Johann Gottfried Krug

Johann Gottfried Krug (* 1736 in Weidau , †  1811 in Merseburg ) was a German organ builder and instrument maker who had his workshop in Merseburg at the end of the 18th century.

Krug grew up in Theißen near Zeitz and initially manufactured organs mainly in the Zeitz Monastery area . In 1772 he wanted to relocate his workshop to Merseburg, which then happened after he had taken over the repair of the castle and cathedral organs there. Originally this maintenance contract was supposed to be given to Johann Christoph Zuberbier from Halle (Saale) , but the parish decided on the less well-known Krug due to Zuberbier's family ties to the organist.

His son Johann Siegfried Krug was also an organ builder, the organ in Atzendorf (I / 8, preserved) from 1831 comes from him .

List of works

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1768	Klepzig					Repair of an organ built by Johann Christoph Zuberbier
1772/73	Merseburg	St. Maximi				Maintenance of an organ built by JF Wendler from Mühlhausen in 1722
1775	Goehrendorf					Organ remodeling and expansion
1778	Wansleben					Implementation of an organ from Schafstädt (built in 1756 by G. Weber from Wetzendorf)
1776-1779	Schafstädt			II	21st	Reconstruction of the organ damaged by the church tower fire in 1747 (the organ was already in need of repair in 1810.)
1780	Mittelroda					New organ
1780/81	Merseburg	Dom				Major repairs and alterations to the organ by Zacharias Thayßner
1780-1784	Halle (Saale)	St. Moritz				New organ
1780-1790	Diemitz					Organ repair
1782	Holleben	church				Organ repair
1784	Goritz					New organ (probably preserved)
1784	Kreypau	church				Repair of the damaged organ by Johann Christoph Mocker
1785	Eisleben	St. Andrew		II	29	New organ
1785	Grockstädt					Implementation and repair of an organ from Göritz
1785	Kriegstedt	church				Stop for the construction of an organ (not implemented)
1787	School gate	Monastery church		I.	16	New organ
1787/89	Schkeuditz	City Church				Repair of the organ using the old bellows from the Merseburg organ (destroyed in October 1813 by the French imprisoned in the church)
1788	Schkeitbar	Ev. church		II	21st	New organ (preserved)
1788	Weßmar	St. Michaelis				Extension of the organ
1790-1799	Dieskau					Maintenance of the organ (built in 1750 by Heinrich Andreas Contius )
1792	Merseburg	Dom				Maintenance and renovation work
1792	Merseburg	St. Maximi		III	44	New organ
1794	Muschwitz	Village church		I.	10	Implementation of a used organ from Raguhn
1796	Small basket	Village church				Proposal for the construction of a new organ
1796-1798	Nordhausen	St. Jacobi		II / P	23	In 1894 the organ was replaced by a new one by Julius Strobel & Sons . The church was destroyed on April 3, 1945
1797	Oberklobikau	Village church
1807	Werderthau					New organ
1810	Nordhausen	St. Mary on the mountain				Organ repair
1810	Keuschberg	St. Laurence		II	24	New organ (preserved)

Web links

Commons : Johann Gottfried Krug organs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biographical note on orgelbauanstalt-ruehlmann.de