Gustaf Andersson (organ builder)

Gustaf Andersson (* 1797 in Tortuna , Västmanland ; † March 21, 1872 in Tärna , Västmanland) was a Swedish organ builder and musician in the first half of the 19th century.

Life

From 1814 to 1815 he studied harmony at the Royal Swedish Music Academy . Until 1819 he worked for the instrument and music box maker Pehr Strand (1756–1826) in Stockholm. There his colleague was the youngest son of Pehr Strand, Pehr Zacharias (1797-1844). Both received a scholarship in 1820 for a stay abroad. During this time, Andersson also worked for JG Mende in Leipzig and von Knoblauch in Dresden.

In 1823 he began studying at the Royal Swedish Music Academy in Stockholm and then became a privileged organ builder. From then on, together with Pehr Zacharias Strand and Johan Niclas Söderling from Gothenburg, he was one of the leading Swedish organ builders in the first half of the 18th century.

His son, Franz Andersson (1827–1869), later apprenticed with him. He also went abroad and studied a. a. also in Cologne with the organ building company Sonrek. In 1853 he received the organ builder privilege. He has been running the business together with his father since 1850.

Andersson has created a total of 45 organs , twelve of which are still preserved.

List of works

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1826	Östra Husby , Östergötland
1831	Valö , Uppland
1833	Vittinge , Uppland					together with Jonas Wengström
1834	Husby-Långhundra , Uppland
1835	Rinna , Östergötland
	Stockholm	Masonic Lodge				now Trefaldighetskyrkan , Örebro
1848	Fogdö , Södermanland
1850	Vansö , Södermanland
1854	Tortuna , Västmanland
1855	Rönö , Östergötland
	Åbo Akademi , Solennitetssaal , Finland
1824	Frösunda , Uppland					Prospectus received
1828	Tillinge , Uppland					Prospectus received
1828	Markim , Uppland					Prospectus received
1828	Orkesta , Uppland					Prospectus received
1831	Björsäters , Östergötland					Prospectus received
1833	Törnevalla , Östergötland					Prospectus received
1835	Almunge , Uppland					Prospectus received
1837	Blidö , Södermanland					Get prospectus; now Skå , Uppland
1838	Stora Skedvi , Dalarna					Prospectus received
1838	Knutby , Uppland					Prospectus received
1844	Vårdinge , Södermanland					Prospectus received
1845	Frustuna , Södermanland					Prospectus received
1846	Västerhaninge , Södermanland					Prospectus received
1846	Tumbo , Södermanland					Prospectus received
1849	Ärla , Södermanland					Prospectus received
1850	Kårsta , Uppland					Prospectus received
1852-1853	Jonkoping	Kristine Kyrka				Get prospectus; together with Per Larsson Åkerman
1853	Grangärde , Dalarna					Prospectus received
1857	Tillberga , Västmanland					Prospectus received

literature

• Sohlmans musiklexikon, volume 1 , p. 136, Sohlmans Verlag, Stockholm 1975, ISBN 91-7198-021-0
• Dag W. Edholm: Stockholm - orgelstaden, historia och nutid. Verbum Verlag, Stockholm, ISBN 91-526-2587-7