Ludwig Mooser

Portrait of Ludwig Mooser
probably by Sebastian Stief

Salzburger Werkstätte Moosers in the Villa Haimerle

Ludwig Mooser (born January 30, 1807 in Vienna ; † May 22, 1881 in Eger ) worked as an organ and piano builder in Salzburg and Hungary .

He signed with Louis Mooser before 1845 and appears in Hungary as Lajos Mooser. In a few publications his family name, namely Moser , was not correctly reproduced.

Life

Ludwig was the son of the organ and piano maker Peter Anton Mooser , who is considered the inventor of the space-saving " angle piano ". As a 15-year-old apprentice with his father, Ludwig had to experience his father's death in 1823. He then moved initially to Styria and Carinthia , and in 1826 to Salzburg . After initial success as an organ builder in Salzburg, he was commissioned to renovate the Salzburg cathedral organ, but decided without authorization for a completely new building during the work. When the five times the amount he had demanded for the new building was not paid, he had to file for bankruptcy in 1845. After that, he was only gradually able to record economic growth again. This is indicated by the fact that he z. B. was able to deliver an average of two dozen new pianos every year.

Working method and workshop

Mooser had his workshop in a spacious property with the address Froschheim 12 , which at the time was called Villa Haimerle and, then closer than it is today, not far from the Salzach . This villa was built as a palace by Zuccalli in 1685 and was originally named Schloss Schöneck and Caspisschlössl , today it houses a parish office and a kindergarten. For Villa Haimerle included a boat landing on the Salzach, shipped from which he organs. A rail connection, namely with the Elisabethbahn , was given to Salzburg in 1860 . The Salzburg train station , with facilities for goods traffic, was only a few hundred meters away from Mooser's workshop, so that he could then send organs by train with favorable traffic conditions.

József Angster, the later famous Hungarian master organ builder, made a stop in Salzburg on his traveling years , when he returned from Paris on September 12, 1866. First he visited an organ building workshop in the Fünfhaus (certainly Georg Barfuß ), but found only one worker there. Then Angster went on " to the famous Mooser, who lived far away at the end of a suburb ", but he was currently working in Hungary. His daughter Josefa, who ran the workshop in her father's absence, could not give him any work either. Angster then just looked at the factory, where no more than ten people worked. In the suburb of Mülln (apparently with Johann Nepomuk Carl Mauracher in the Aiglhof) he experienced something similar; " Five organ builders in Salzburg, and no work " - Angster wrote resignedly in his diary.

When it comes to the sound structure of his organs, Mooser had, at least these can be read in Altheim , material rules for his registers. The deep pipes are made of spruce wood. As the scale rose, he switched to spruce with an oak lid and then to maple with oak. As an additional specialty, Mooser used oak blown edges for the large pipes . In terms of sound, his instruments were apparently characterized by their friendly, mild and bright sound of the metal pipes , the pleno of the organ sounds less sharp than broad and sustaining, which underlines the tendency towards the early romantic organ sound. The tonal effect of the wooden registers can be described as colorful and full . Mooser usually used labels on his pipes: the metal pipes have engraved tone letters, the register names are carved into the largest pipe .

Mooser's way of working and the quality of his larger instruments often gave cause for complaint. With reference to Anton Bruckner's report from 1855 on the condition of the organ in the Linz parish church , which was only built by Mooser in 1849, said z. B. Johann Baptist Schiedermayer jun. on January 2nd, 1856, the condition of the organ was really so miserable at this moment that not only in the high masses that often took place during this holy time a major disturbance was caused by the sticking of the keys and the pedal, so that the organist the every effort had to play the ordinary Blessing and measuring song. Mooser responded offended and found the explanation of the current organist presumptuous, especially because of the (= Bruckner) is not ashamed would have me to judge vis a vis maliciously basically the art of organ building on my work .

In Hungary

In August 1858 Mooser left for Hungary with eight new organs, by ship that he had built especially for this purpose and that was apparently left from the pier that had belonged to Villa Haimerle .

Because of the many orders from the Danube Monarchy and the death of his wife in 1863, he decided to permanently move his workshop with his sons Josef and Karl to Eger (German: Erlau) in Hungary, while his daughter Josefa was to continue the business in Salzburg.

The following can be read about his time in Eger: Lajos Mooser settled in the town in 1863, where he had an organ building workshop in the Lyceum. Among other things, he built the organ of the cathedral, which was completed in autumn 1864. Vidor Kassai (who was married to Mari Jászai for two years ) mentioned in his memoir from the 1860s that “there was a Moser or Moozer in Eger, a beautiful long white bearded German organ producer from Salzburg. He then built the cathedral organ and had a workshop in the lyceum. He didn't speak Hungarian, but he wore Hungarian clothes, liked the Eger wine and danced to the Hungarian csárdás. He was a happy old man. "

In 1863 Mooser became a Hungarian citizen, and he was also made an honorary citizen of the city of Eger. He held this title in high regard and included it in his signature. Initially he signed in German: “ Ludwig Mooser Orgelbauer zu Salzburg et Ehrenbürger zu Erlau ” ( Dénesd organ building contract , 1865). Later he mixed the languages: " Mooser Lajos organ builder és egri diszpolgar " (offer for the reconstruction of the organ of the Eger cathedral, March 1, 1881). He also wrote in Hungarian, although the spelling was not perfect: " Mooser Lajos egész Egri lakos ", or " Én vagyok most égés magyar ember, Mooser Lajos Egri diszpolgar " ( I am a fiery Hungarian man, Mooser Lajos, honorary citizen to Erlau - Correspondence from Leutschau, 1870s).

Ferenc Burgfeld

Ferenc Burgfeld organ in Kisújszállás (1899). Mooser's influence can be seen in the design of the organ case.

At the end of his life, Lajos Mooser lived in the so-called Hatvaner Vorstadt, in house No. 221 in Eger. As he got older, his health deteriorated dramatically, especially because he drank more and more, which made him deaf. His foreman and family lived with him, namely Ferenc Burgfeld, who was born in Salzburg . The old and sickly master was then looked after and cared for by Mrs. Burgfeld. On May 22, 1881 Mooser died impoverished of old age, two days later he was buried in the cemetery of the "Sorrowful Mother" (Hatvaner Friedhof) in Eger. Ludwig Mooser handed over the organ building workshop to Ferenc Burgfeld - probably during his lifetime. Burgfeld continued it for 25 years and built several excellent organs in the area during this time.

His obituary did not appear until June 5, 1881 in the Sunday newspaper , the Vasárnapi Újság : MOOSER LAJOS, born in Salzburg, 74 years old, organ maker, built the great and famous organs of the basilica of Esztergom and the cathedral of Eger, and still about one hundred and forty others, through which he had a good income, lived financially ruined in Eger and became deaf in his old days.

The only, practically completely preserved Mooser organ in Sárospatak

Sárospatak 1871

Money was collected for twelve years, and on August 18, 1868, the correspondence with Mooser began about a new organ to be built for the Reformed Church in Sárospatak. The master proposed an organ with two manuals, pedal and 24 stops, the cost of which was 6060 forints. The instrument was then brought to Sárospatak by train and handed over on July 4, 1871. Errors and shortcomings soon emerged, mainly the difficult playability and insufficient air supply were criticized; this led to a dispute between the organ builder and the church administration. Mooser tried to correct the errors. He wrote with his own hand on the door of the organ case how many stones should be placed on the bellows to ensure proper air pressure. In 1894 the church had to be closed because of the risk of collapse. The following year the church ceiling was rebuilt, half of the organ was removed for this work. The famous organ builder József Angster from Fünfkirchen then set up the instrument again with small changes. In the 1930s, people wanted to sell the instrument, but they never got around to it. The organ was heavily worn until the end of the last century, and extensive restoration work began on it in 2005. After four years of work, on May 17th, 2009, the organ was inaugurated.

The reconstructed disposition of the organ:

I Manual C – f 3 Principal 16 ′ Bourdon 16 ′ Octav 8th' Coppel 8th' Fifth 6 ′ Super octave 4 ′ flute 4 ′ Piccolo 2 ′ Cornett III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Mixture V 2 ′

II. Manual C – f 3 Quitaton 16 ′ Coppel 8th' Salicet 8th' viola 8th' Gamba 8th' Flauta 4 ′ Dolce 4 ′ Cimbel III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′

Pedal C – c 1 (25 notes) Principal bass 16 ′ Violon bass 16 ′ Sub bass 16 ′ Quintbass 12 ′ Octavbass 8th' Bombard 16 ′

Remarks

1. ↑ From c ⁰
2. ↑ From c ² IV
3. ↑ Transmission of the Principal 16 ′ register

Works

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1835	Heiligenstadt / Sveto Mesto in Neuhaus	Catholic branch church hl. Maria
1836	Salzburg	Collegiate Church of Saint Peter
1839	Kirchberg (municipality of Klein Sankt Paul)	Parish and pilgrimage church Maria im Moos
1839	Strobl	Parish Church Strobl		I.	8th
1839	Pischelsdorf am Engelbach	Parish church
1839	St. Georgen am Fillmannsbach	Parish church
1840	Mauterndorf	Branch church
1841	St. Gilgen	Parish church		I / P	9	not received. → Article: Organ
1843	Hallwang	Parish church
1844	Elsbethen	Parish Church of St. Elisabeth
1844	Easter rental	Parish church
1844	Salzburg	Parish Church of St. Andrä
1842-1845	Salzburg	Salzburg Cathedral		III / P	60	Mooser rebuilt the instrument without authorization and added 18 voices. As a result, he had to file for bankruptcy. → Article: Organ
1840/45	Altheim (Upper Austria)	Parish Church of St. Laurentius		II / P	21st	Rebuilt several times and redesigned in 1994 in the style of Mooser. → Article: Organ , → Organ index
1845	Salzburg	Blasiuskirche
1845	Grossgmain	Parish and pilgrimage church		II / P	17th	The organ is practically completely preserved. In 2000 the instrument was restored by Johann Pieringer. → Article: Organ , → Organ index
1846	Lamprechtshausen	Parish church
1846	Arnsdorf	Pilgrimage church Maria im Mösl		I / P	8th	The instrument was built in 1744 by Andreas Mitterreiter from Altötting . Franz Xaver Gruber complained that the Cornet organ was tuned . In 1846 Ludwig Mooser rebuilt the organ, it has been preserved in this condition. → Article: Organ
1846	Spital am Pyhrn	Spital am Pyhrn Abbey
1847	Eugendorf	Parish church				Late Classicist case with Roman dial preserved, new instrument installed in 1986 by the Upper Austrian Organ Building Institute.
1847	Nussdorf am Haunsberg	Parish church Nussdorf am Haunsberg				Burned in 1913
1847	Mauterndorf	Cemetery church and St. Wolfgang branch church
around 1847	Siezenheim	Parish church
1848	St. Pankraz am Haunsberg	Branch church
1848	Salzburg	Erhard Church				Mooser increased the Egedacher organ by adding a 95 cm high middle section for a play cupboard. Presumably as a result the clock above the instrument had to be removed; not received. → Article: Organ
1848	Bischofshofen	Parish church
1848	Salzburg-Aigen	Parish church
1849	Linz	City parish church		II / P	36	Anton Bruckner criticized the work in an expert report in 1855, so when Gerald Woehl rebuilt the organ in 2002 , Mooser's registers were taken over. → organ index
1849	Untertauern	Parish church
1849	Neumarkt am Wallersee	Parish church
1850	Ebenau	Ebenau parish church		I / P	5	Parapet organ → organ index
1850	Bergheim / Maria Plain	Pilgrimage basilica of the Assumption of Mary
1850	St. Peter am Hart	Hagenau Castle , Castle Chapel		I / P	6th	→ Reconstruction 2012
1851	St. Leonhard (municipality of Grödig)	Branch church
1852	Grossarl	Parish church
1853	Linz	Minorite Church				only the prospectus received, → organ index
1853	Vorderstoder	Vorderstoder parish church		I / P	6th	The organ is completely preserved and was restored in 1992. → Disposition
1853	Throw	Parish Church of Werfen
1853	Salzburg- Hellbrunn					Adaptation of the barrel organ of the mechanical theater .
1854	Fót ( Pest County )	Roman Catholic Church Immaculate Conception		II / P	13	The organ case was designed by Miklós Ybl (in Hungary the first case design by an architect). The organ, which arrived by ship from Salzburg, first played on December 17, 1854. Two years later, Franz Liszt played the organ. The organ was renovated and expanded in 1973 by the FHVO company (organ factory of the Budapest musical instrument company).
1854-1858	Kremsmünster	Sankt Stefan - Kaplaneikirche Kirchberg				Originally built in 1682 by Leopold Freundt from Passau as a monastery organ with 20 registers. 1855 sold to the chaplain church in Kirchberg. Mooser was commissioned for the adaptation at the new installation site, who among other things made a new case in the style of the Salzburg cathedral organ .
1856	Kleinarl	Parish church
around 1856	Fuschl	Parish Church of St. Erasmus				Burned on June 10, 1880. → organ index
1854-1856	Esztergom ( Gran )	Saint Adalbert Cathedral		III / P	49	Construction of the organ in Esztergom Cathedral from September 19, 1854 to August 31, 1856. Equipped with 49 stops on three manuals and a pedal with 3530 pipes. → Article: Organ
1856	Kiskunfélegyháza	Old church (rk parish church)		II / P	28	Built by Mihály Porhoniczky organ builder from Beszterce, Mooser renovated and expanded it. In 1961 the church received a new organ made by József Erdősi and Nándor Gonda.
1857	Oberndorf near Salzburg	Pilgrimage Church Maria Bühel		I / P	8th	The instrument, which was changed in 1916, was brought back to the original state by Fritz Mertel in 1994/95 . → Article: Organ , → Organ index
1857	Elixhausen	Catholic parish church Elixhausen		I / P	6th	→ organ
1857	Szabadszállás	Ref. Church		I / P	16	The original parts of the organ were delivered from Salzburg by ship on the Danube . In 1905 the Budapest branch of the Rieger organ factory carried out a renovation .
1858	Ramingstein	Parish church
1858	Kirchberg-Thening	Evangelical church in the field
1859	Surheim	Parish church
1859	Polgár	Church of the Assumption		II / P	31	The organ was destroyed in the Second World War, today's two-manual, 26-part instrument was built by József Erdősi in 1974 - according to the plans of József Tóth.
Around 1860	Sajóvárkony ( Ózd )	St. Michael Church		2 / P	11	Renovated in 2016.
1861	Karanac (Croatia)	Ref. Church		I / P	10	The organ was repaired in the early 20th century, but many pipes were requisitioned during World War I. The organ, which has been unusable for decades, was completely renovated in 2006.
186?	Galanta	Parish Church of St. Stephan		I / P		The mechanical organ was converted into a pneumatic instrument by Konštantín Bednár organ builder from Pressburg in 1926–1932. In 1991 the organ was torn down, today only the organ cabinet is left.
1862	Lessach	Parish church
1864	Eger (Hungary)	cathedral				→ organ
1865	Söllheim	Branch church
1865	Dunajská Lužná	Jánošíková		II / P	12
1866	Karcag	Ref. Church		2 / P	30th	The organ originally had 17 registers, which János Soukenik rebuilt and expanded in 1906. Currently unusable.
1869	Târgu Mureș	Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
1869	Pétervására	Parish Church of St. Martin (popularly known as the "two-tower church")		II / P	16	The inauguration of the organ took place on June 22, 1869. The EGER magazine says that it was commissioned by the local chaplain, Mihály Laczay, and Count Gyula Keglevich's widow .
1871	Sárospatak	Ref. Church		II / P	24	The only Mooser organ in Hungary that has been preserved in its almost original condition.
1877	Gmunden	Ev. church		II / P	18th
1877	Levoča	St. Jacob		III / P	32	He had signed the contract to build it in 1864 and undertook to complete it by the end of 1865. However, his work lasted twelve years, so that it was only handed over on February 27, 1877. This instrument was his last work.

literature

• Sebastiaan Friedrich Blank: The Mooser organ of the Altheim parish church from the perspective of the organ builder. In: Ludwig Mooser Organ St. Laurentius, Altheim. Ed. From Orgelbauverein Altheim, 1994, p. 13 f.
• Georg Djundja: A short history of the organ. In: Festschrift for the blessing of the Ludwig Moser organ. Ebenau parish church. Ed. Vom Orgelverein, Ebenau 2008, pp. 12–15.
• Heribert Metzger : The Ludwig Moser organ in Großgmain in the state of Salzburg - its history, restoration and late completion. In: Ars Organi . Ed. By the Society of Organ Friends , vol. 56, 2008, issue 1, pp. 35–37.
• Heribert Metzger: “He established fame and honor with his work.” On the history and restoration of the Ludwig Moser organ in Großgmain in Salzburg. In: Singing Church. Edited by the Austrian Church Music Commission, Volume 48, 2001, Issue 3, pp. 122–126.
• Thomas Pumberger: History of the organ at St. Laurentius. In: Ludwig Mooser Organ St. Laurentius, Altheim. Ed. Vom Orgelbauverein Altheim, 1994, pp. 3–8.
• Roman Schmeißner: Organ building in Salzburg pilgrimage churches. WiKu-Verlag, Duisburg & Köln 2015, ISBN 978-3-86553-446-0 (also dissertation: Studies on organ building in pilgrimage churches of the Archdiocese of Salzburg. Mozarteum University 2012).
• Kilian Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák Eger (Old Hungarian organs, Eger). Zenemekiadó, Budapest 1980.
• Gerhard Walterskirchen : "... he is the pride of the city forever." The rise and fall of the organ builder Ludwig Mooser. In: Roland Behrens, Christoph Grohmann (Ed.): Dulce Melos Organorum. Festschrift for Alfred Reichling's 70th birthday (= publication by the Society of Organ Friends. Volume 200). Society of Organ Friends, Mettlach 2005, pp. 525–536.
• Gerhard Walterskirchen: Ludwig Mooser. In: Organs and Organ Builders in Salzburg from the Middle Ages to the Present. Dissertation, University of Salzburg 1982, pp. 137–154.
• Gerhard Walterskirchen: Mooser, Ludwig. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
• Constantin von Wurzbach : Mooser, Ludwig . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 19th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1868, p. 69 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Mooser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mooser, Ludwig organ index, individual organs with current dispositions
• Organ of Esztergom Cathedral with Ludwig Mooser's company sign

Individual evidence

1. ^ Original in the graphic and painting collection of the Salzburg Museum
2. ↑ z. B. 1836 the cost estimate for a repair of the organ in Maria Plain : Blein on August 11th [18] 36 […] Louis Mooser mp organ builder . Quoted from: Roman Matthias Schmeißner: Studies on organ building in pilgrimage churches of the Archdiocese of Salzburg. Dissertation University Mozarteum Salzburg 2012, p. 262.
3. ↑ In the trade schematic of 1866 , however, six organ builders are registered in Salzburg, namely Georg Barfuß (in the Fünfhaus), Johann Dummel (Badergäßchen 340), Heinrich Katholnigg , Johann Mauracher ( fiefdom 2 ), Mathias Mauracher ( Stein 42 ) and Ludwig Moser (Froschheim 12 = Villa Haimerle ); Trade and commercial schemes for the Duchy of Salzburg , Salzburg: Verlag Ludwig Taube 1866, p. 23.
4. ↑ József Angster: Életrajzom (My Biography) . Rózsavölgy és Társa, Budapest 2017, ISBN 978-6-15800712-2 , p. 307 .
5. ^ Sebastiaan Friedrich Blank: The Mooser organ of the Altheim parish church from the organ builder's perspective. In: Ludwig Mooser Organ St. Laurentius, Altheim. ed. from Orgelbauverein Altheim 1994, p. 14.
6. ↑ Quoted from: Elisabeth Maier : Anton Bruckner as Linz cathedral and parish organist . Aspects of a calling. With a contribution by Ikarus Kaiser : The cathedral and city parish bandmaster Karl Borromäus Waldeck and the organ of the city parish church in Linz , Vienna 2009 (Anton Bruckner, Documents and Studies, ed. By Theophil Antonicek, in collaboration with Andreas Lindner and Klaus Petermayr, Volume 15 ), P. 32.
7. ↑ Lyceum, Eger
8. ^ Mooser Lajos 1863-ban telepedett le a városban, akinek a Líceumban volt orgonaépítő műhelye. Egyebek között ő építette a főszékesegyház 1864 őszére elkészetzt orgonáját is. Kassai Vidor az 1860-ban történtek között említi meg emlékezéseiben, hogy "lakott akkor Egerben egy Moser vagy Moozer nevű, szép hosszú, fehér szakállú salzburgi német orgonakészítő. Ekkor a székesegyház orgonáját építette és a Líceumban volt műhelye. Magyarul nem tudott, de magyar ruhában járt ő is, szerette az egri bort és járta a magyar csárdást. Gyönyörű víg öregúr volt. ” ; Digital copy , paragraph 4.
9. ^ Kilián Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák (Old Hungarian Organs) - Eger . Zeneműkiadó, Budapest 1982, ISBN 963-330-229-3 , pp. 112 .
10. ^ Kilian Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák (Old Hungarian organs) . Ed .: Zeneműkiadó. Budapest 1982, ISBN 963-330-229-3 , pp. 111 and 116 .
11. ^ Kilián Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák (Old Hungarian Organs) - Eger . Zeneműkiadó, Budapest 1982, ISBN 963-330-229-3 , pp. 149-150 .
12. ↑ MOOSER LAJOS, salzburgi születésű, 74 éves, orgonakészitő, ki az esztergomi bazilika és egri székesegyház nagy és hires orgonáit is épité, s ez nkivül méy vagy vagy száznegyvé de mégégé vágé, mégé vagé vagé vagy de mégé végé vagely de mégé vagé vagyvenet n is siketüle. See: Digital copy , under Deaths ( Halálozások ), p. 369, middle column.
13. ↑ 200 éve született Mooser mester, a sárospataki orgona alkotója. Retrieved December 17, 2017 (Hungarian). 
14. ^ Pour László - Kis Zoltán: A sárospataki református templom Mooser-orgonája (page 101). (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 22, 2017 (Hungarian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
15. ^ Thomas Pumberger: History of the organ to St. Laurentius. In: Ludwig Mooser Organ St. Laurentius, Altheim. ed. from Orgelbauverein Altheim 1994, pp. 3–8.
16. ^ Roman Matthias Schmeißner: Studies on organ building in pilgrimage churches of the Archdiocese of Salzburg . Dissertation University Mozarteum Salzburg 2012, pp. 11–13.
17. ↑ Built on behalf of Count István Károlyi between 1845 and 1855 according to plans by Miklós Ybl in the romantic style.
18. ↑ Hajdók Judit :: Ybl Miklós által tervezett orgonaházak. Pp. 593-595 , accessed January 20, 2018 (Hungarian). 
19. ^ Kilian Szigeti: Régi magyar orgonák: Eger , Budapest 1980, p. 108.
20. ↑ Kremsmünster Abbey : The historically valuable organ ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved Oct. 26, 2017 
21. ^ Hungarian Catholic Lexicon. Retrieved February 11, 2020 (Hungarian). 
22. ^ Roman Matthias Schmeißner: Studies on organ building in pilgrimage churches of the Archdiocese of Salzburg . Dissertation University Mozarteum Salzburg 2012, pp. 238–240.
23. ↑ Lázár Balogh: An extraordinary organ in Polgár. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 17, 2018 (Hungarian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
24. ↑ The Reformed church in Karanac. Retrieved February 17, 2018 (Hungarian). 
25. ↑ The parish church of St. Stephan in Galanta. Retrieved March 4, 2018 (Hungarian). 
26. ↑ Eger. July 7, 1869, accessed on December 17, 2017 (Hungarian): “The local chaplain, Mihály Laczay, and Count Gyula Keglevich's widow commissioned good old Mózer to build an organ with 16 stops and two manuals. The artist did the job well, the instrument turned out excellent, only 1500 forints had to be paid for it and it was finished in less than a year, which is not typical of the old man. [...] The inhabitants of the settlement donated a precious silver snuff box for Lajos Mózer and a tobacco pipe for his clever son. The old man confessed that he would not have received such an honor in Esztergom or Eger ”, p. 213, first column above  
27. ↑ 200 éve született Mooser mester, a sárospataki orgona alkotója. Retrieved November 18, 2017 (Hungarian). 
28. ^ Organs and Organ Builders in Slovakia. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .