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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 4 August 1999.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof

Skara, Sverige (Västra Götalands län) - Västergötlands Museum, Bjurumsorgeln
Municipal: Skara Kommun
Region:Västergötland, Göteborg og Bohus
Address: Stadsträdgården, 532 31, Skara
Website: https://vastergotlandsmuseum.se/

Description nr.: 2010639.

Built by: Nicolaus Manderscheidt (1651)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1651 Nicolaus Manderscheidt  new organ
1976 Mads Kjersgaard  restoration

The so-called Bjurums organ dates from 1643-1651 and was made by Nicolaus Manderscheidt for the chapel of Wisingborg Castle on Visingö. In 1829 it was installed in the church of Bjurum, where it remained in use for over a hundred years. Then it moved to the museum in Gothenburg. Mads Kjersgaard carried out a restoration in the years 1972-1976.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1651WisingborgWisingborg Slotkapel
1829BjurumBjurums Kyrka
ca. 1950SkaraVästergötlands Museum, Bjurumsorgeln

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual7
Total number of stops7
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitch3/4 toon hoger dan normaal
TemperamentMeantone

Specification
Manual (CDEF-c'''): Grob Gedact 8', Principal 4', Klein Gedact 4', Octava 2', Quinta 1 1/2' - repeats on c'', Super Octava 1' - repeats on c'', Regal 8' - 1976, Tremulant.

Literature
  • Orgelinventarium : Bevarade klassiska kyrkorglar i Sverige / Einar Erici, R. Axel Unnerbäck. - Stockholm : Proprius Förlag, 1988.
  • Het IAOD-congres 1997 : Een verslag - 2.3 Het Manderscheidt-orgel / Hans Fidom. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 93 nr. 9, september 1997.
  • Echo : Europae Civitaties Historicorum Organorum : European Cities of Historical Organs / Reinhard Jaud [red.]. - Innsbruck ; Göteborg : ECHO, 2002.
  • Bjurumsorgeln - positivet från Visingsborg / Robin Gullbrandsson. - In: Klangrum : Orglar i Skara stift / Robin Gullbrandsson [red.]. - Skara : Skara stiftshistoriska sällskap, 2017.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 4 August 1999.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 4 August 1999.
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof