Franz Weber (organ builder)

Franz Weber (born July 1, 1825 in Oberperfuss ; † April 15, 1914 there ) was an Austrian organ builder .

Life

Franz Weber learned from his father Mathias Weber and after his death took over the organ building workshop in 1848. His first own organ work was created in 1848 for the church in Mathon in the Paznaun Valley. In the spring of 1852 he was with Joseph Pröbstl in Füssen , where he first became acquainted with Johann Gottlob Töpfer's apprenticeship in organ building . In a report on the completion of the organ (1855) for the parish church of Bruneck in the Puster Valley it was recorded that Weber had brought several innovations and technical improvements from his study trip to Germany.

plant

Mainly he built organs for the Oberinntal area including side valleys, also in the Ausserfern , in Innsbruck and the surrounding area, in the Zillertal, in East Tyrol, in South Tyrol in the Stubai Valley, Wipptal and Pustertal, also in Vorarlberg, Salzburg and Upper Bavaria.

Weber was the last of the Tyrolean organ builders to hold onto the sliding chest.

Organs

year	place	building	Remarks
3rd quarter of the 19th century	Jerzens	Parish church Jerzens	Parapet organ. P. 377.
2nd half of the 19th century	Zams - folder certificate	Expositurkirche Falterschein	P. 891.
1860	Fliess - Piller	Chaplaincy Piller	P. 255.
1860	Mils at Imst	Parish church Mils near Imst	P. 533.
1860	Tobadill	Parish Church Tobadill	P. 814.
1860/1863	Pfaffenhofen	Pfaffenhofen parish church	Simple neo-Gothic organ. P. 600.
1862/1863	Ausservillgraten	Auservillgraten parish church	P. 181.
1862	Ried in the Upper Inn Valley	Parish church in Ried im Oberinntal	Organ by Johannes Cronthaler (1733), pedal by Weber (1862), restored by Reinisch-Pirchner (1979). P. 648.
1864	Tannheim	Parish Church Tannheim	Case by Weber (1864), work by Franz (II) Reinisch (1898). Rebuilt in 1909. P. 782.
1865	Telfes in the Stubai	Parish Church of Telfes	Organ by Weber (1865) with neo-Gothic case. P. 789.
around 1867	Elbigenalp	Elbigenalp parish church	The case was changed in 1966/1967. P. 234.
1867	Galtür	Galtür parish church	Changed. P. 275.
1867	Oberperfuss	Parish church Oberperfuss	Main body. Decor 1967 reduced. Parapet positive by Reinisch-Pirchner (1967). P. 581.
1867	Schröcken	Schröcken parish church	Modified slightly by Anton Behmann in 1873 . P. 369.
1869	Flow	New parish church St. Barbara	P. 254.
1870	Hatting	Parish Church of Hatting	Changed. P. 366.
1871	Kappl - Langesthei	Parish Church of Langesthei	Parapet organ, modified in 1973. P. 389.
1871	Kaunertal - Feichten	Feichten parish church	Changed. P. 399.
1871	Landeck	Landeck-Mariä Himmelfahrt parish church	Neo-Gothic double case. Factory Reinisch-Pirchner (1977). P. 457.
1871	Rietz	Pilgrimage Church of Rietz	P. 652.
1871	Unterperfuss	Subsidiary church Unterperfuss	P. 833.
1872	Silz	Parish church of Silz	S. 737. Work renewed in 1991 with Orgelbau Pirchner .
1873	Salzburg - Leopoldskron-Moos	Parish church Leopoldskron-Moos	Organ with a neo-Gothic prospect. P. 686.
1875	Flaurling	Parish church Flaurling	P. 250.
4th quarter of the 19th century	Pettnau - Oberpettnau	Branch church Oberpettnau	With parts of the previous organ. P. 596.
1877	Wildermieming	Wildermieming parish church	Organ in a neo-baroque case. P. 883.
1883	Kaunertal - Kaltenbrunn	Kaltenbrunn pilgrimage church	Some pipes by Johannes Cronthaler . P. 401.
1884	innsbruck	Former Ursuline Church	Organ by Josef Sies (1875/1877), Franz Weber (1884). P. 49.
1885	Innsbruck - Mariahilf-St. Nicholas	Parish Church Innsbruck-St. Nicholas	Organ case by Franz Weber (1885), organ work by Karl Reinisch's heirs (1946). P. 37.
around 1885	Nesselwängle	Nesselwängle parish church	Parapet organ. Changed. P. 560.
1886	Hall in Tirol	Jesuit Church Hall in Tirol	P. 310.
1888	Oetz	Parish church Oetz	Decor changed. P. 589.
around 1890	Hinterhornbach	Hinterhornbach parish church	The organ was transferred here from the parish church in Steeg . P. 339.
1890	Nameless	Chaplain Church Namlos	Parts of the organ by Balthasar Pröbstl (1865). P. 544.
1891	Cheerfulness	Parish church of Heiterwang	Organ by Matthias Mauracher (1830), work by Weber (1891). P. 338.
1893	Leutasch - Kirchplatzl	Parish church of Oberleutasch	P. 482.
1898	Angath	Parish Church Angath	Transferred here from the parish church of Aldrans . P. 156.
1900	Ranggen	Ranggen parish church	P. 626.
Early 20th century	Berwang	Berwang parish church	P. 192.

literature

Alfred Reichling: Weber, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .

Web links

Lexicon of the organ builders active in Tyrol: Franz Weber

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Tirol 1980 . List of artists, p. 917.
↑ The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Vorarlberg 1983 . Schröcken, parish church, p. 369.
↑ The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Salzburg 1986 . Salzburg, Leopoldskron-Moos, Maria Hilf parish church, p. 686.

personal data
SURNAME	Weber, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oberperfuss
DATE OF DEATH	April 15, 1914
Place of death	Oberperfuss

[Franz-Weber-Dehio-T-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Tirol 1980 . List of artists, p. 917.

[2] The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Vorarlberg 1983 . Schröcken, parish church, p. 369.

[3] The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Salzburg 1986 . Salzburg, Leopoldskron-Moos, Maria Hilf parish church, p. 686.