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Uppsala, Sverige (Uppsala län) - Upplandsmuseet

Forwarded from: Uppsala - Försörjningsinrätning "Invaliden", kyrksal (1857 - 1909)

Municipal: Uppsala Kommun
Region:Uppland
Address: S:t Eriks Torg 10, 753 10, Uppsala
Website: http://www.upplandsmuseet.se/

Description nr.: 2069170.

Built by: Builder unknown (1687)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1687 Builder unknown  new organ
1765 Nicolaus Söderström  restoration
1765 Matthias Svahlberg  restoration
1804 Eric G. Rosén  transfer/relocate
1857 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate
1909 Builder unknown  transfer/relocate

  • In 1687 Jacob Gyllenborg donated an organ to Vaksala Kyrka. The maker of the organ is unknown. In 1765 the instrument was restored by Nicol Söderstrom and Matthias Svahlberg. In 1804 a new organ was ordered for Vaksala Kyrka by Olof Schwan. The old organ was transferred to Börje Kyrka. Eric G. Rosén relocated the instrument. The bellows and register action were renewed, and the disposition has probably also been altered.
  • In 1857 the organ was sold to the 'Invaliden' care home in Uppsala, where it was placed in the church hall. It was donated to the Upplandsmuseet from this location in 1909. From 1936 to 1961 the organ was in storage in Vaksala Kyrka.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1687VaksalaVaksala Kyrka
1804BörjeBörje Kyrka
1857UppsalaFörsörjningsinrätning "Invaliden", kyrksal
1909UppsalaUpplandsmuseet

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual5
- Pedalaangehangen
Total number of stops5
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Gedackt 8', Octava 4', Qvintadena 4', Principal 2', Qvinta 1 1/3'.
Pedal (C-c°): Bihängd.

Literature Orgelinventarium : Bevarade klassiska kyrkorglar i Sverige / Einar Erici, R. Axel Unnerbäck. - Stockholm : Proprius Förlag, 1988.