Brothers Krell
Gebr. Krell is a German organ building company based in Duderstadt .
history
The family company was founded by Louis Krell in Gieboldehausen in 1866 and relocated to Duderstadt in 1868 . From around 1900 the son Friedrich Krell (born May 13, 1869 in Duderstadt; † April 26, 1937 in Duderstadt) ran the business, which he managed until his death. He was a partner from around 1895. After Friedrich's death, his three sons Franz, Rudolf and Josef took over the company, which was named “Gebr. Krell ”was named. All three brothers took the master craftsman examination in Osnabrück in 1937. Franz Krell (born November 24, 1905 in Duderstadt; † June 25, 1990 in Duderstadt) learned organ building from his father and from Mönch organ building (Überlingen). In 1966 he retired from the company. His brother Rudolf (born January 19, 1907 in Duderstadt; † June 6, 1971 in Gertenbach) trained in organ building from his father and from Offner (Augsburg); he died in an accident in 1971. Josef Krell (born April 5, 1910 in Duderstadt; † January 20, 1969 in Duderstadt) deepened his skills in piano making; he died in an accident in 1969. Rudolf's son Werner (born October 3, 1933) trained with his father and with Walcker (Ludwigsburg). In 1971, after the death of his father, he took over the company and earned the championship title in 1973.
In 1988 the last new building from the Krell workshop was erected. By then, around 250 organs had been produced. Restoration and maintenance work has been carried out since then. After the area of activity was initially limited to the Eichsfeld , after the Second World War it expanded to the east and south of Lower Saxony and the Rhineland . The Krell Brothers initially built organs with electrical and electropneumatic action , only to return to mechanical sliding chests around 1960.
List of works (selection)
Italics indicate that the organ has not been preserved or only the historical case has been preserved. In the fifth column, the Roman number indicates the number of manuals and a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal . The Arabic number indicates the number of sounding registers . The last column provides information on the state of preservation or special features.
year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1938-1939 | Mackenrode (Eichsfeld district) | St. Martin | II / P | 15th | ||
1947 | Lutter (Eichsfeld) | St. Mauritius | II / P | 24 | ||
Late 1940s | Delmenhorst | St. Mary | III / P | 52 | ||
1954-1955 | Goettingen | St. Paul | III / P | 39 | 1983 general overhaul and rescheduling | |
1957 | Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt | St. Anthony | III / P | 50 | electric cone tray | |
1957 | Hamburg | Little Michel | III / P | 34 |
No longer playable from 2005, removed in 2012.
New building by Thomas B. Gaida 2018/2019. Takeover of organ parts from the Krell organ. |
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Othfresen | St. Joseph | II / P | 10 | |||
1961 | Bad Harzburg | Church of Our Lady | II / P | 22nd | → organ | |
1962 | Hardegsen | St. Mary | II / P | 13 | pneumatic action | |
1962 | Braunschweig | St. Albertus Magnus | III / P | 29 | Replaced in 2002 | |
1967 | Grass life | St. Norbert | II / P | 11 | ||
1969-1971 | Goettingen | Mary Queen of Peace | II / P | 17th | ||
1971 | Gieboldehausen | Kath. St. Laurentius Church | II / P | 26th | Electric stop action and mechanical action action. It is the last work by Rudolf Krell. | |
1972 | Königslutter am Elm | St. Mary of the Assumption | In 2002 a new organ was purchased and the Krell organ was transferred to Wolsdorf | |||
1972 | Wolsdorf | St. Joseph | I / P | 11 | The organ was installed in the church in 2002.
She comes from Königslutter am Elm . It is Werner Krell's masterpiece. |
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1976 | Westerode (Duderstadt) | St. Johannis Baptist | II / P | 15th | ||
1982 | Bündheim | St. Gregory VII | II / P | |||
1988 | Lake Constance | St. Matthew | II / P | 15th | Last new building by Werner Krell |
literature
- Karl Heinz Bielefeld: organs and organ builder in Göttingen . Pape Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-921140-75-8 .
- Hermann Fischer : 100 years of the Association of German Organ Builders . Orgelbau-Fachverlag, Lauffen 1991, ISBN 3-921848-18-0 , p. 234-235 .
- Uwe Pape (Ed.): Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Vol. 1: Thuringia and the surrounding area . Pape, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-921140-86-4 , pp. 167-169 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Pape: Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Vol. 1: Thuringia and the surrounding area. 2009, p. 168.
- ^ Uwe Pape: Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Vol. 1: Thuringia and the surrounding area. 2009, p. 169.
- ^ Fischer: 100 years of the Association of German Master Organ Builders. 1991, p. 235.
- ^ Bielefeld: Organs and Organ Builders in Göttingen. 2007, pp. 245-251.
- ^ Bielefeld: Organs and Organ Builders in Göttingen. 2007, pp. 266-268.