Fontainebleau,

Saint-Louis

2 Rue de la Paroisse, 77300 Fontainebleau

1670 - Gabriel Bunel

1786 - François-Henri Clicquot

1859 - Charles Beaurain

1885 - Cavaillé-Coll

1925 - Mutin-Convers

1958 - Ruche

1992 - Benoist & Sarelot

2022 - Jacques Nonnet

III/40 -

mechanical traction (manuals)

Computerized electrical traction (stops)

Composition

At the request of Queen Marie de Medici, wife of King Henry IV, a chapel was built in the heart of the city of Fontainebleau, built by Claude Martin between 1611 and 1614. Between 1852 and 1868, thanks to subsidies from Emperor Napoleon III, the chapel was enlarged and transformed into a beautiful church dedicated to Saint Louis, by Lebois, architect of the city. The Emperor often came to Fontainebleau, with the concern to give the city a more prestigious character. The church has many works of art: statues, stained glass windows, altars and altarpieces, as well as beautiful painted ceilings. photo

This organ organ was built by Gabriel Bunel between 1666 and 1670, helped by two apprentices, Bon d'Orléans and Juqueau de Moret, the carpentry executed on the drawings of Bunel by Thoussaint Thirion and Nicolas Cuissin. The organ was entirely rebuilt in 1786 by François-Henri Clicquot. In 1858, the organ gallery was enlarged, and the builder Charles Beaurain d'Orléans (Loiret) built a new organ, which had to be dismantled during the major restoration and enlargement of the church that began in June 1859. This organ, of average quality, was not completed until Easter 1870. In 1885, an overhaul was done by Cavaillé- Coll. In 1925, it was enlarged and modified by Mutin-Convers and enlarged to 24 stops with three keyboards and pedalboard. In 1958 Ruche (Lyon) made a complete overhaul of the organ and the number of stops was increased to 25 with 3 keyboards of 56 notes. This did not prevent it from becoming mute in 1982. Between 1989 and 1992, the instrument underwent a major restoration by Louis Benoist and Pierre Sarelot of Laigné-en-Belin (Sarthe). Enlarged to 40 stops, the instrument regained its classical character but retained the Récit symphonique de Mutin. After the restoration work of the church in 2019, it was dismantled in 2020 for an overhaul, with installation of a combinator; this work, completed in 2022, was carried out by Jacques Nonnet (Giroud-successeurs). Source et photo

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