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Photo: Bruno Christensen & Sønner.

Photo: Bruno Christensen & Sønner

Södertälje, Sverige (Södermanlands län) - Sankt Ragnhilds Kyrka
Municipal: Södertälje Kommun
Region:Södermanland
Address: Mälaregatan 4-6, 151 71, Södertälje

Description nr.: 2042189.

Built by: Bruno Christensen & Sønner (1974) - opus 125
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1864 by E.A. Setterquist & Son, Pipes from 1927 by E.A. Setterquist & Son, Pipes from 1957 by Marcussen & Søn

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1864 E.A. Setterquist & Son  new organ
1927 E.A. Setterquist & Son  new organ in old case
1957 Marcussen & Søn  restoration
1974 Bruno Christensen & Sønner125 new organ in old case
2007 Jan Börjesson Orgelvärd AB  restoration

  • The organ front of the main organ of Sankt Ragnhilds Kyrka dates from 1864, and was constructed for a new organ by Erik Adolf Setterquist. The instrument was built in 1974 by Bruno Christensen & Sønner. This organ replaced a pneumatic instrument by E.A. Setterquist from 1927 with 38 stops, divided over three manuals and pedal. In 1957, the organ has been overhauled by Marcussen & Søn. They also modified the stop list. During the construction of the new organ in 1974, part of the pipework of the previous instrument was reused.
  • A revision was carried out by Jan Börjeson in 2007. He changed the Ekkogamba of the Fjernverk in such a way that the register sounds like a Voix Céleste. He also installed a modern system for free combinations.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Huvudverk (Manual I)11
- Positiv (Manual II)9
- Svällverk (Manual III)13
- Fjernverk (Manual III)5
- Pedal11
Total number of stops49
Key actionMechanical, Electrical (Fjernverk)
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Huvudverk (Manual I) (C-g'''): Gedacktpommer 16', Principal 8', Rörflöjt 8', Gamba 8', Oktava 4' - 1864/1957, Traversflöjt 4', Spetsquint 2 2/3', Oktava 2' - 1927, Cornet 3 kor (2 2/3'), Mixtur 4-6 kor (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (Manual II) (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Quintatön 8', Principal 4', Rörflöjt 4', Spetsflöjt 2', Nasat 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 kor (2 2/3') - 1957, Scharf 3 kor - 1957, Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Svällverk (Manual III) (C-g'''): Gedackt 16', Rörflöjt 8', Fugara 8' - 1864/1957, Voix Céleste 8' (c°-g''') - 1927, Oktava 4' - 1957, Gedacktflöjt 4' - 1957, Quint 2 2/3' - 1957, Waldflöjt 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4-6 kor (2'), Fagot 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Obo 8' - 1957, Tremulant.
Fjernverk (Manual III) (C-g'''): Fjärrflöjt 8', Quintatön 8' - 1927, Voix Céleste (Ekkogamba) 8' - 1927/2007, Spetsflöjt 4' - 1927, Sivflöjt 2', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16' - 1864, Subbas 16' - 1864, Quint 10 2/3' - 1864, Oktava 8' - 1864, Gedackt 8' - 1864, Italiensk Principal 4', Nathorn 4', Rauschquint 5 kor (2 2/3'), Basun 16', Trumpet 8', Skalmeja 4'.
Couplers: Huvudverk - Positiv, Huvudverk - Svällverk, Pedal - Huvudverk, Pedal - Positiv, Pedal - Svällverk.
Accessories: Fria Kombinationer - 2007.

Other specifications
Different specifications Before demolition, the stop list of the Setterquist organ was:
Manual I - Huvudverk: Principal 16', Borduna 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Borduna 8', Oktava 4', Flöjt 4', Oktava 2', Mixtur 4 chor (1957), Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Manual II - Svällverk: Gedackt 16', Vox Retusa 8', Rörflöjt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Eolin 8', Oktava 4' (1957), Gedacktflöjt 4' (1957), Kvinta 2 2/3' (1957), Waldflöjt 2', Sesquialtera 2 chor (1957), Scharf 4 chor (1957), Vox Humana 8'.
Manual III - Fjärrverk: Fjärrflöjt 8', Ekogamba 8', Kvintadena 8', Spetsflöjt 4', Oboe 8'.
Pedal: Subbas 16', Ekobas 16', Violin 16', Kvinta 10 2/3', Gedackt 8', Oktava 4', Nachthorn 2' (1957), Basun 16'.
Koppel: Manual I - Manual II, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II.
9 fria kombinationer, 3 fasta kombinationer.
Literature
  • 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.