Adam Molau

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Autograph report by Adam Molau about an organ repair in Wormstedt (1796)

Adam Molau was a German organ builder who had his workshop in Mannstedt in the second half of the 18th century . He is possibly the son of Johann Georg Molau (born August 6, 1703 in Großhelmsdorf ; † November 26, 1773) from Großhelmsdorf.

The following commissioned works are known from the organ builder Adam Molau:

  • 1755 Completion of the organ in the church in Kreypau , the construction of which had been started by Johann Christoph Mocker
  • 1755/1756 Partly new construction or repair work on the organ in St. Georg in Wormstedt in Thuringia .
  • 1784 Plot to repair the damaged organ in the church in Kreypau, but the order was received by the organ builder Johann Gottfried Krug
  • The new building in Großhelmsdorf (I / 8) attributed to Molau in 1785 probably goes back to Christoph Dünger .
  • 1786 new building in Mannstedt (II / P / 22)
  • 1796 repairs to the organ in Wormstedt

An organ builder named Adam Molau from Ansbach is possibly identical to him. A family relationship to the organ builder family Molau in Großbrembach has not yet been proven.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Uwe Pape (Ed.): Lexicon of North German Organ Builders . tape 1 : Thuringia and the surrounding area . Pape, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-921140-86-4 , pp. 196-197 .
  2. ↑ Uwe Pape, Wolfram Hackel (Ed.): Lexicon of North German Organ Builders . tape 3 : Saxony-Anhalt and the surrounding area . Pape, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-921140-98-7 , pp. 107 .
  3. ↑ a b orgelsite.nl: Wormstedt, Dorfkirche (Dutch), accessed on July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Trinitatis-Kirche Großhelmsdorf , accessed on July 2, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Molau, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century