Sebastian Achamer
Sebastian Achamer (born January 18, 1623 in Hall / Tyrol ; † July 5, 1694 there ) was an Austrian organ builder .
Life
From 1640 to 1646 he learned the organ trade from the organ builder Nikolaus Harter. After completing his apprenticeship, he worked as a journeyman in this workshop . Harter, who hardly created any works himself, died in 1654, and Achamer married his widow and continued the organ workshop. He spent the end of his life in poverty. In 1687 he was no longer entrusted with building the organ in the parish church in Hall.
List of works (selection)
His field of activity was in Tyrol and Salzburg as well as in Upper Bavaria and Swabia. Proven works (excerpt):
| year | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1656 | Ilgen near Steingaden | Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | ||||
| 1657 | Schongau | Assumption Day | ||||
| 1659 | Absam | Marienbasilika | ||||
| 1660 | Stötten am Auerberg | |||||
| 1661 | Marktoberdorf | City parish church of St. Martin | ||||
| 1662 | Rattenberg | Augustinian Church | ||||
| 1663 | Mindelheim | Annunciation | ||||
| 1668 | innsbruck | Rule house | ||||
| 1671 | Salurn | St. Joseph | ||||
| 1678 | Lofer | |||||
| 1680 | Untermieming | |||||
| 1682 | Kirchdorf in Tirol | |||||
| 1682 | Teisendorf | |||||
| ? | Pinzon | |||||
| ? | Ried in the Upper Inn Valley | Loreto Chapel | I. | 5 | ||
| ? | Hall in Tirol | Parish Church of St. Nicholas | I. | 6th | not installed in Hall, today in Lans (Tyrol) ; New construction of the parish church organ (1687) by Franz Köck |
literature
- Walter Senn: From the cultural life of a small town in southern Germany . Tyrolia, Innsbruck-Vienna-Munich 1938, p. 451-455 .
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| SURNAME | Achamer, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1623 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall in Tirol |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1694 |
| Place of death | Hall in Tirol |