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Älvros, Sverige (Jämtlands län) - Älvros Gamla Kyrka
Municipal: Härjedalens Kommun
Region:Härjedalen
Address: Älvros 13, 842 92, Älvros
Description nr.: 2068436.
Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1820)
Älvros Gamla Kyrka was completed in its present form in 1740. Parts of the church are from the sixteenth century. A new church was inaugurated in 1883, but the old one also remained standing. After a restoration, the old church has been put back into use, while the new one has now fallen out of use. Edvard Alin donated an organ to the church, dating from around 1800-1820, that was taken over from the Malmqvista Barnuppfostringsanstalt in Stockholm. John Vesterlund restored the instrument and placed it in the church in 1934.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Violin Principal 8' (B/D), Gedact 8', Fleut d'Amour 8', Octava 4', Fleut 4'.
Pedal (C-f°): Subbas 16'.
Älvros, Sverige (Jämtlands län) - Älvros Gamla Kyrka
Municipal: Härjedalens Kommun
Region:Härjedalen
Address: Älvros 13, 842 92, Älvros
Description nr.: 2068436.
Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1820)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1820 | Builder unknown | new organ | 1934 | John Vesterlund | transfer/relocate |
Älvros Gamla Kyrka was completed in its present form in 1740. Parts of the church are from the sixteenth century. A new church was inaugurated in 1883, but the old one also remained standing. After a restoration, the old church has been put back into use, while the new one has now fallen out of use. Edvard Alin donated an organ to the church, dating from around 1800-1820, that was taken over from the Malmqvista Barnuppfostringsanstalt in Stockholm. John Vesterlund restored the instrument and placed it in the church in 1934.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| ca. 1820 | Stockholm | Malmqvista Barnuppfostringsanstalt, Skolsalen |
| 1934 | Älvros | Älvros Gamla Kyrka |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 5 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 6 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Violin Principal 8' (B/D), Gedact 8', Fleut d'Amour 8', Octava 4', Fleut 4'.
Pedal (C-f°): Subbas 16'.
| Literature |
Orgelinventarium : Bevarade klassiska kyrkorglar i Sverige / Einar Erici, R. Axel Unnerbäck. - Stockholm : Proprius Förlag, 1988. |