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, Sverige (Västra Götalands län) - Erska Kyrka
Municipal: Alingsås Kommun
Region:Västergötland
Address: Erska Byväg, 466 95, Sollebrunn

Description nr.: 2076740.

Built by: Smedmans Orgelbyggeri (1973)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1888 by Salomon Molander

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1888 Salomon Molander  new organ
1955 Magnussons Orgelbyggeri AB  rebuild
1973 Smedmans Orgelbyggeri  new organ in old case

In 1888 Salomon Molander built an organ for Erska Kyrka, a church building in the hamlet of Erska, just outside Sollebrunn. A remarkable thing about this organ was that the console was placed inside the organ case. Behind the front of Molander, which is no longer speaking, a new organ was built in 1973 by Smedsmans Orgelbyggeri. The organ has two manuals and a pedal, with eighteen stops.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Huvudverk7
- Svällverk6
- Pedal5
Total number of stops18
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Huvudverk (C-g'''): Principal 8', Rörflöjt 8', Oktava 4', Spetsflöjt 4', Oktava 2', Mixtur 4 chor, Regal 8', Tremolo.
Svällverk (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Rörflöjt 4', Flöjtkvint 2 2/3', Waldflöjt 2', Ters 1 3/5'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Oktava 4', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Huvudverk - Svällverk, Pedal - Huvudverk, Pedal - Svällverk.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list before 1973 was:
Manual I: Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Oktava 4', Flöjt 4', Kvinta 2 2/3', Oktava 2', Mixtur 3 chor.
Manual II: Rörflöjt 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Nachthorn 2'.
Pedal: Subbas 16', Koralbas 4'.
Literature Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
Links https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erska_kyrka#Orgel