On my last trip in Belgium I came over this instrument, somewere in a formal church.
It is a harmonium made by Aleaxandre Rousseau.
On first site it looks like he took a lot of effort in it to make this nice instrument.
The plan is to restore this one. Never done before, so this will be an adventure!
Lucky to live in Holland, there are a few experienced restorers of harmoniums
But pictures now:
Some of the original plates on the stops are missing, Copula and the forte stops don't look like the others.
Stoplist left to right:
Forte
T Tremolo 8
Harpe Eolienne 16
V Voix Celeste 16
B Bourdon 16
C Clairon 4
P Prestant 8
B Baryton (different kind of plate on the stop)
B Basson 8
S Sourdine 8
E Expression
J Jeu Doux 8
F Flute Douce 8
C Copula (different kind of plate on the stop)
H Haut Bois 8
F Flageolet 4
C Clarinete 16
V Voix Celeste 8
Harpe Eolienne 16
T Tremolo 8
Forte
Names on the stops are different compared to the Alexandre I have.
The plates look like nacre.
The keys look like Ivory.
Do you like the instrument?
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