Rohn (organ builder)
Rohn was an organ building company and a family of organ builders in Wormditt in East Prussia in the 19th century.
Organ builder
Johann Rohn I
The year of birth Johann Rohn (I) is unknown. He was a student of Carl August Buchholz in Berlin. According to the company, he founded the workshop in Wormditt in 1830 . A new organ from 1837 is the first work that is still known today. Johann Rohn was the most important organ builder in East Prussia in his time and created around 80 new organs, as well as conversions and repairs.
He died in 1859.
Johann Rohn II
Johann Rohn (II) took over the father's workshop. The number of organs he built is not known. The last works from 1882 are mentioned, in 1885 he was described as deceased.
Otto Wilhelm
Otto Wilhelm was not a member of the family. He headed the J. Rohn'sche Orgelbauanstalt in Wormditt Ostpr. since 1882. Emilie Rohn remained the owner as a widow until at least 1885. In 1894 Bruno Goebel took over the management, Otto Wilhelm continued to work. In 1898 this was last mentioned with work.
Johann Rohn III / John Rohn
Johann Rohn (III) was born around 1870 and was 14 years old when his father died. In 1893, he founded the company John Rohn Church, Chapel and Concert Pipe Organs of the Improved and Modern System in Milwaukee, USA . In 1895 he applied to build a new organ in the Evangelical Church in Wormditt without success. His further career is unknown.
List of works (selection)
Johann Rohn I built around 80 organs, only a part of which is known today. New buildings, conversions and repairs were also carried out by the successors. The company's organs were considered solid and simple, they were hardly susceptible to repairs.
Some instruments and brochures have been preserved in today's Poland.
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839/1841 | Rössel (Reszel) | Catholic Church | III / P | 33 | ||
| 1840 | Wormditt (Orneta) | Catholic Church | ? | ? | previously Wolff organ , replaced by Goebel in 1929 | |
| around 1843 (?) | Krossen (Krosno) | Catholic Church |
|
II / P | 23 | in the baroque prospectus by Georg Wolff from 1731, restored in 2000, partially preserved |
| 1847 | Memel (Klaipeda) | Lithuanian Church | II / P | 28 | not received | |
| 1849 | Wuslack (Wozławki) | church | II / P | 13 | Preserved, around 1880 reconstruction by J. Rohn II | |
| 1850/52 | Elk (Ełk) | Protestant church | III / P | 38 | not received | |
| 1857 | Braunsberg -Neustadt (Braniewo) | Evangelical Church, today the Greek Catholic Trinity Church | partially preserved | |||
| 1858 | Jedwabno | church | II / P | 18th | ||
| 1860 | Kumilsko (Kumielski) | church | I / P | 13 | receive | |
| 1860 | Raudnitz (Rudzienice) | church | II / P | 18th |
literature
- Werner Renkewitz , Jan Janca , Hermann Fischer : History of the art of organ building in East and West Prussia from 1333 to 1944. Volume II, 2. From Johann Preuss to E. Kemper & Sohn, Lübeck / Bartenstein. Siebenquart, Cologne 2015. pp. 197–247.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urania, music magazine. Issue 4. 1859. p. 52
- ↑ Krosno. Sanctuary Nawieszenia NMP i św. Jozefa MusicamSacram, with disposition (Polish)
- ↑ Braniewo, Cerkiew grekokatolicka Świętej Trójcy MusicamSacram, with today's disposition