Notre Dame’s famous Grand Organ is the largest organ in France, consisting of approximately 8,000 pipes, a console with five keyboards and pedals, and 109 stops. Its largest pipes stand an impressive ...

Veteran organ builder Laurent Mesme’s company, Orgues Quoirin, was one of three workshops chosen from across France to restore the Grand Organ. Mesme described the process as “incredible.” ...

France’s largest musical instrument is ready to sound again.It took months of painstaking cleaning and decontaminating of 8,000 pipes, 115 organ stops and numerous other musical components, but on ...

These nocturnal artisans were assisted by the four organists of Notre Dame, each of whom was intimately acquainted with the unique character of the organ’s sound from years spent playing the ...

The Great Organ of Notre Dame, pictured on Nov. 29, survived the 2019 blaze but required extensive restoration.

PARIS — France’s largest musical instrument is ready to sound again. It took months of painstaking cleaning and decontaminating of 8,000 pipes, 115 organ stops and numerous other musical ...