Meinrad Dreher (organ builder)

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Meinrad Dreher (born January 30, 1763 in Illereichen ; † March 13, 1838 there ) was a German organ builder who worked in Upper Swabia .

Life

Little is known about Dreher biographically. He grew up as the son of a carpenter and learned the organ building trade with Meinrad Ellenrieder in Mindelheim . In addition, he worked for Johann Nepomuk Holzhey for at least eight years . Around 1790, Dreher performed as a journeyman master together with Holzhey when the main organ was rebuilt in the Obermarchtal Abbey . In 1790 Dreher started his own business as an organ builder in his hometown.

His son Joseph Anton Dreher (1794–1849) also learned organ building and took over his father's workshop.

List of works

The list shows all works known by Dreher so far.

year place building image Manuals register Remarks
1790 Illereichen modification
1798 Dietershofen Completion of a new organ
1801 Oberroth St. Stephan New building; not received
1807 Alberweiler Ortisei I. 7th New building
1814 Double folds II / P 23 Repair and transfer of the choir organ by Joseph Gabler in place of the main organ
1828 Memmingen St. Martin II / P 24 Renovation of the organ by Andreas Schneider; Pedal extension by two reeds → organ from St. Martin (Memmingen)
1832 Mindelheim Annunciation Mariae Verkuendigung Mindelheim - Organ 8.jpg II 18th Repair and expansion of the pedal by two stops, together with his son Joseph Anton Dreher; Case of an unknown organ builder from 1722 preserved; several conversions → article: organ

literature

  • Georg Brenninger, Gerhard Rieger: Organs in Swabia . Bruckmann, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-7654-2001-8 .
  • Hermann Fischer , Theodor Wohnhaas : Historical organs in Swabia . Schnell & Steiner, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7954-0431-2 .
  • Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Lexicon of southern German organ builders . Florian Noetzel Verlag, Heinrichshofen-Bücher, Wilhelmshaven 1994, ISBN 3-7959-0598-2 .
  • Ulrich Höflacher: Johann Nepomuk Holzhey: An Upper Swabian organ builder . Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 1987, ISBN 3-926891-01-7 , p. 18 (publication by the Society of Organ Friends 121).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Brenninger, Gerhard Rieger: Orgeln in Schwaben . Bruckmann, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-7654-2001-8 , p. 91.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Höflacher: Johann Nepomuk Holzhey: An Upper Swabian organ builder . Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 1987, ISBN 3-926891-01-7 , pp. 18, 47, 82, 180 (publication by the Society of Organ Friends 121).
  3. ^ Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Lexicon of southern German organ builders . Florian Noetzel Verlag, Heinrichshofen-Bücher, Wilhelmshaven 1994, ISBN 3-7959-0598-2 , p. 70.
  4. ↑ Alfred Reichling (Ed.): Mundus Organorum. Festschrift Walter Supper . Merseburger, Berlin 1978, pp. 190, 202.
  5. ↑ Balthasar von Ehrhart: Historical description of the main Protestant parish church of St. Martin in Memmingen . Fischach, Memmingen 1846, p. 104f limited preview in the Google book search
personal data
SURNAME Dreher, Meinrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Illereichen
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1838
Place of death Illereichen