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Bourdon Doux French


Description:

A soft-toned Bourdon. Audsley describes it as being made of wood and metal, and �somewhat resembling in formation and tone the German Lieblichgedeckt�, but says nothing about what difference there may be. It is also not clear how this stop differs from the Lieblichbordun.


Examples:

Osiris lists seven examples of Bourdon Doux at 8' pitch, 27 at 16', and one 32'. The examples listed below include the oldest ones known.

Bourdon Doux 8', Pedale; l'Eglise de le Trinité, Paris, France; Cavaillé-Coll 1868. This stop is no longer extant.
Bourdon Doux 8', Schwellwerk; Cathedral, Riga, Latvia; Walcker 1883 (restored 1983).
Bourdon Doux 16', Pedale; Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada; Casavant 1890.
Bourdon Doux 32', Pedale; First Park Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; various.
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