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François
Delangue
(*1959)
learned
his
skills
at
the
Haerpfer-Erman
company.
He
had
his
own
company
in
Amanvillers
from
1984-1994.
He
worked
on
the
organ
of
the
Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'hôpital du Val-de-grâce
.
Henry
Didier
(1861-1918)
learned
his
skills
in
the
workshop
of
his
father
Charles
Didier
(1831-1881),
who
had
been
apprentice
at
the
workshop
of
Merklin.
After
a
period
in
the
Caribbean
region,
he
returned
to
France
in
1889
and
in
1890
he
was
associated
with
Mutin
(Mutin
et
Cie)
for
a
short
period.
After
a
successful
period
during
the
years
1890-1900,
his
workshop
steadily
lost
quality
and
work.
His
son
François
Didier
(1894-1939)
tried
to
recover
the
firm,
but
eventually,
he
had
to
sell
his
workshop
in
1930
to
Jacquot
(Rambervillers).
He
built
the
organ
of
Saint-
Joseph-des-carmes
(1902)
Jean-François
Dupont
(*
1952)
learned
his
skills
at
Saby
and
Klaus
Becker
(Lübeck).
He
started
his own company in 1981. It closed its doors in 2020.
Amphithéâtre de la Cité de la musique
(1995)
Philippe Emeriau (1950-2023). Initially a French teacher,
Philippe Emeriau passed his CAP as a cabinetmaker,
closed his mind to building and became an organ builder
just before the 1980s. Before taking the plunge, he was
awarded the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Vocation Prize in
1978. He opened his workshop in Angers and then in
Verrières-en-Anjou. He carried out many works in Maine
et Loire.
In a group of several builders, he worked on the
restoration of the great organ of Notre-Dame de Paris
between 1990 and 1996. He also restored (together with
Yves Koenig) the organ of Saint-Ignace (1998/2012). In
recent years, he had set up his workshop in Verrières-en-
Anjou.
Frobenius
Orgelbyggeri
was
founded
by
Theodor
Frobenius
(1885–1972)
in
1909.
After
1925,
he
adopted
the
style
of
the
Organ
Reform
Movement
and
neo-
classical
design.
When
Theodor's
sons
Walther
and
Erik
joined
the
company
in
1944,
they
began
to
build
organs
in
the
classical
tradition,
with
mechanical
actions
and
slider
windchests.
They
built
the
organ
of
Eglise
Danoise ‘Frederikskirken’
(1955)
Jean-Baptiste
Gadault
(??-1845)
and
his
son
Charles
(1828-1883)
were
organ
builders
active
in
Paris
in
the
middle
of
the
XIXth
century.
Charles
Gadault
worked
on
the organ of
St. Louis des Invalides
in 1853.
Michel
Giroud
(*1939)
learned
his
skills
at
the
firm
of
Schwenkedel
and
founded
his
own
company
in
1976
in
Bernin.
In
2000,
Jacques
Nonnet
(*1960,
pupil
of
Formentelli) took over.
Michel
Giroud
was
part
of
the
team
which
restored
the
organ
of
Notre-Dame-de-Paris
(1992)
and
he
restored
the Suret organ of
Sainte Élisabeth
(1999).
Camille
Godefroid
worked
at
the
Cavaillé-Coll
company
as
cabinet
maker
between
1876
and
1882.
He
created
his
own
company
and
his
son
B.
joined.
Their
workshop
was
located
in
Paris.
He
built
the
organ
of
Chapelle
des
frères hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
(1903)
Philippe
Guilmard
(Paris),
organist
and
former
organ
builder.
He
modified
the
organ
of
St.
Joseph
des
Epinettes
.
Philippe
Hartmann
(1928-2014)
learned
his
skills
at
the
Gutschenritter
and
Gonzalez
firms.
He
had
his
own
company
during
the
years
1958-1969.
Afterwards,
he
was
kworking
as
a
voicer
at
the
firms
of
Jean
Deloye
and
Haerpfer.
He
built
the
choir
organ
of
Saint-Séverin
(1966).
Georges
Helbig
(1903-??)
was
an
organ
builder
in
the
Parisian
region,
active
during
the
years
1933-1960.
He
was
for
some
time
the
representative
in
Paris
of
the
Jacquot-Lavergne
firm.
He
worked
on
the
organ
of
Eglise
Protestante Unie -Béthanie
.
Jean
Hermann
(1906-1965)
worked
at
the
Cavaillé-Coll
firm
and
was
their
last
voicer,
until
1959,
when
the
house
Pleyel
closed
their
organ
department.
After
that,
he
created
his
own
firm.
He
was
in
charge
of
the
maintenance
of
the
organ
of
Notre-Dame-de-Paris
in
the
fifties
of
the
XXth
centuries
and
the
works
on
this
organ
during the years 1959-1965.
Jan
van
den
Heuvel
(Dordrecht,
Netherlands)
started
his
firm
in
1967.
In
1975,
his
brother
joined
him.
In
addition
to
the
organ
building
principles
derived
from
Dutch
organ
building
traditions,
both
Jan
and
Peter
were
fascinated
in
nineteenth
century
French
organ
building,
culminating
in
the
construction
of
an
instrument
in
Katwijk
in
1983
inspired
by
the
19th
century
French
organ
building
art.
In
1985,
they
completely
rebuilt
the
famous
organ
in
the
St.
Eustache
and
after
that,
they
built
several
other
large
instruments
in
major
European
cities
(Geneva,
London,
Munich
and
in
Stockholm)
and
New-York.
Saint-Eustache
(1980).
Bernard
Hurvy
(*1958)
learned
his
skills
at
the
Haerpfer
and
Renaud
firms,
and
created
his
own
firm
in
1991.
His
activities
comprise
both
historical
and
modern
instruments
and
all
traction
techniques.
He
worked
on
the
organs
of
Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Grenelle
and
Notre-
Dame-de-Val-de-Grâce
.
Jules
Isambart
was
a
former
employee
of
the
workshop
of
Cavaillé-Coll,
who
started
his
own
firm
in
1936
with
other
former
employees
of
the
Cavaillé-Coll
firm,
which
closed
at
the
end
of
the
fifties
of
the
XXth
century.
He
worked,
togehter
with
another
former
employee
of
the
Cavaillé-Coll
firm
(Jean
Perroux),
on
the
organ
of
St.
Dominique
.
Claude
Jaccard
(born
in
1956)
completed
his
apprenticeship
from
1973
to
1976
at
Hartmann
and
Deloye
(Jura),
then
worked
from
1977
to
1983
in
France
(Muno),
Italy
(Formentelli)
and
Germany
(Mönch
&
Prachtel).
He
created
his
own
company
in
1984
and
ensures
with
his
team
the
construction,
restoration
and
maintenance
of
pipe
organs,
as
well
as
the
production
and
marketing
of
study
organs,
and
the
restoration
of
historical
models
of
harmoniums.
He
worked
at
the
Lutheran Church of
Saint-Pierre de la Villette.
Jean-Charles
Jonnet
(1911-2008)
was
a
pupil
of
Perroux
and Helbig.
Chapelle de Notre Dame d'espérance
(1972).
Detlef
Kleuker
(1822-1988)
was
a
German
organ
builder.
His
style
was
loosely
based
on
the
North-
German
baroque
style.
The
buffets
were
rather
modern
and
sharp,
while
the
stop
lists
were
pretty
traditional.
In
1986,
Siegfried
Bäune
took
over
management
of
the
firm,
which
was
closed
in
1992.
Eglise
Protestante
Allemande
(1963)
Dominique
Lalmand
(*1954)
worked
at
Hartmann,
Jaccard
and
Quoirin
and
started
his
own
firm
in
1986.
