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Skellefteå, Sverige (Västerbottens län) - Landsförsamlings Kyrka
Municipal: Skellefteå Kommun
Region:Västerbotten
Address: Brännavägen 23, 931 44, Skellefteå

Description nr.: 2025017.

Built by: Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri (2008)
The organ contains older material: Prospect from 1872 by Per Larsson Åkerman, Windchests and pipes from 1885 by Åkerman & Lund

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1872 Per Larsson Åkerman  new organ
1915 Åkerman & Lund  new organ in old case
1954 Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik  new organ in old case
1977 Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik  enlargement
2008 Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri  new organ in old case

  • Per Larsson Åkerman built a new organ in 1872 for the Landsförsamlings Kyrka in Skellefteå. It replaced an instrument by Peter Qvarnström from 1784. The new organ had 30 registers on two manuals and pedal. It was placed on the east side of the church. In 1915 it was moved by Åkerman & Lund to the west side. The disposition was expanded with two stops, and the action was converted to pneumatics.
  • The organ was rebuilt in 1953-1954 by Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik. They built a large main organ with 59 registers, three manuals and pedal, and a small choir organ, which could also be played from the main organ. This choir organ was removed from the church in 1963 and was moved to the Församlingshem. In 1987 it was sold to the Tacksägelsekyrka in Landskrona. The main organ was overhauled in 1977 and expanded with a Kontrafagott 32' on the pedal and a fourth manual with seven stops. Furthermore, two registers were replaced: the Borduna 8' of the Huvudverk by a Flûte Harmonique 8', and the Kvintadena 2' of the Svällverk by a Voix Celeste 8'. The electro-pneumatic action was replaced by a full electric transmission.
  • Around 2000 it was decided to have the organ rebuilt in the style of Åkerman. Part of the old pipe work from 1872 was still preserved in Mårtensson's instrument. This could be supplemented with pipes by Åkerman & Lund from 1885, originating from the organ of the Domkyrka in Växjö. The original windchests of this organ could also be taken over, because a reconstruction was carried out in Växjö to an older situation. The rebuilt organ in Skellefteå got 41 registers on three manuals and pedal. Manuals I and II are equipped with barker levers. The organ was built by Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri and has been inaugurated in 2008. Consultant was Jan H. Börjesson.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual I12
- Manual II11
- Manual III8
- Pedal10
Total number of stops41
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual I: Principal 16', Principal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Gamba 8', Borduna 8', Octava 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octava 2', Cornett 3 chor, Mixtur 3 chor, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Manual II: Borduna 16', Principal 8', Dubbelflöjt 8', Fugara 8', Octava 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Rauschqvint 2 chor, Dulcian 16', Corno 8', Clarinette 8', Tremulant.
Manual III: Violinprincipal 8', Rörflöjt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Violin 4', Ekoflöjt 4', Flageolette 2', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Ekobas 16', Qvinta 12', Violoncell 8', Gedackt 8', Octava 4', Contrafagott 32', Basun 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Manual I - Manual III, Manual II - Manual III, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Pedal - Manual III, Manual I 4', Manual III 16'.

Other specifications
Different specifications The stop list of the old organ was after the expansion by Mårtensson in 1954, with the additions from 1977:
Huvudverk; Principal 16', Gedacktpommer 16', Principal 8', Borduna 8' (1977: Flûte Harmonique), Gemshorn 8', Oktava 4', Hålflöjt 4', Spetskvint 2 2/3', Oktava 2', Flagflöjt 2', Rauschkvint 3 chor, Mixtur 5-7 chor, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Ryggpositiv: Gedackt 8', Kvintadena 8', Principal 4', Rörflöjt 4', Oktava 2', Gedacktflöjt 2', Kvinta 1 1/3', Sifflöjt 1', Sesquialtera 2 chor, Scharf 4 chor, Krumhorn 8', Regal 4', Tremulant.
Svällverk: Gedackt 16', Principal 8', Rörflöjt 8', Salicional 8', Oktava 4', Gemshorn 4', Viola 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Kvintadena 2' (1977: Voix Celeste 8'), Blockflöjt 2', Ters 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixtur 6-8 chor, Cymbel 3 chor, Dulcian 16', Trumpet 8', Skalmeja 8', Trumpet 4', Tremulant.
Manual IV (Svällverk) - 1977: Rörgedackt 8', Principal 4', Waldflöjt 2', Oktava 1', Kornett 3 chor, Dulcian 16', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal: Principal 16', Subbas 16', Gedackt 16', Kvinta 10 2/3', Oktava 8', Gedackt 8', Oktava 4', Koppelflöjt 4', Nachthorn 2', Rauschkvint 3 chor, Mixtur 6 chor, Kontrafagott 32' (1977), Basun 16', Trumpet 8', Clairon 4', Singend Cornett 2'.
Koppel: Manual I - Manual II, Manual I - Manual III, Manual I - Manual IV (1977), Manual II - Manual III, Manual II - Manual IV (1977), Manual III - Manual IV (1977), Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Pedal - Manual III, Pedal - Manual IV (1977), Generalkoppel.
4 fria kombinationer, 1 fri pedalkombination, Tutti, Registersvällare.
Literature
  • Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
  • Inventarium över Svenska orglar : 1990: III Härnösands stift - Luleå stift / Jan Håkan Åberg, Kåre Nordling [red.]. - Tostared : Förlag Svenska Orglar, 1991.
Links http://www.gronlunds-orgelbyggeri.se/instrument/landskyrkan/
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellefte%C3%A5_landsf%C3%B6rsamlings_kyrka#Orgel