Dominique Thomas

MANUFACTURE D’ORGUES THOMAS SPRL

,

Presentation

André Thomas was born in Ster-Francorchamps in 1939. After training as a cabinetmaker, he turned towards organ building in 1957 and worked for 7 years in a regional company. In February 1965 he started his own workshop in his native village, while making sure of continuing his traning by study trips abroad...

Read more
... In 1982 the business became a limited liability company and since April 2000 the company has been directed by Dominique Thomas. The Manufacture d’Orgues Thomas now has a staff of 14 and carries out all the stages of the construction or restoration of organs: keyboards, cases, wood carvings, soundboards, bellows, action, wooden and metal pipes, voicing, … In 45 years, 130 new instruments have left this workshop, which draws its inspiration from old instruments. The company also did about 40 restorations of 18th and 19 century organs. If you want to see the most remarquable realisations please visit our link to the references.

Read in :: Français

Nos ateliers réalisent tous les composants d’un orgue, buffets et éléments sculptés, tuyaux en étain et en bois, sommiers, soufflets, claviers, commandes mécaniques, harmonisation, accord …
Dans la construction d’un nouvel orgue, le facteur personnalise son œuvre et lui donne son caractère propre et unique.
Chaque instrument est une nouvelle découverte.
Dans la restauration, la démarche est fondamentalement différente. Le facteur fera abstraction de ses goûts personnels pour restaurer ou reconstituer les éléments manquants détériorés dans un profond respect et la meilleure connaissance possible de la facture originelle.

​

Other makers in same profession

Super rapid neck removal system

Marco Montina - Montina Guitars

Udine, Belgium

Business areas: Musical Instruments and accessories

Keywords: Luthier - violin maker, Musical instruments manufacturer and restorer Acoustic and/or folk guitar (music) Wood

Reconstitution d'un bras de l'enfant

Christine Cession - Cession

Wanze, Belgium

Business areas: Architecture-Building, Craft 50 & Beyond - Erasmus + project, Wood and furniture crafts

Keywords: Decontamination of art pieces, Frame restorer, Musical instruments manufacturer and restorer, Restorer of mosaics, frescoes or murals, Restorer of sculptures, Sculptor, Textile restorer Cabochon, Paintbrushes, Water-colors Acrylic paint - water based paint, Animal - vegetable - syntheric lacquer, Balsa wood, Bone, Brass, casein, Cork, Glue, Gold leaf, Kevlar - Dacron, Leather - hide - parchment (and/or), Limestone powder, Paraffin wax, Pigments, Polyurethane, Resins (synthetic - natural), Shellac, Silver, Synthetic fibers, technical materials, Wax - beeswax, Wood

Orgue Eglise Saint Sébastien de Nancy

Victor MANGEOL - Victor MANGEOL - Facteur d'orgues

Neufchâteau, France

Business areas: Musical Instruments and accessories

Keywords: Musical instruments manufacturer and restorer Organs - organ pipes (music), Street or Barrel Organs Beech wood, Bone, Brass, Cardboard, Exotic wood, Fruit tree wood, Glue, hemp, Ivory - mammouth ivory, lead, Leather - hide - parchment (and/or), metal, Paper, Pewter - Tin metal, Poplar wood, Shellac, Steel, Wax - beeswax, Wood, Wooden veneers, Wrought iron - iron, Zinc

Franck Mahieu - MANUFACTURE D'ORGUES MAHIEU

,

Business areas: Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Musical Instruments and accessories

Keywords: Musical instruments manufacturer and restorer Organs - organ pipes (music) Wood

Back to top