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
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.
	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.
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

1. ^ Pape: Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Vol. 1: Thuringia and the surrounding area. 2009, p. 168.
2. ^ Uwe Pape: Lexicon of North German Organ Builders. Vol. 1: Thuringia and the surrounding area. 2009, p. 169.
3. ^ Fischer: 100 years of the Association of German Master Organ Builders. 1991, p. 235.
4. ^ Bielefeld: Organs and Organ Builders in Göttingen. 2007, pp. 245-251.
5. ^ Bielefeld: Organs and Organ Builders in Göttingen. 2007, pp. 266-268.