et IV
Couplers I/ II, III/ II and IV/ II
Mild tremulant I et II
Mecanic key and stop action
Barker machine for couplers III/II and IV/II
Tune: A 392Hz
History
The organ of Saint Jacques church in Luneville is an exceptionel piece of the Lorraine's (north-east of france) heritage of the 18th century not only because of it's remarcable architecture of the casework and gallery imagined by architect Emmanuel Héré, but also due to the originality of the organbuilder Nicolas Dupont who conceived here between 1749 and 1751 the only organ with hidden pipes known in whole europe. The traditional case is replaced by a set piece opening on a far behind situated trompe l'oeil fresco representing the entrance of the paradise. This masterpiece is an outstanding synthesis of italian and austrian barock art.
This organ is also an evidance of the pomp of the polish royal court, Sanislas Leszsynsky being a resident of Luneville where he kept up the urbanistic and architectural work planned by duke Leopold 1st to raise the place to the city of residence for the court of the lorraine's duchy.
In 1852 Jean Nicolas Jeanpierre improved the instrument to the contemporary tase using a major part of the old pipes. He also increasde the manuels to 54 notes and installed a Barker machine. It is interesting to see that Jeanpierre did not modify the tune to the modern
440 Hz.
The restauration of the case was done between 1994 and1998. The inner restauration acheived in 2003 by the Atelier Bertrand Cattiaux and Laurent Plet permitted to revive the work of Dupont and to keep the legacy of Jeanpierre.
Voicing: Bertrand Cattiaux.
Aude Schuhmacher is organist at Luneville since 2003. For concerts and activities around the organ please look at the site of the organ friends: Amis de l'Orgue