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Organs
Uppsala
Cathedral has three organs; the main organ (III/50), the chancel organ
(II/15) and a positive (I/4). An additional organ (III/40) is
planned for construction on a new gallery in the north transept.
The main organ
This instrument was bulit in 1871 by Per Larsson Åkerman. He
had worked with Cavaillé-Coll amongst others, and the organ
therfore has a number of French features such as harmonic flutes,
Barker machines, and the French jeux de combinaison system. The
organ was rebuilt 1939-1940 by the same firm, and was renovated in
1976 by Walter Thür. Some stops have been altered, but the
instrument still preserves most of its original character. It is the
largest preserved organ from the period in Sweden.
The chancel organ
This organ was built in 1950 by Marcussen and was renovated in
1975 by Walter Thür who also added a Subbas 16´. This was the
first chancel organ to be built in Sweden and it strongly influenced
the liturgical reform movement which lead to the cathedral choirs
singing in the chancel instead of from the gallery at the west end.
You can download technical details and
specifications of the cathedral´s organs (PDF file) by clicking on
the link below.
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