Karl Nelson

Karl is the founder of the company and has over 35 years of experience as an organ builder. He started his career in the USA, where he worked with Manual Rosales and John Brombaugh. Since 1991 he has been active in Sweden and in 1998 took over Smedmans Orgelbyggeri, which he moved to Lovene. Karl has since built, renovated and maintained organs in Sweden and Austria.

Elsa Nelson

Elsa grew up with organs and music, and attended the Aesthetic Program with a classical focus. After early work in the family business, she gained five years of experience in the USA with the Noack Organ Company and C. B. Fisk, where she learned pipe making and voicing, among other things. Since 2024, she works in the workshop in Lovene together with Karl.

Per Hedlund

Per holds a Master of Science degree in Materials Science from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where he studied for 4.5 years. He has worked for 25 years in the Swedish engineering industry. In addition to his professional life, he has a great interest in music, especially in brass and choral singing.

Johan Sköld

Johan is a former professional musician with broad experience in jazz, big band, rock ‘n’ roll and dance bands. Nowadays he plays mostly blues, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and roots music. He also has a four-year carpentry education from Stenebyskolan, completed with a journeyman’s certificate.

Håkan Lindberg

Håkan has been a friend and helper of Karl since 1998 and an employee of the company since 2002, with some breaks. He is a trained piano technician at Leksand Folkhögskola, and has a music education from Oskarshamn Folkhögskola.

Pontus Pettersson

Pontus has been a church caretaker for seven years and has completed a two-year wood technician course at Hammarö. He also has experience in window renovation, both old and modern.

Nils-Gabriel Berg

Nils-Gabriel has a bachelor’s degree in classical singing from the Academy of Music in Piteå, and is now a freelance musician. He has previously worked several seasons as a mechanic in department stores. Nils-Gabriel is an apprentice with Karl Nelson through the apprenticeship program at Leksand Folkhögskola.