Adrian Spamann

Adrian Spamann (born January 13, 1843 in Lindau , † April 19, 1928 in Bolchen ) was a German- Lorraine organ builder .

Live and act

Spamann joined the organ building company Dalstein & Haerpfer (today Haerpfer & Erman ) in Bolchen in 1864 . In 1886 he founded his own factory at the same location under his name; the marking on their organs reads A. Spamann in Bolchen (Lorraine) . The company went out after his death in 1928.

Spamann's most important work in Germany is likely to be the rebuilding of the organ of the Schlosskirche in Saarbrücken from 1897. Some of the organs he built are listed in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel , the inventory of French cultural assets .

Spamann's message about his expansion of the tin pipes of the organ of the parish church in Schwerdorff in 1917 with the calculation of compensation in the amount of 803.60 marks

During the First World War he was also an expert in determining the value of organ pipes that were to be confiscated as part of the metal donation of the German people . He also expanded the pipes himself.

Organs (selection)

1887: Evangelical Church in Hirschland
1892: Evangelical Church in Weislingen
1895: Evangelical Church in Niedersulzbach
1897: Saarbrücken Castle Church

1899: Evangelical parish church of Sainte-Anne in Sarrewerden

literature

Bernhard H. Bonkhoff: Historical organs in Saarland . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-7954-2856-3 .

Web links

Spamann Adrian. Retrieved on April 19, 2016 (entry in Saarland biographies ).
Organs in Saarland. Adrian Spamann. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).
^ Rémy et Christiane Divo: Schwerdorff. L'Eglise au Fil du Temps . 1995.
↑ Hirschland, Eglise protestante. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).
^ Orgue de l'Eglise protestante. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).
↑ Niedersoultzbach, Eglise protestante. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 11, 2012 ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Spamann, Adrian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Lorraine organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH	January 13, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lindau
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1928
Place of death	Bolchen

[inventaire_patrimoine-1] Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).

[2] Rémy et Christiane Divo: Schwerdorff. L'Eglise au Fil du Temps . 1995.

[3] Hirschland, Eglise protestante. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).

[4] Orgue de l'Eglise protestante. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).

[5] Niedersoultzbach, Eglise protestante. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 11, 2012 ; Retrieved April 19, 2016 (French).