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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
15, rue de Montaigne, 75008 Paris
1913 - Jean-Baptiste Puget (1)
1927 - Gonzalez (5)
III/72 - traction électro-pneumatique
Composition
Silent since 1938
E6
Since its construction in 1913, the Théâtre des Champs
Élysées has been equipped with an organ. It was built
by the organ builder Jean-Baptiste Puget.
In 1927, the instrument was restored by Victor
Gonzalez. He installs a mobile console. It had 3 manual
manuals and 1 German-style pedalboard. Above the
pedalboard, three rocker pedals for each of the
keyboards. Call stops by tilting dominoes.
During a handling operation on the stage, the console
fell and crashed into the orchestra pit. As a result, the
instrument became unusable.
The piping is still in the instrument; only more than 30
pipes missing out of the organ's 3,000 or 4,000 pipes.
A video (2020) of the theater developing plans to restore
this instrument (only 30 pipes are missing!)..
Photos of the organ case: Jean Gabriel Pélaprat
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1913 - Jean-Baptiste Puget (1)
1927 - Gonzalez (5)
III/72 - traction électro-pneumatique
Composition
Silent since 1938
E6
Since its construction in 1913, the Théâtre des Champs
Élysées has been equipped with an organ. It was built by
the organ builder Jean-Baptiste Puget.
In 1927, the instrument was restored by Victor Gonzalez.
He installs a mobile console. It had 3 manual manuals and
1 German-style pedalboard. Above the pedalboard, three
rocker pedals for each of the keyboards. Call stops by tilting
dominoes.
During a handling operation on the stage, the console fell
and crashed into the orchestra pit. As a result, the
instrument became unusable.
The piping is still in the instrument; only more than 30
pipes missing out of the organ's 3,000 or 4,000 pipes.
A video (2020) of the theater developing plans to restore this
instrument (only 30 pipes are missing!)..
Photos of the organ case: Jean Gabriel Pélaprat
