{"id":1352,"date":"2020-09-24T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ligneorguesremarquables.com\/?post_type=orgues&p=1352"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:46:16","slug":"spanish-organ-in-grandvillars","status":"publish","type":"orgues","link":"https:\/\/ligneorguesremarquables.com\/en\/the-organs\/spanish-organ-in-grandvillars\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Organ in Grandvillars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Polychromy, gilding, short octave, chamades and cut keyboard, all the Spanish golden century in this instrument with contrasting and chiseled tones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction of the instrument (2017\/2018) was entrusted to a\nconsortium of Spanish companies: Organos\nMoncayo<\/em> of Christine Vetter in Tarazona, Aragon, and Taller de Organer\u00eda<\/em> of Joaqu\u00edn Lois Cabello in Tordesillas,\nCastile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case is an exact copy of a Castilian Renaissance instrument.\nAll the decoration is done by hand and using ancient techniques. The\ntraditional gilding, described as \u201c\u00e0\nl\u2019assiette\u201d<\/em>, is polished with agate. The pipes are also an exact copy of\nmodels found in organs from the Renaissance and Baroque periods located in\nAragon and Castile. They are mostly in pure pewter and are harmonised according\nto the techniques used by the craftsmen of the time. A sound comparison was\nmade in situ<\/em> between new pipes and\nhistoric models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mechanical elements and the winds were\nproduced using techniques similar to those of the XVI and XVII\ncenturies, in particular with regard to the supply of wind by two wedge-shaped\nbellows placed on the side of the organ. It is possible to work them manually\nthanks to a set of strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The instrument is rich in 18 stops. It is embellished with a\nnightingale and a tremolo. The two keyboardscomprise, for the organist’s choice, forty-five notes (short\noctave) or forty-seven (semi-short octave). The natural keys are in boxwood,\nthe feints in ebony. The pedal includes ten 16ft contras\npipes.  Diapason A = 415Hz – the\ntemperament is pure mesotonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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