His
activities
comprise
the
restoration
and
construction
of
organs. He worked on the organ of
St. Séverin
.
Victor
Mangeol
started
playing
on
his
grandmother's
piano
at
the
age
of
6.
At
the
age
of
12,
he
wanted
to
become
an
organ
builder
and
began
his
training
for
this
profession
at
the
age
of
15.
Victor
Mangeol
is
now
34
years
old.
Based
in
Neufchâteau,
he
practice
his
profession
of
restoration
and
conservation
of
organs,
harmoniums
and
mechanical
musical
instruments.
He
worked on the organ of
Notre-Dame-de-Bercy
.
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Godefroid - Guilmard - Hartmann - Helbig - Hermann - vd Heuvel -
Hurvy - Isambart - Jaccard - Jonnet - Kleuker - Lalmand - Mangeol
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ORGANS OF PARIS © 2024 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS 
François Delangue (*1959) learned his skills at the Haerpfer-
Erman company. He had his own company in Amanvillers
from 1984-1994. He worked on the organ of the Chapelle
Notre-Dame de l'hôpital du Val-de-grâce.
Henry Didier (1861-1918) learned his skills atthe workshop of
his father Charles Didier (1831-1881), who had been
apprentice at the workshop of Merklin. After a period in the
Caribbean region, he returned to France in 1889 and in 1890
he became associated with Mutin (Mutin et Cie) for a short
period. After a successful period during the years 1890-1900,
his workshop steadily lost quality and work. His son François
Didier (1894-1939) tried to recover the firm, but eventually, he
had to sell his workshop in 1930 to Jacquot (Rambervillers). He
built he organ of Saint-Joseph-des-carmes (1902).
Jean-François Dupont (* 1952) learned his skills at Saby and
Klaus Becker (Lübeck). He started his own company in 1981. It
closed its doors in 2020.
Amphithéâtre de la Cité de la musique (1995)
Philippe Emeriau (1950-2023). Initially a French teacher,
Philippe Emeriau passed his CAP as a cabinetmaker, closed his
mind to building and became an organ builder just before the
1980s. Before taking the plunge, he was awarded the Marcel
Bleustein-Blanchet Vocation Prize in 1978. He opened his
workshop in Angers and then in Verrières-en-Anjou. He carried
out many works in Maine et Loire.
In a group of several builders, he worked on the restoration of
the great organ of Notre-Dame de Paris between 1990 and
1996. He also restored (together with Yves Koenig) the organ
of Saint-Ignace (1998/2012). In recent years, he had set up his
workshop in Verrières-en-Anjou.
Frobenius Orgelbyggeri was founded by Theodor Frobenius
(1885–1972) in 1909. After 1925, he adopted the style of the
Organ Reform Movement and the neo-classical design. When
Theodor's sons Walther and Erik joined the company in 1944,
they began to build organs in the classical tradition, with
mechanical actions and slider windchests. They built the organ
of Eglise Danoise ‘Frederikskirken’ (1955).
Jean-Baptiste Gadault (??-1845) and his son Charles (1828-
1883) were organ builders active in Paris in the middle of the
XIXth century. Charles Gadault worked on the organ of St.
Louis des Invalides in 1853.
Michel Giroud (*1939) learned his skills at the firm of
Schwenkedel and founded his own company in 1976 in Bernin.
In 2000, Jacques Nonnet (*1960, pupil of Formentelli) took
over.
Michel Giroud was part of the team which restored the organ
of Notre-Dame-de-Paris (1992) and he restored the Suret
organ of Sainte Élisabeth (1999).
Camille Godefroid worked at the Cavaillé-Coll company as
cabinet maker between 1876 and 1882. He created his own
company and his son B. joined. Their workshop was located in
Paris. Theu built the organ of Chapelle des frères hospitaliers
de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (1903).
Philippe Guilmard (Paris), organist and former organ builder.
He modified the organ of St. Joseph des Epinettes.
