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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Börstil, Sverige (Uppsala län) - Börstils Kyrka
Municipal: Östhammars Kommun
Region:Uppland
Address: Börstil 206, 742 92, Östhammar

Description nr.: 2010563.

Built by: Olof Schwan (1783)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1783 Olof Schwan  new organ
1934 John Vesterlund  enlargement
1979 Magnussons Orgelbyggeri AB  reconstruction

  • Organ from 1783, built by Olof Schwan. The organ had one manual and an attached pedal. The front was designed by Jacob Wulff. In the years 1933 and 1934 John Vesterlund expanded the organ with a swell with four stops and an independent pedal with a Subbas 16' on a pneumatich windchest. The manual size was expanded from 49 keys (C-c''') to 54 keys (C-f'''), with the new pipework also on a pneumatic chest. A new freestanding console was placed and the register action was made pneumatic. Consultant for the work was Bertil Wester.
  • In the years 1978/1979 Magnusson carried out a reconstruction, in which the original organ was completely restored.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual12
- Pedalaangehangen
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual (C-c'''): Borduna 16', Principal 8', Gedact 8', Octava 4', Rörfleut 4', Quinta 3', Octava 2', Decima af 4' 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 kor (1 1/3'+1'+4/5'+2/3'), Trompet 16' - 1773/1979, Trompet 8' (B/D) - 1979, Trompet 4' (bas).
Pedal (C-g°): Aangehangen.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list was from 1934 until 1978:
Huvudverk: Borduna 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Oktava 4', Rörflöjt 4', Kvinta 2 2/3', Oktava 2', Ters 1 3/5', Mixtur 4 chor (1 1/3').
Öververk (Svällverk): Gemshorn 8', Salicional 8', Rörflöjt 4', Waldflöjt 2'.
Pedal: Subbas 16'.
Koppeln: Manual I - Manual II, Manual I - Manual I 4', Manual II - Manual II 16', Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II.
Automatisk Pedalväxling.
Literature
  • Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
  • Orgelinventarium : Bevarade klassiska kyrkorglar i Sverige / Einar Erici, R. Axel Unnerbäck. - Stockholm : Proprius Förlag, 1988.
  • Ars Organi 1/1988.
Recordings
  • 7 organs : Seven historical organs in Sweden / Naoko Imai. - Musica Redivia MRCD-011 (CD). - 2004.
  • Maestro! Gotthard Arnér spelar på åldre orglar i Sverige och Finland / Gotthard Arnér. - Proprius PRCD 9090 (CD). - 1993.
  • Orglarna i Nagu och Börstil / Gotthard Arnér. - Proprius PROP 7867 (LP). - 1986.
Links https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rstils_kyrka#Orglar
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker
YouTube Swedish 18th-century Organs - Part 9 of 10 - Olof Schwan 1783 - Börstil / Sietze de Vries (2020)