Joseph Pröbstl
Joseph Anton Pröbstl (born May 19, 1798 in Brunnen near Schwangau , † September 3, 1866 in Füssen ) was a Swabian organ builder .
Life
Joseph Pröbstl was born as the son of the mercenary and carpenter Joseph Pröbstl. After finishing school, he did an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, and worked as a servant at times. In 1817 he completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter with Martin Filser in Füssen and then worked there as a journeyman. It was his great wish to become an organ maker. In 1821 he began training as an organ maker with Andreas Handmann (1739–1833) in Schongau . He then worked as a journeyman in this trade for some time until he set up an organ workshop in his parents' home in Brunnen in 1824 and married the cook Michaelina Reinhart in 1826 in Schwangau. The first child from this marriage, a son, lived only one day from April 11th to April 12th, 1828. The second son, Balthasar Andreas , was born on January 2nd, 1830 and later took over his father's business as an organ maker in Füssen. After the death of his first wife in 1830, Joseph Pröbstl married the saddler's daughter Josepha Scheitler from Füssen on January 29, 1833. This marriage resulted in another five children, three sons and two daughters. During his time, Joseph Pröbstl built many church organs in the Swabian region, but also house instruments, pianos , an aeolodicon and various school organs .
Commemoration
At the house at Rittergasse 14 in Füssen, where the organ building workshop was formerly located, a memorial plaque was put up by the historical association Füssen on the occasion of his 200th birthday in May 1998 .
Web links
Joseph Pröbstl in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pröbstl, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pröbstl, Joseph Anton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Well near Schwangau |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1866 |
| Place of death | Feet |