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Photo: Iman de Zwarte. Date: 27 July 2012.

Photo: Iman de Zwarte

Stockholm, Sverige (Stockholms län) - Högalids Kyrka
Municipal: Stockholms Kommun
Address: Högalids Kyrkväg 7, 117 30, Stockholm

Description nr.: 2005139.

Built by: Hammarbergs Orgelbyggeri AB (1966)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1966 Hammarbergs Orgelbyggeri AB  new organ
1985 Hammarbergs Orgelbyggeri AB  enlargement

  • Högalids Kyrka in Stockholm was inaugurated in 1923. The church was designed by Ivar Tengbom. The company Åkerman & Lund built a large electro-pneumatic organ for the church with 94 registers, derived from 45 basic stops. The organ was set up behind a wooden framework, without a front or organ case. In 1944, Hans Schuster installed a choir organ in the church, also a unit organ, which was placed above the baptistery.
  • Both organs were demolished in 1965 and replaced by a new organ by Olof Hammarberg. Gotthard Arnér was the consultant during the construction. In 1985, on the advice of Mats Ericson, the old Fjärrverk (Fernwerk) was reconnected to the organ. The pipework of this was made new, because only the largest pipes of the Principal and the Gamba were preserved. The Fjärrverk is playable from the second manual.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Huvudverk11
- Positiv10
- Fjärrverk7
- Svällverk Manual III10
- Svällverk Manual IV11
- Pedal13
Total number of stops62
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Huvudverk - Manual I (C-g'''): Gedaktpommer 16', Principal 8', Spetsflöjt 8', Oktava 4', Nachthorn 4', Kvinta 2 2/3', Oktava 2', Mixtur 6-8 chor, Cymbel 3 chor, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Positiv - Manual II (C-g'''): Gedakt 8', Kvintadena 8', Principal 4', Koppelflöjt 4', Waldflöjt 2', Nasat 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 chor, Scharf 4 chor, Rankett 16', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Svällverk - Manual III (C-g'''): Principal Italiensk 8', Rörflöjt 8', Oktava 4', Traversflöjt 4', Oktava 2', Kornett 4 chor, Mixtur 5 chor, Fagott 16', Trumpet 8', Klarin 4'.
Svällverk - Manual IV (C-g'''): Gedakt 16', Gedakt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Gemshorn 4', Rörnasat 2 2/3', Hålflöjt 2', Ters 1 3/5', Septima 1 1/7', Piccolo 1', Terscymbel 3 chor, Oboe 8', Experimentregister.
Fjärrverk (1985) (C-g'''): Principal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Oktava 4', Hålflöjt 4', Klarinett 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbas 16', Kvinta 10 2/3', Oktava 8', Gedakt 8', Oktava 4', Rörgedakt 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 6 chor, Sesquialtera 3 chor, Basun 16', Trumpet 8', Skalmeja 4'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual III, Manual I - Manual IV, Manual III - Manual IV, Manual IV - Manual III, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Pedal - Manual III.
Accessories: 3 fria kombinationer, Tutti.

Literature
  • Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
  • Stockholm orgelstaden : Historia och nutid / Dag W. Edholm. - Stockholm : Verbum Förlag, 1997.
Recordings
  • Tre orglar i Högalidskyrkan / Nils Larsson. - Nosag 2122 (2CD). - 2005.
  • Svenska orglar / Rune Engsö, Anders Bondeman. - Fabo SLP 33108 (LP). - 1969. - Opgenomen in Stockholm en Eksjö.
Links https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/hogalid/hogalidskyrkans-laktarorgel

Photo: Iman de Zwarte. Date: 27 July 2012.
Photo: Iman de Zwarte
Photo: Iman de Zwarte. Date: 27 July 2012.
Photo: Iman de Zwarte