Philippe Hartmann (1928-2014) began his career at
Gutschenritter and Gonzalez. After a short-lived partnership
with Georges Lhôte and Chéron in 1949, he set up his own
company in the Jura in 1958. The latter came to an end in 1969
when Philippe Hartmann became Jean Deloye's harmonist. As
a well-known harmonist, he ended his career at Haerpfer. He
built the choir organ of Saint-Séverin and the action of the
Grand-Orgue of Saint-Séverin (1966).
Georges Helbig (1903-??) was an organ builder in the Parisian
region, active during the years 1933-1960. He was for some
time the representative in Paris of the Jacquot-Lavergne firm.
He worked on the organ of Eglise Protestante Unie -Béthanie.
Jean Hermann (1906-1965) worked at the Cavaillé-Coll firm
and was their last voicer, until 1959, when the house Pleyel
closed their organ department. After that, he created his own
firm. He was in charge of the maintenance of the organ of
Notre-Dame-de-Paris in the fifties of the XXth century and the
works on this organ during the years 1959-1965.
Jan van den Heuvel (Dordrecht, Netherlands) started his firm
in 1967. In 1975, his brother joined him. In addition to the
organ building principles derived from Dutch organ building
traditions, both Jan and Peter were fascinated in nineteenth
century French organ building, culminating in the construction
of an instrument in Katwijk in 1983 inspired by the 19th
century French organ building art. In 1985, they completely
rebuilt the famous organ in the St. Eustache and after that,
they built several other large instruments in major European
cities (Geneva, London, Munich and in Stockholm) and New-
York. Saint-Eustache (1980).
Bernard Hurvy (*1958) learned his skills at the Haerpfer and
Renaud firms, and created his own firm in 1991. His activities
comprise both historical and modern instruments and all
traction techniques. He worked on the organs of Saint-Jean-
Baptiste-de-Grenelle and Notre-Dame-de-Val-de-Grâce.
Jules Isambart was a former employee of the workshop of
Cavaillé-Coll, who started his own firm in 1936 with other
former employees of the Cavaillé-Coll firm, which closed at the
end of the fifties of the XXth century. He worked, togehter with
another former employee of the Cavaillé-Coll firm (Jean
Perroux), on the organ of St. Dominique.
Claude Jaccard (born in 1956) completed his apprenticeship
from 1973 to 1976 at Hartmann and Deloye (Jura), then
worked from 1977 to 1983 in France (Muno), Italy (Formentelli)
and Germany (Mönch & Prachtel). He created his own
company in 1984 and ensures with his team the construction,
restoration and maintenance of pipe organs, as well as the
production and marketing of study organs, and the restoration
of historical models of harmoniums. He worked at the
Lutheran Church of Saint-Pierre de la Villette.
Jean-Charles Jonnet (1911-2008) was a pupil of Perroux and
Helbig. Chapelle de Notre Dame d'espérance (1972).
Detlef Kleuker (1822-1988) was a German organ builder. His
style was loosely based on the North-German baroque style.
The buffets were rather modern and sharp, while the stop lists
were pretty traditional. In 1986, Siegfried Bäune took over
management of the firm, which was closed in 1992. Eglise
Protestante Allemande (1963)
Dominique Lalmand (*1954) worked at Hartmann, Jaccard
and Quoirin and started his own firm in 1986. His activities
comprise the restoration and construction of organs. He
worked on the organ of St. Séverin.
Victor
Mangeol
started
playing
on
his
grandmother's
piano
at
the
age
of
6.
At
the
age
of
12,
he
wanted
to
become
an
organ
builder
and
began
his
training
for
this
profession
at
the
age
of
15.
Victor
Mangeol
is
now
34
years
old.
Based
in
Neufchâteau,
he
practice
his
profession
of
restoration
and
conservation
of
organs,
harmoniums
and
mechanical
musical
instruments.
He
worked on the organ of
Notre-Dame-de-Bercy
.
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