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Source: Postcard.

Source: Postcard

Askersund, Sverige (Örebro län) - Askersunds Landskyrka
Municipal: Askersunds Kommun
Region:Närke
Address: Lindbovägen 1, 696 30, Askersund

Description nr.: 2069675.

Built by: E.A. Setterquist & Son (1912)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1790 by Pehr Schiörlin

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1790 Pehr Schiörlin  new organ
1843 E.A. Setterquist & Son  rebuild
1912 E.A. Setterquist & Son  new organ in old case
1937 Bo Wedrup  rebuild
1959 E.A. Setterquist & Son  modify stoplist
1991 Finn Krohn's Orgelbyggeri  restoration and enlargement

Pehr Schiörlin built an organ with 22 stops for Askersund's Landskyrka in 1790. It was rebuilt and modified in 1843 by Erik Adolf Setterquist. After a renovation of the church building, a new pneumatic organ was built in 1912 by the firm Setterquist & Son behind the facade from 1790. In 1937 Bo Wedrup carried out a restoration. The stop list has been altered by him. The disposition has been changed. In 1959, Setterquist replaced the Trumpet with a Mixtur. Finn Krohn restored the organ in 1991 and expanded it with two stops.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Huvudverk11
- Svällverk9
- Pedal5
Total number of stops25
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Roosevelt chests

Specification
Huvudverk (C-g'''): Principal 16', Borduna 16', Principal 8', Borduna 8', Oktava 4', Flöjt 4' - 1937, Nasat 2 2/3' - 1937, Oktava 2', Cornet 3 chor - 1991, Mixtur 4 chor - 1959, Trumpet 8' - 1912/1991.
Svällverk (C-g'''): Rörflöjt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4' - 1937, Flûte Octaviante 4', Nachthorn 2' - 1937, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1937, Scharf 3 chor - 1991, Oboe 8' - 1991.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Principal 8' - 1991, Bourdon 8', Koralbas 4' - 1937, Basun 16'.
Couplers: Huvudverk - Svällverk, Huvudverk - Huvudverk 4', Svällverk - Svällverk 16', Pedal - Huvudverk, Pedal - Svällverk.
Accessories: 3 fria kombinationer, Tutti, Registersvällare.

Other specifications
Different specifications The original specification was (inclusive modifications from 1937):
Manual I - Huvudverk (C-g'''): Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Borduna 8', Flûte Harmonique 8' (1937: Flöjt Oktaviant 4'), Gamba 8' (1937: Nasat 2 2/3'), Oktava 4', Oktava 2', Trumpet 8'.
Manual II - Svällverk (C-g'''): Basetthorn 8' (1937: Principal 4'), Flöjt 8', Salicional 8', Violin 8' (1937: Nachthorn 2'), Voix Celeste 8', Flûte Oktaviant 4', Eufon 8' (1937: Larigot 1 1/3').
Pedal (C-f'): Subbas 16', Violoncell 8' (1937: Koralbas 4'), Borduna 8', Basun 16'.
Koppel: Manual I - Manual II, Manual I - Manual II 16', Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II, Manual I - Manual I 4'.
3 fria kombinationer, 4 fasta kombinationer (p - mf - f- tutti), Registersvällare.
Literature
  • SAOK:s Orgelinventering. - 1949.
  • Sveriges kyrkorglar / Sten L. Carlsson. - Lund : Håkan Ohlssons, 1973.
  • Inventarium över Svenska orglar : 1989: III Strängnäs stift - Stockholms stift / Dag Edholm [red.]. - Tostared : Förlag Svenska Orglar, 1990.
  • Klanger från fyra sekel : Orglar i Strängnäs stift / Erik Orviste, Mathias Johnsson [red.]. - Stockholm : Kulturshistoriska Bokförlaget, 2011.
Links https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askersunds_landskyrka#Orgel