LouisFrançoisDebierre(1842-1920),son ofacabinetmakerofNantes,was apprenticeatseveralorgan-and harmoniumbuildersinParis(e.g.Debain) beforereturningtoNantesandsettingup hisownbusiness.Whilehebuiltsomefine three-manualinstrumentsofaround50 stops,heisbestknownforhispatented portableorgans,whichhebegantomake in1871.In1882,hegotapatentforthe inventionoforganpipes‘ofmultiplenotes’.Henamedthisorgan ‘orgueportatifàtuyauxpolyphones’andsolditaroundtheworld. Healsoobtainedapatentforelectro-pneumaticactionin1888. Debierreretiredin1919andsoldhisbusinesstoGeorgesGloton (1876-1955),anorganbuilderfromBourgogne,wholearnedhis skillsattheworkshopofCavaillé-Coll.Glotonfollowedthetradition setbyDebierre,togetherwithhisassociateLeMintier;thenameof the firm was then changed to Gloton-Le Mintier. Beingchildless,heformedtheyoung JosephBeuchet(1904-1970),grandsonof LouisDebierre,whobecameoneofthe directorsoftheHouseCavaillé-Collin 1931.In1934,Gloton-LeMintieropeneda branchinParisinwhichJosephBeuchet tookthelead.In1947,JosephBeuchet becameheadofthecompany,nownamed Beuchet-Debierre,withamongothers EugènePicaudandJeanPerrouxasemployees.Eugène’sson JacquesPicaudbecametheheadoftheParisbranch,together JacquesBarbéris.JosephBeuchetdiedin1970andhisson,named also Joseph, became head of the company until its closure in 1980. ThefirmplayedaleadingroleintheXXthcenturyParisianorgan landscape,inparticularwithregardtorestorationsofmajorParisian organs.Thenumberofneworgansbuiltbythisfirmisrelativelysmall. The Danion-Gonzalez firm was their main competitor. TheBeuchet-Debierrefirmhasbeencontinuedafteritsclosureby former employees:Jacques Picaud Jacques Barbéris François Sebire Olivier Glandaz Marc Hedelin Louis Eugène Rochesson
LouisFrançoisDebierre(1842-1920),sonofacabinetmakerof Nantes,wasapprenticeatseveralorgan-andharmoniumbuilders inParis(e.g.Debain)beforereturningtoNantesandsettinguphis ownbusiness.Whilehebuiltsomefinethree-manualinstruments ofaround50stops,heisbestknownforhispatentedportable organs,whichhebegantomakein1871.In1882,hegotapatent fortheinventionoforganpipes‘ofmultiplenotes’.Henamedthis organ‘orgueportatifàtuyauxpolyphones’andsolditaroundthe world.Healsoobtainedapatentforelectro-pneumaticactionin 1888.Debierreretiredin1919andsoldhisbusinesstoGeorges Gloton(1876-1955),anorganbuilderfromBourgogne,wholearned hisskillsattheworkshopofCavaillé-Coll.Glotonfollowedthe traditionsetbyDebierre,togetherwithhisassociateLeMintier;the name of the firm was then changed to Gloton-Le Mintier. Beingchildless,heformedtheyoungJosephBeuchet(1904-1970), grandsonofLouisDebierre,whobecameoneofthedirectorsof theHouseCavaillé-Collin1931.In1934,Gloton-LeMintieropened abranchinParisinwhichJosephBeuchettookthelead.In1947, JosephBeuchetbecameheadofthecompany,nownamed Beuchet-Debierre,withamongothersEugènePicaudandJean Perrouxasemployees.Eugène’ssonJacquesPicaudbecamethe headoftheParisbranch,togetherJacquesBarbéris.Joseph Beuchetdiedin1970andhisson,namedalsoJoseph,became head of the company until its closure in 1980. ThefirmplayedaleadingroleintheXXthcenturyParisianorgan landscape,inparticularwithregardtorestorationsofmajorParisian organs.Thenumberofneworgansbuiltbythisfirmisrelativelysmall. The Danion-Gonzalez firm was their main competitor. TheBeuchet-Debierrefirmhasbeencontinuedafteritsclosureby former employees:Jacques Picaud Jacques Barbéris François Sebire Olivier Glandaz Marc Hedelin Louis Eugène Rochesson