Schmerbach (organ builder)
Schmerbach is the surname of a German family of organ builders in the 18th and 19th centuries who, starting with Conrad Schmerbach , created organs in at least five generations in Northern Hesse , Eichsfeld and Thuringia . The family lived and had their workshop in Frieda near Eschwege in Northern Hesse. The three most famous members of the family are:
- Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Elder (1726–1789)
- Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Middle (1765–1831)
- Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Younger (1795–1872)
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Elder
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Elder, son of Conrad Schmerbach, was known for his abundant high-lying color registers in the manual , for which he also received criticism from church musicians. Among other things, he built the organs in the following churches:
year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1763 | Altenburschla | Ev. church | I / P | 11 | receive | |
1770 | Gimme | Ev.-luth. church | I / P | unsecured; rebuilt several times; only leftovers received | ||
1775 | Niederbeisheim | Ev. church | I / P | 11 | 1985 restoration by Werner Bosch organ building workshop ; two registers vacant | |
1777 | Escherode | Ev.-luth. church | I / P | 12 | 1913 replaced by the factory of P. Furtwängler & Hammer ; 2000 new building by Werner Bosch; Housing parts received | |
1784 | Diemerode | Ev. church | I / P | 10 | ||
1787 | Braach | Ev. church | I / P | 10 | receive |
He probably also created an organ in his home town of Frieda, but Conrad Schmerbach may already have built it.
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Middle
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Middle (* 1765 in Frieda, † 1831 in Kirchgandern during an organ repair), son of Schmerbach the Elder, already had a good reputation in 1804. When circular organ builders were officially assigned to the Electorate of Hesse , the Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen districts were assigned to him in 1825 , but he also built a lot in the Eschwege district . He built u. a. the following organs:
year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1789-1790 | Sattenhausen | Ev.-ref. church | I / P | 13 | Later extensively rebuilt several times | |
1794 | Berneburg | Ev. church | I / P | 10 | ||
1795-1796 | Bischhausen | Martinskirche | I / P | 14th | Originally built for the Gutskirche Groß Schneen , which was demolished in 1971, transferred to the Martinskirche in 1967; received three registers | |
1798 | Mengershausen | Ev.-luth. church | I / P | 15th | Side play; Manuals cannot be coupled to the pedal; old wind turbine with pedal device preserved | |
1804 | Niederdünzebach | Ev. church | I / oP | 9 | Replaced by Bosch organ in 1970 | |
1811 | Niedergandern | Gutskapelle Niedergandern | I / P | 12 | Based on 4 foot principal; 6 full registers, one partially preserved, the rest reconstructed by Martin Haspelmath | |
1814-1815 | Big snow | Michaeliskirche | I / P | 16 | New building in place of a Krebs organ from 1729, from which some registers were taken; largely preserved | |
1815-1818 | Buehle (Northeim) | St. Oswald | I / P | 12 (+ 2 vacancies) | New building using four older registers - whether from a previous local organ or from a workshop inventory (or from an organ that was demolished elsewhere) is not clear. The vacant loops were filled with pipes by Euler in 1848. 1981 restoration by Martin Haspelmath ; three registers reconstructed; largely preserved. | |
1817 | Untergeis | Ev. church | I / P | 11 | 1998 restoration by Orgelbau Waltershausen ; 7 full registers and one partially preserved | |
1820 | Heilbad Heiligenstadt | St. Aegidien | Replaced in 1908 by the organ building workshop of Johannes Klais | |||
around 1820? | Wahlhausen | Ev. church | I / P | 1855 new factory by Knauf, 1928 new factory by Euler (in the old case) | ||
1821 | Mayes | Urban church | I / P | 12 | 1999/2000 restoration by the Hillebrand Organ Builders workshop | |
1823 | Duderstadt | St. Cyriac | III / P | 41 | Small rearrangement of the organ by Johannes Creutzburg (1731–1735); two registers from Schmerbach preserved → organ | |
1826-1827 | Ballenhausen | St. Johannis | I / P | 8th | Replaced in 1930; Prospectus received |
The organs in Konnefeld and Orferode are also attributed to him.
