Johann George guest

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Johann George Gast (born June 21, 1755 in Kobbeln , † after 1821 ) was a German organ builder.

Life

Johann George Gast was born as the son of Martin Gast and Anna Maria Bahro in Kobbeln. He learned organ building autodidactically and founded a family of organ builders, which until the beginning of the 20th century had its seat in Fürstenberg (Oder) . He passed on his craft to his son Johann Friedrich I. Gast (* 1782), his other son, Johann Gottlieb , became a teacher and sexton in Möbiskruge . Until 1805 Johann George Gast worked as an organ builder and master tailor in Bahro . From 1805 the workshop was located in Fürstenberg (Oder), as it was much more conveniently located at the time. His grandson Johann Friedrich II. Gast (* 1815; † 1893) and later his great-grandson Friedrich August Gast (* 1839; † 1905) continued the company. He built mechanical slider-chest organs , but he also restored, among other things. a. in the Nikolaikirche Fürstenberg (Oder) in 1806 the baroque organ from 1701.

Works (selection)

Johann George guest

Johann George Gast built around 15 organs in the vicinity of Fürstenberg (today Eisenhüttenstadt), some with his son Friedrich, and carried out repairs. The organs in Rießen and Groß Breesen , the ascribed organs in Groß Schacksdorf and Groß Muckrow , as well as the case in Möbiskruge with the replicated original layout have been preserved.

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
1790 Weißagk near Forst Village church I / P 6th Attribution, later transferred to Groß Schacksdorf, received
1797-1798 Möbiskruge Village church I. 10 1922 new pneumatic construction by A. Voigt in the previous case, 1994 new work with reconstructed original guest disposition by Sauer Orgelbau as Opus 2263, some original wooden pipes have been preserved
before 1800 Great Muckrow Village church I. 10 Attribution, builder, first location and year of construction unknown, built in Groß Muckrow in 1820, restored by Hans-Bertram Scheffler (Schuke Orgelbau) in 1984–1990, and in 1996 by Markus Roth .
1801 Rießen Village church I. 7th 1886 expanded to I / P, 8; around 1975 restoration by Sauer , 2016 by Reinhard Hüfken
1802 Wiesenau Village church In 1945 the organ and church were completely destroyed
1820 Great Breesen near Guben Village church I / P 11 receive

Johann Friedrich Guest

About 15 new organs of the son Johann Friedrich Gast I and the grandson Johann Friedrich Gast II are known in the area of ​​Guben and Fürstenberg (Eisenhüttenstadt), plus some repairs. The company F. Gast & Sohn existed from 1861 to around 1895, from Friedrich Gast II and his son Friedrich August. The organs in Grano, Groß Bademeusel (previously Bomsdorf), Strzegów (Strega), Kerkwitz (previously Göhlen) and Fünfeichen have been preserved.

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
1861 Grano at Guben Village church I / P 8th receive
1861 Bomsdorf near Guben Village church I / P 7th transferred to Groß Bademeusel, received
1863 Schenkendorf near Guben, today Sękowice Village church receive?
1865 Strega, today Strzegów Village church I / P 13 receive
1870-1871 Göhlen near Fürstenberg Village church I / P 6th Moved to Kerkwitz in 1980, preserved
1880-1881 Five oaks near Fürstenberg Village church II / P 10 Restored in 2017/18 by Orgelbau Sauer

literature

  • Martin Schulze, Wolf Bergelt (ed.): Organ manual Brandenburg. Volume 5: Oder-Spree, ISBN 978-3-937378-11-4 , p. 325.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nikolaikirche Fürstenberg / Oder - a short historical digression
  2. ↑ Organ in Möbiskruge Organ Information
  3. ^ Organ landscape Niederlausitz Vol. 2 - The Neuzelle monastery area ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Organ landscape Niederlausitz Vol. 8 - Lieberose and surroundings ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Organ in Rießen Orgeldatabase (Dutch)
  6. ^ Organ landscape Niederlausitz Vol. 2 - The Neuzelle monastery area ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ The joy of baroque sounds Märkische online newspaper from July 7, 2016, about restoration work (press review)
  8. ^ Organ in Fünfeichen Sauer Orgelbau, with photo and disposition
personal data
SURNAME Guest, Johann George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Cobble
DATE OF DEATH after 1821