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Source: Calendar.

Source: Calendar

Lövstabruk, Sverige (Uppsala län) - Lövstabruk Kyrka
Municipal: Tierps Kommun
Region:Uppland
Address: Västra Gatan 32, 819 66, Lövstabruk

Description nr.: 2000360.

Built by: Johan Niclas Cahman (1728)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1728 Johan Niclas Cahman  new organ
1773 Olof Schwan  maintenance/reparations
1858 Builder unknown  modify stoplist
1933 John Vesterlund  restoration
1964 Marcussen & Søn  restoration
2006 Mats Arvidsson  restoration

  • In 1727-1728 Johan Niclas Cahman built a two-manual organ with 28 stops for the church in Lövstabruk (or Leufstabruk). The instrument was donated to the church by Charles De Geer, lord of Leufsta. The organ survived the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with almost no modifications. Olof Schwan repaired the instrument in 1773. In 1858 the Qvintadena 16' of the main work was changed to a Bordun 16'.
  • In 1914 the organ was withdrawn from use, because it showed many malfunctions and was seen as old-fashioned. A harmonium was placed next to the console. In the following years the Ryggpositiv was emptied so that the harmonium could be placed behind the prospect of this division. Fortunately, the interior was put in storage and saved.
  • In 1933 Bertil Wester from Stockholm attended the church. He argued for a restoration of the Cahman organ. John Vesterlund re-installed the original pipes in the Ryggpositiv, but he added a pneumatic stop action. He also renewed about a hundred pipes of the Mixtur.
  • The organ was thoroughly restored in 1963/1964 by the company Marcussen & Søn. The organ was completely reconstucted to its original state.
  • Under the advice of Carl-Gustaf Lewenhaupt, the organ was once again restored in 2006 by Mats Arvidsson. The voicing and tuning of the organ has been thoroughly refined. On June 11, 2006, the organ was reopened with a concert by Mats Åberg.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manualen10
- Ryggpositiv8
- Pedal10
Total number of stops28
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manualen (C-c''', division between b°/c'): Qvintadena 16' (B/D), Principal 8' (B/D), Rohrflöte 8', Qvintadena 8', Octava 4' (B/D), Spitzflöte 4', Qvinta 3', Super Octava 2', Mixtur 5 fach (1 1/3') (B/D), Trompet 8'.
Ryggpositiv (C-c'''): Gedackt 8', Qvintadena 8', Principal 4', Fleut 4', Qvinta 3', Octava 2', Mixtur 4 chor (1 1/3') - 1728/1964, Voxhumana 8'.
Pedal (C-d'): Offen Sub Bass 16', Principal 8', Gedact 8', Qvinta 6', Octava 4', Rausqvint 2 fach (2 2/3'+2'), Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Bassun 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4'.
Couplers: Manualen - Ryggpositiv, Pedal - Manualen.

Compound stopComposition
Mixtur 5 kor (Huvudverk) C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1'. cis'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 3 1/5' - 2 2/3' - 2'.
Mixtur 4 chor (Ryggpositiv) C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3'.
Mixtur 4 fach (Pedal) C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 4/5' - 2/3'.
Literature
  • Orgelverket i Leufsta Bruks Kyrka / Bertil Wester. - In: Fornvännen - Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, 1933.
  • Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
  • Ars Organi 1/1988.
  • Orgelinventarium : Bevarade klassiska kyrkorglar i Sverige / Einar Erici, R. Axel Unnerbäck. - Stockholm : Proprius Förlag, 1988.
  • Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
  • Johan Niclas Cahman och orgeln i Leufsta Bruk / Axel Unnerbäck, Karl Johan Eklund. - Leufsta Bruk : Föreningen Leufsta & Cahmanorgelns Vänner, 2016.
Recordings
  • Cahmanorgeln Leufstabruk 1728 : Bach - Düben - Muffat - Walther - Prætorius - Buxtehude / Göran Blomberg. - KB Eklund Musica (CD). - 2013.
  • Torvald Torén plays Johann Sebastian Bach : The 1728 Cahman Organ at Leufsta Bruk, Sweden / Torvald Torén. - Föreningen Leufsta & Cahmanorgelns Vänner CD 207 (CD). - 2013.
  • Die Kunst der Fuge : Brengt Tribukait at the 1728 Cahman Organ Leufsta Bruk / Bengt Tribukait. - Musica Rediviva MRSACD-017 (CD). - 2008.
  • Bach at Leufsta Bruk : Hans Fagius on the 1728 Cahman Organ / Hans Fagius. - Musica Rediviva MRCD 016 (CD). - 2007.
  • 7 organs : Seven historical organs in Sweden / Naoko Imai. - Musica Redivia MRCD-011 (CD). - 2004.
  • Organ works/Orgelwerke : Preludium & Fuge BWV 531-532, Concerto BWV 592, Choräle / Hans Fagius. - Brilliant Classics 99365/3 (CD). - Bach Edition CD 41. - Opgenomen in 1985.
  • Organ works/Orgelwerke : Preludium & Fuge BWV 551-535, Fantasie & Fuge BWV 542, Trio Sonata BWV 525 / Hans Fagius. - Brilliant Classics 99365/4 (CD). - Bach Edition CD 42. - Opgenomen in 1985.
  • Buxtehude - Bach / Göran Blomberg. - Bluebell of Sweden BELL 133 (LP). - 1986.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Hans förfäder och söner / Lena Jacobson. - Prophone Prop 7773-75 (3-LP). - 1976.
  • Julmusik / Alf Linder. - HMV-SCLP 1050 (LP). - 1966.
Links https://leufstacahman.com/
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B6vstabruks_kyrka
YouTube Swedish 18th-century Organs - Part 6 of 10 - Johan Niclas Cahman 1728 - Lövstabruk / Sietze de Vries (2020)