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Jules Isambart
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
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 Jonet
Jean-Charles Jonet (1911-2008) was a pupil of Perroux and Helbig. Chapelle de Notre Dame d'espérance (1972) Saint-Jean BoscoDetlef Kleuker
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
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 .Laval-Thivolle
The Laval-Thivolle workshop came from the collaboration between Jean-Louis Laval, an organ builder trained at Athanase Dunand, and the Thivolle brothers, who were trained as cabinetmakers. Based in the Drôme region, at La-Motte-de-Galaure, it later took the name "Laval-Lemercier" and then "SARL Lemercier" when Thierry Lemercier took over the company when Jean-Louis Laval retired. The company is now located in the Sarthe region, at Téloché. Notre-Dame de NazarethJean-Louis Loriaut
Jean-Louis Loriaut, organ builder at Corsica. Chapelle du Collège et lycée Fénelon Sainte-MarieCharles Meslé
Charles Meslé (1914-2011), uncle of the organbuilder Jean-Marc Cicchero , was then the harmonizer of this company and it was he who took over the firm after Edouard's death in 1952. The firm closed in 1979. He built the organ of Chapelle des Franciscaines réparatrices de Jésus Hostie (1973).Dominique Oberthur
Dominique Oberthur a appris son métier chez Yves Severe (mécanique), Bouladoux (tuyauterie) et Daniellot (harmonie). Il a fondé en 1971 sa propre entreprise Oberthur Manufacture de Grandes Orgues à Saintes. En 2013, il est parti à la retraite et a transmis ses instruments à Bernard Hurvy. Saint-Joseph ArtisanPels-Dhondt
Pels-Dhondt (Herselt, Belgium). Jean-Baptiste D’Hondt founded a small organ building firm in 1892 near Brussels. In the middle of the XXth century, his firm merged with the firm of Bernard Pels, a descendant of a dynasty of organ builders (founded by Bernard Pels I in 1870), located at Alkmaar, Netherlands. Since 1987, the firm is led by Gerard Pels. He is the fourth generation of both families. After the construction of a number of new organs, the firm specialized itself towards restoration of organs from the XVIth to XXth century. He worked on the organs of Eglise du coeur eucharistique de Jésus (1947) and rebuilded the organ of Saint-Joseph-des-épinettes (2014)Jean Perroux
Jean Perroux (1874–1957) was a harmonist for the firms Cavaillé-Coll, Mutin, Jacquot, Gutschenritter, Beuchet, and others. He also contributed to keeping many church and salon organs in working condition (in total, nearly 270). Sacré-Cœur . Saint-DominiqueFernand Prince
Fernand Prince was a famous harmonist from Cavaillé-Coll, who worked with Didier and Louis Eugène-Rochesson among others. He died in 1932. Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes - Notre-Dame-de-la-CroixJacques Probst
Jacques Probst (father and son) worked on the organ of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas in 1958 and restored the cinema organ of Gaumont-Palace in 1969. Further data is lacking.Charles Reinburg
Charles Reinburg, organ builder in Paris, former employee of the Cavaillé-Coll company. Saint-GervaisJean Ruche
Jean Ruche (1870-1940) and his son Edouard (1902-1952) from Lyon established themselves as organ builders in Lyon in 1920. In 1932, the late brothers created a cooperative with the organbuilders A. Dunand, Durand, Guironnet which led to the creation of a SARL Ruche in 1932.
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ORGANS OF PARIS © 2026 Vincent Hildebrandt
Jules Isambart
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
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 Jonet
Jean-Charles Jonet (1911-2008) was a pupil of Perroux and Helbig. Chapelle de Notre Dame d'espérance (1972) Saint-Jean BoscoDetlef Kleuker
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
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 .Laval-Thivolle
The Laval-Thivolle workshop came from the collaboration between Jean-Louis Laval, an organ builder trained at Athanase Dunand, and the Thivolle brothers, who were trained as cabinetmakers. Based in the Drôme region, at La-Motte-de- Galaure, it later took the name "Laval-Lemercier" and then "SARL Lemercier" when Thierry Lemercier took over the company when Jean-Louis Laval retired. The company is now located in the Sarthe region, at Téloché. Notre-Dame de NazarethJean-Louis Loriaut
Jean-Louis Loriaut, organ builder at Corsica. Chapelle du Collège et lycée Fénelon Sainte-MarieCharles Meslé
Charles Meslé (1914-2011), uncle of the organbuilder Jean-Marc Cicchero , was then the harmonizer of this company and it was he who took over the firm after Edouard's death in 1952. The firm closed in 1979. He built the organ of Chapelle des Franciscaines réparatrices de Jésus Hostie (1973).Dominique Oberthur
Dominique Oberthur a appris son métier chez Yves Severe (mécanique), Bouladoux (tuyauterie) et Daniellot (harmonie). Il a fondé en 1971 sa propre entreprise Oberthur Manufacture de Grandes Orgues à Saintes. En 2013, il est parti à la retraite et a transmis ses instruments à Bernard Hurvy. Saint-Joseph ArtisanPels-Dhondt
Pels-Dhondt (Herselt, Belgium). Jean-Baptiste D’Hondt founded a small organ building firm in 1892 near Brussels. In the middle of the XXth century, his firm merged with the firm of Bernard Pels, a descendant of a dynasty of organ builders (founded by Bernard Pels I in 1870), located at Alkmaar, Netherlands. Since 1987, the firm is led by Gerard Pels. He is the fourth generation of both families. After the construction of a number of new organs, the firm specialized itself towards restoration of organs from the XVIth to XXth century. He worked on the organs of Eglise du coeur eucharistique de Jésus (1947) and rebuilded the organ of Saint-Joseph-des-épinettes (2014)Jean Perroux
Jean Perroux (1874–1957) was a harmonist for the firms Cavaillé-Coll, Mutin, Jacquot, Gutschenritter, Beuchet, and others. He also contributed to keeping many church and salon organs in working condition (in total, nearly 270). Sacré-Cœur . Saint-DominiqueFernand Prince
Fernand Prince was a famous harmonist from Cavaillé-Coll, who worked with Didier and Louis Eugène-Rochesson among others. He died in 1932. Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes - Notre-Dame-de-la- CroixJacques Probst
Jacques Probst (father and son) worked on the organ of Saint- Jacques-du-Haut-Pas in 1958 and restored the cinema organ of Gaumont-Palace in 1969. Further data is lacking.Charles Reinburg
Charles Reinburg, organ builder in Paris, former employee of the Cavaillé-Coll company. Saint-GervaisJean Ruche
Jean Ruche (1870-1940) and his son Edouard (1902-1952) from Lyon established themselves as organ builders in Lyon in 1920. In 1932, the late brothers created a cooperative with the organbuilders A. Dunand, Durand, Guironnet which led to the creation of a SARL Ruche in 1932.
