{"id":1205,"date":"2020-03-19T16:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ligneorguesremarquables.com\/orgues\/orgue-waltrin-callinet-schwenkedel-cathedrale-st-christophe-belfort\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:25:50","slug":"orgue-waltrin-callinet-schwenkedel-cathedrale-st-christophe-belfort","status":"publish","type":"orgues","link":"https:\/\/ligneorguesremarquables.com\/en\/the-organs\/orgue-waltrin-callinet-schwenkedel-cathedrale-st-christophe-belfort\/","title":{"rendered":"French organ in Belfort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Organ of la Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Christophe<\/em><\/strong>, three dates, three faces: 1750 – the creation<\/strong> and Jean-Baptiste Waltrin, 1850 – the extension <\/strong>and the Callinet brothers, 1970 – the reconstruction<\/strong> and Kurt Schwenkedel<\/em>
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In\n1749, the city of Belfort ordered an organ from Jean-Baptiste Waltrin. The\nfather of Jean-Baptiste had built the organ of the old Saint-Denis church,\nwhich had become too small and was planned to be demolished. Jean-Baptiste\nWaltrin offered an instrument of thirty stops spread over three keyboards and\npedal. The oak case is adorned with many carved and gilded elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nfirst significant intervention is due to Fran\u00e7ois Callinet at the beginning of\nthe 19th century. He increased the range of the keyboard by two notes and moved\nthe case forward to protect it from humidity. The second intervention of the\nCallinet brothers took place in 1848. Joseph then undertook a major restoration\nand enlarged the instrument by placing a turret and a flat-face on each side of\nthe case. He placed the whole on a second platform located high up and set up a\nswell above the Great Organ. Claude-Ignace Callinet intervened shortly after by\nadding a few more romantic colour plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\n1966, during a storm, the fall of a brick wall on the instrument caused considerable\ndamage. After an expertise entrusted to Michel Chapuis, les \u00e9tablissements\nSchwenkedel de Strasbourg undertook a total reconstruction of the instrument\nincluding a meticulous restoration of the old stops, still present in large\nquantities (around 70%). The current organ includes 52 stops spread over 4\nkeyboards and pedal. Diapason A = 440Hz, even temperament. It is classified as\na Historic Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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