Jacquot

The Maison Jaquot-Jeanpierre (later Jacquot-Lavergne) was the largest organ company in Vosges in the 19th century. The family tradition of this house concerning organ building is said to go back to 1750, which makes it the oldest organ building compay in the world. The activities in Rambervilliers started in 1853 with Jean Nicolas Jeanpierre (1811-1873). His father, Jean Baptiste Jeanpierre (1784-1822) , was the first organ builder in this family. In 1863, he associated himself with his son-in-law Nicolas- Théodore Jaquot (1835-1918) (Jaquot-Jeanpierre). In 1871, he became the director of the firm and in 1879 he associated himself with one of his emplyees, Charles Didier (1831-1881) (Jaquot-Jeanpierre et Cie). After five years, this association was broken and he assoiated himself with his son Ernest-Théodore Jaquot (1876-1945) (Jaquot-jeanpierre et Fils). After his death in 1918, Ernest took over (Th. Jaquot Fils, successeur). In 1928, he associated himself with his son Pierre (1901-1981) (Th. Jacquot et Fils). In 1936, they associated themselves with a former employee of Cavaillé- Coll-Convers, René Lavergne (1900-1975). In 1962, this firm was bought by the Gonzalez firm and the workshop of this firm was transferred to Rambervilliers.

Saint-Laurent, choir organ

Parisian organs built by Jacquot

CRR Salle Rostropovitch (1951) Saint-Laurent Orgue de chœur (1966)