Synagogue
Temple Buffault
28, rue Buffault, 75009 Paris
xxxx - Abbey
18xx - Cavaillé-Coll
1970 - ??
1984 - R. Masset (Gutschenritter)
II/11 - electrical traction (notes)
mechanical traction (stops)
Organ without a case, positioned in the centre
of the seats, with only the shutters
of the expressif box to see.
Assemblage (in 1970) of a choir organ of Abbey and a
‘orgue de salon’ of Cavaillé-Coll or Mutin. In 1984,
Masset replaced the Voix Céleste by a Flûte 4 on the
Récit and added a Plein-Jeu III on the GO.
Composition
Grand-orgue expressif (56 notes)
Principal 8
Flûte Harmonique 4
Prestant 4
Nazard
Cromorne
Doublette 2 (muette*)
Fourniture III (muet *)
Récit expressif (56 notes)
Cor de nuit 8
Viole de gambe 8
Flûte 4
Trompette 8
Basson-Hautbois 8
Pédale (30 notes)
Soubasse 16
Accouplement éelectrique II-I et II-I 16
Tirasses I et II
Trémulo
Appel-renvoi de la Trompette
Video
Jeroen de Haan (demonstration of the various stops)
* as seen during a visit of the organ in 2019
Photos of the organ: Jeroen de Haan
In 1877, the architect Stanislas Ferrand entrusted the
construction of the synagogue to Albert Philippe Le
Roy de Bonneville (1849-1913) who was responsible
for the details and interior ornamentation.
In Romano-Byzantine style, the synagogue can
accommodate 900 people, 600 men on the ground
floor and 300 women in the galleries.
In 1905, during the law of separation of church and
state,the synagogue was given by the Sephardic
community to the consistory. Currently, it mainly
brings together Jews from the Oranese region.