Renaud

Jean Renaud (Nantes) (1934- ??) trained with Raymond Bouvet (first as an apprentice, then as a journeyman) and Erwin Müller. In 1960, he founded his own company in Nantes. Practicing the construction of neoclassical style organs, he also restored many Cavaillé-Coll organs. In this capacity, he carried out extensive research on Cavaillé- Coll's workmanship and acquired some of the material from Cavaillé-Coll. In 1991, following the restoration of St-Sulpice, Jean Renaud was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Culture. Many organ builders specialising in French Romantic construction came from this workshop (Robert Frères, Nicolas Toussaint, Claude Berger, Bernard Hurvy, Michel Jurine). He is a representative of the neoclassical style but restored also several large Cavaillé-Coll organs. In the eighties of the past century, his firm was bought by Gildas Ménoret: Maison Renaud-Ménoret and this firm was bought in 2001 by Nicolas Toussaint (Manufacture Bretonne d'Orgues). He worked with several organ builders around Nantes, e.g. Robert frères, Nicolas Toussaint, Claude Berger and Bernard Hurvy.

Chapelle de Jésus enfant (1988)

Parisian organs restored by Renaud

Chapelle de Jésus enfant Saint-Jacques-du-haut-pas (choir organ) Sacré-Coeur Saint-Laurent Saint-Philippe-du-Roule Saint-Roch