Grand Organ - Église Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas - Paris, France
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 48° 50.608 E 002° 20.495
31U E 451691 N 5410263
The Grand Organ at the Église Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas, located at 254 Rue Saint-Jacques, has some of the oldest organ parts in Paris, France.
Waymark Code: WMH1WY
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/08/2013
Views: 15
This organ was first built for the Collégiale Saint-Benoît-le-Bétourné and transported to Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas by Claude-Francois Clicquot in 1792. It contains parts of the original organ built by Jean Langhedul in 1587, thus it has the oldest still visible case-parts of all organs in Paris. In 1791, Alfred Kern rebuilt the organ in the French classical style.
A sign below the organ describes its history. It reads:
LE GRAND-ORGUE
Transféré de l'ancienne église Saint-
Benoit en 1792, puis entierement reconstruit
par le célèbre facteur Alfred KERN en 1791,
c'est l'un des plus beaux de France. Il
comporte 47 jeux sur 4 claviers/pédalier.
Le buffet est daté sur la boiserie (1609)
mais cettaines parties remontent à 1587.
English translation:
THE GRAND ORGAN
Transferred from the old church of Saint-
Benoit in 1792, and completely rebuilt
by the famous Alfred KERN in 1791,
this organ is one of the most beautiful in France.
It includes 47 stops on 4 keyboards/pedal.
The buffet is dated on the woodwork (1609)
but some parts date back to 1587.