Bégard

Bégard, Chapelle du Bon Sauveur, France

KEYBOARDS
2+P
STOPS
21
BUILT BY
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1899)

The organ is situated in the beautiful Chapel du Bon Sauveur in Bégard in Bretagne region
(France). The chapel was built in 1888 and is part of charming medical complex Fondation Bon
Sauveur.
The organ was built 10 years later after the chapel, in 1899 by Charles Mutin, who was the
successor of Cavaillé-Coll. It consists of 3 divisions: Pédale, Grand Orgue, Récit expressif. It has
a tracker key and a stop action. The original stoplist is listed below:

GRAND-ORGUEBourdon 16 RÉCIT EXPRESSIF Flûte PEDALContrebasse 16

Montre 8 traversière 8 Soubasse 16 1
Flûte harmonique 8 Viole de gambe 8 Basse 8 2
Bourdon 8 Voix-céleste 8 Basson 16 3
Salicional 8 Flûte octaviante 4
Prestant 4 Octavin 2 Tirasse Grand Orgue
Plein jeu Basson 16 Tirasse Récit
Trompette 8
Copulae II/I Basson et Hautbois 8
Clairon 4

Trémolo
1
 borrowed from GO Bourdon 16
2
 borrowed from GO Flûte harmonique 8
3
 borrowed from R Basson 16

The organ was modified by Beuchet-Debierre company from Paris in 1969, resulting in more neo-
classical style. It was completely renovated in 2009. It has now sharper sound, mainly thanks to
Plein Jeu, which is very different from this you can find in organ from Oloron-Sainte-Marie
cathedral. It has a slightly soft Sesquialtera stop, which gently colours solo parts played on Récit.
The organ has the Appel d’anches feature, which enables both Trompette 8 and Clairon 4 (Retrait
d’anches disables), allowing to change the power and character of the sound quickly. It is a very
versatile and robust instrument, especially for its size. The pedal compass is from C to f 1 and
manuals compass is from C to g1 and was extended up to a1 in the sample set.
GRAND-ORGUEBourdon 16 RÉCIT EXPRESSIF Flûte à PEDALContrebasse 16
Montre 8 cheminée 8 Soubasse 16 1
Flûte harmonique 8 Viole de gambe 8 Basse 8 2
Bourdon 8 Voix-céleste 8 Basson 16
Prestant 4 Flûte creuse 4
Flûte douce 4 Flageolet 2 Tirasse Grand Orgue
Doublette 2 Sesquialtera 2 rangs Tirasse Récit
Plein jeu Basson et Hautbois 8
Trompette 8
Copulae II/I Clairon 4

Trémolo

Appel anches turns on Trompette 8 and Clairon 4

Retrait anches turns off Trompette 8 and Clairon 4
1
 C-f borrowed from GO Bourdon 16
2
 borrowed from GO Flûte harmonique 8