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Rääkkylä, Suomi (Pohjois-Karjala) - Rääkkylän Kirkko
Municipal: Rääkkylä
Address: Kirkkotie 5, 82300, Rääkkylä
Website: https://www.kiteenseurakunta.fi/

Description nr.: 2073048.

Built by: Kangasalan Urkurakentamo (1975) - opus 937
The organ contains older material: Prospect from 1898 by Albanus Jurva

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1898	Albanus Jurva		new organ
1975	Kangasalan Urkurakentamo	937	new organ in old case

Rääkkylän Kirkko was inaugurated in 1851. In 1898 an organ was installed by Albanus Jurva. This organ had twenty stops on two manuals and pedal. It was dedicated on November 20, 1898.
Behind the front of this organ a new instrument was built in 1975 by Kangasalan Urkurakentamo. Consultant was Väinö Viitasalo. The organ was inspected by him on December 4, 1975.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk	8
- Schwellwerk	7
- Pedal	6
Total number of stops	21
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Mixtur 4 fach, Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Waldflöte 2', Nasat 1 1/3', Scharf 3 fach, Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Choralbass 4', Mixtur 4 fach, Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk.