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Photo: Piet Bron
Älmhult, Sverige (Kronobergs län) - Älmhults Kyrka
Municipal: Älmhults Kommun
Region:Småland
Address: Bäckgatan 2, 343 36, Älmhult
Description nr.: 2030165.
Built by: Fratelli Ruffatti (2009)
The organ contains older material: Organ cases from 1930 by Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Voce Humana 8' (from g°), Flûte Harmonique 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompette 8', Chimes (21 tubes) - in Swell Organ.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Holzgedackt 8', Prestant 4', Koppelflöte 4', Super Octave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Zimbel 3 ranks (1'), Cromorne 8', Musette 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - extension, Viola da Gamba 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöte 8', Principal 4', Spitzflöte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks (2'), Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Clairon 4' - extension, Tremulant.
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Prinzipal 8', Stopped Flute 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Super Octave 2', Pedal Bourdon 16' - extension.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell Organ, Octave 8', Bourdon 8', Choral Bass 4', Fagott 16', Tromba 8' - from Swell Organ, Schalmei 4'.
Other stops: Nightingale, Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Positiv to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Great to Pedal, Great to Pedal 4', Positiv to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Antiphonal on Great, Antiphonal on Positiv, Antiphonal on Swell, Antiphonal on Pedal, Great to Great 16', Great to Great 4', Great Unison Off, Positiv to Positiv 16', Positiv to Positiv 4', Positiv Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Photo: Piet Bron
Älmhult, Sverige (Kronobergs län) - Älmhults Kyrka
Municipal: Älmhults Kommun
Region:Småland
Address: Bäckgatan 2, 343 36, Älmhult
Description nr.: 2030165.
Built by: Fratelli Ruffatti (2009)
The organ contains older material: Organ cases from 1930 by Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1930 | Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik | new organ | 1975 | Troels Krohn & Søn | new organ in old case | 2009 | Fratelli Ruffatti | new organ in old case |
- Älmhult Church was built in 1929 and 1930 and consecrated in the latter year. In 1930 an organ with twenty stops was inaugurated, built by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik from Lund. The two-part organ case was designed by Knut Nordenskjöld and built by Troel Kroks from Hilleröd (Denmark).
- In 1975 Troels Krohn from Denmark built a new organ with 24 stops, making use of the old cases.
- In 2009 the Italian builder Fratelli built a completely new organ. Pedal, Swell and Positive were housed in the old 1930s cases that have been carefully restored. The Main Organ was housed in two new cases in the balustrade. An 'antiphonal organ' (choral organ) was also built in its own case on the church floor. The organ was given two identical consoles, one in the gallery near the main organ, the second in the lower case of the choir organ.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Positiv Organ | 9 (8) |
| - Swell Organ | 13 (11) |
| - Antiphonal Organ | 6 (5) |
| - Pedal Organ | 9 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 45 (34) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Voce Humana 8' (from g°), Flûte Harmonique 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompette 8', Chimes (21 tubes) - in Swell Organ.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Holzgedackt 8', Prestant 4', Koppelflöte 4', Super Octave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Zimbel 3 ranks (1'), Cromorne 8', Musette 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - extension, Viola da Gamba 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöte 8', Principal 4', Spitzflöte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks (2'), Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Clairon 4' - extension, Tremulant.
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Prinzipal 8', Stopped Flute 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Super Octave 2', Pedal Bourdon 16' - extension.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell Organ, Octave 8', Bourdon 8', Choral Bass 4', Fagott 16', Tromba 8' - from Swell Organ, Schalmei 4'.
Other stops: Nightingale, Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Positiv to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Great to Pedal, Great to Pedal 4', Positiv to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Antiphonal on Great, Antiphonal on Positiv, Antiphonal on Swell, Antiphonal on Pedal, Great to Great 16', Great to Great 4', Great Unison Off, Positiv to Positiv 16', Positiv to Positiv 4', Positiv Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The organ of Krohn from 1975 had the following stop list: Huvudverk: Kvintadena 16', Principal 8', Rörflöjt 8', Oktava 4', Gemshorn 4', Kvinta 2 2/3', Oktava 2', Kornettmixtur 4-5 kor. Svällverk: Gedakt 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Principal 4', Täckflöjt 4', Spetsflöjt 2', Ters 1 3/5', Kvinta 1 1/3', Oktava 1', Vox Humana 8'. Tremulant. Pedalverk: Subbas 16', Blockflöjt 8', Kvintadena 4', Rauschkvint 3 kor, Basun 16', Skalmeja 4'. |
| Recordings |
Dancing Pipes : Mary Chard Petersson plays the Rufatti Organ in Älmhult, Sweden. Bach, Petersson, Heiller, Rawsthone, Yon, Brahms and Lindberg / Mary Chard Petersson. - Nosag CD 199. - 2011. |
| Links |
https://ruffatti.com/Almhult.pdf |
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