| 1578 |
Completion of the choir and the transepts of the church. |
| 1600 |
A new organ is ordered to Matthijs LANGHEDUL. The
instrument, completed in 1601, is located
in the south transept gallery. A single case, with a Montre 12', two 45
notes keyboards with short octave, placed on the rear of the case. |
| 1621 |
Completion of the church and of the facade. |
| 1628 |
Erection of the organ loft. The organ is delivered by Pierre
PESCHEUR, with addition of a dorsal positive. |
| 1649 |
New stops added by PESCHEUR (pedal, positive). |
| 1653 |
Louis
COUPERIN's appointment. |
| 1659 |
Addition by Pierre THIERRY of 'jeu
de tierce' in the Positive, an Echo keyboard (3 octaves), a pedal-coupler... |
| 1676 |
Restoration by Alexandre THIERRY,
with addition of a Cornet de Récit. |
| c 1685 |
François
COUPERIN's official appointment (DELALANDE's interim). |
| 1714 |
François
THIERRY adds a Récit trumpet, and removes the echo's lower octave.
Revision of a part of the mechanics. |
| 1748 |
Armand-Louis
COUPERIN's appointment. |
| 1758-1768 |
Major reconstruction
of the organ, begun by Louis BESSARD and completed by
François-Henri CLICQUOT. Transformation and increase of the main case,
using part of the former. Construction of a new dorsal Positive. Addition of the
Bombarde keyboard, new windchests with lower Cis on manuals, new facade
pipes, new reeds. |
| 1784 |
Clicquot adds a Clairon in the Positive and removes the Flute 4. |
| 1811 |
Restoration by Pierre-François DALLERY. Removing of plein-jeu and
larigot in the Positive. On Great, addition of a 2nd trumpet, made with ancient pipes.
Addition of a Flute 8 in the Positive (made with Larigot pipes), and of
the Basson-clarinette. |
| 1843 |
Restoration of Plein jeu in Great and Positive. |
| 1922 |
Restoration without change by BEASSE. Removing of the wedge bellows
system, some mechanical changes. Setting of a german pedalboard. |
| 1924 |
The organ is classified Ancient memorial. |
| 1927 |
Setting of an electric blower. |
| 1949 |
Overhaul by Louis-Eugène ROCHESSON. |
| 1967-1973 |
Restoration by Jacques BERTRAND (Ets Gonzalez). Restoration of a new
plein-jeu on Great and of Larigot on Positive. All the removed stops are preserved
inside the case. |