Notre-Dame

de la Gare

Place Jeanne d'arc, 75013 Paris

C1 Thanks to a donor, the parish received the present Grand Organ, built by Cavaillé-Coll in 1863. Originally, it was not intended for this church. It was probably meant for a convent near Saint-Omer, but the original specification, the case, and even the finely crafted bench (with lyres on the sides) suggest a salon organ. It had 22 stops on two 54-note manuals and a 25-note pedalboard, used only by coupling to the manuals. It was overhauled in 1881 by Cavaillé-Coll. In 1904, Charles Mutin carried out an overhaul: • he replaced the window console with a detached console; • he installed a Barker machine; • he extended the pedal compass to 30 notes; • he added a 16' Soubasse and an 8' Flute, using part of the façade pipes, which were then unused; • in the Récit, the Clairon was shifted to Trompette, and the Piccolo was replaced by a Nazard, marked as Quinte on the console. In 1928, restoration work was entrusted to Gaston Gutschenritter: • the manuals were extended to 56 notes; • a 4' pedal Flute was added; • a Barker machine was added to the Grand Orgue. In 1943, further work was carried out by Gutschenritter: • he added a 32' Soubasse to the pedal, with the first octave borrowed from the 16' Soubasse, completed by 12 pipes of 10 2/3' Quinte; • the voicing was adjusted, especially for the Plein-Jeu and Cornet; • the organ’s original pitch was 435 Hz, and it was raised to 440 Hz, probably by Gutschenritter or Haerpfer. Between 1982 and 1985, a further overhaul was carried out by Haerpfer, Gutschenritter-Masset. The pedal division was rebuilt with mechanical transmission. In 1995–1997, restoration was carried out by Daniel Kern. A new pedal division was installed, and the voicing was partly reworked.

Organistes titulaires Lucile Dollat et Louis Jullien Parish website Photos buffet : Hilaire Champeaux (facebook) console : Vincent Hildebrandt