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Younger
Johann Wilhelm Schmerbach the Younger succeeded his father in 1832 as a circle organ builder for the districts of Hofgeismar and Wolfhagen. The following organs are known from him:
year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1832 | Gerbershausen | Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist | 1908 New building by Krell in the old housing | |||
1835 | Heimarshausen | Ev. church | I / P | 11 | Largely preserved | |
1838 | Rengelrode | Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist | II / P | 16 | Largely preserved | |
1843 | Frankenhain | Ev. church | ||||
1844 | Schwebda | Ev. church | I / P | 14th | ||
1845 | Herora | Ev. church | ||||
1850 | Döringsdorf | St. Stephen's Church | I / P | 10 | restored in 1995 by Karl Brode , Heilbad Heiligenstadt | |
1854 | Wilnsdorf | Ev. church | I / P | 9 | Replaced by Paul Faust's organ in the course of the new church building | |
1857 | Niederdresselnorf | Ev. church | I / P | 11 |
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the church in Altenburschla , accessed on October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Church in Gimte ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Bosch organ building: Organ in Niederbeisheim , accessed on October 15, 2015.
- ↑ orgel-information.de: Organ in Escherode , accessed on October 15, 2015.
- ^ Bosch Orgelbau: Orgel in Escherode , accessed on October 15, 2015.
- ↑ sontra-stadt.de: Diemerode district ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , seen December 16, 2011.
- ↑ bildindex.de: Diemerode organ photo , accessed on October 15, 2015.
- ^ Church in Frieda , accessed October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Heiner Wedemeyer u. a .; Church council (ed.): The Schmerbach organ from 1796 in the Bischhäuser Martinskirche. Bischhausen 1996.
- ^ Church in Mengershausen , as seen on December 15, 2011.
- ^ Church in Niederdünzebach , as seen on December 16, 2011.
- ^ Church in Niedergandern , as seen on December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Niedergandern photo gallery ( memento from April 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), viewed December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Organ in Groß Schneen , as seen on December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Nds. Main State Archives Hanover, Hann. 74 Northeim No. 1377 u. 1386; Parish archives Bühle, file 513.1 (The following references are to be regarded as unreliable).
- ^ Christian Kämmerer, Peter Ferdinand Lufen: Architectural monuments in Lower Saxony, Volume 7.1: District Northeim, southern part. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. CW Niemeyer, Hameln 2002, ISBN 3-8271-8261-1 , p. 280 f.
- ↑ weserbergland.com: Oswaldikirche in Bühle , as seen on December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Organ in Untergeis ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , as seen December 15, 2011.
- ^ Organ in Heilgenstadt , seen on December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Urbanikirche in Imsen seen on Dec. 15, 2011.
- ^ Church council Imsen-Wispensten, Heinrich Schulze (ed.): Wilhelm-Schmerbach-Orgel 1821-2000. St. Urbani Church Imsen-Wispenstein. Alfeld 2000.
- ↑ From the village history of Ballenhausen and Bodenhausen: Chronicle in Ballenhausen (PDF; 651 kB), viewed December 15, 2011.
- ^ Church in Gerbershausen ( Memento from April 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), as seen on December 16, 2011 / July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Church in Heimarshausen ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , seen December 16, 2011.
- ^ Organ in Rengelrode ( memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), as seen on December 16, 2011 / July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Church in Frankenhain ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , seen December 16, 2011.
- ↑ Church in Schwebda , as seen December 16, 2011.
- Jump up ↑ Heldra Church , as viewed December 16, 2011.
- ^ Organ in Wilnsdorf , seen December 16, 2011.
- ^ Organ in Fischelbach , seen December 16, 2011.
literature
- Harald Vogel, Günter Lade, Nicola Borger-Keweloh: Organs in Lower Saxony. Hauschild, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3-931785-50-5 .