Georg Friedrich Grüneberg
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Georg Friedrich Grüneberg (13 December 1752 – 22 October 1827) in Stettin, Pommerania) was a German organ builder in Stettin.
Life[edit]
Born in Magdeburg, father Philipp Wilhelm Grüneberg was an organ builder in Magdeburg, since 1767 in Białogard in Pomerania. Georg Friedrich learned from his father, as did his brother Johann Wilhelm Grüneberg, who later became an organ builder in Brandenburg an der Havel. Georg Friedrich Grüneberg was an employee of Johann Gottlieb Mehnert in Stettin from about 1779 and took over his workshop in 1782.
His son August Wilhelm Grüneberg took it over in 1824, and his grandson Barnim Grüneberg made it the most important in the Baltic region.
Work (selection)[edit]
Grüneberg is known to have built new organs, changed the disposition, repaired and offered to build new organs. The facade and parts of the organ in Chojnice (Konitz), as well as parts in Poznań.
New organ buildings
| Year | Location | Building | Picture | Manual | Stops | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779–1782 | Posen (Poznań) | Kreuzkirche, today Allerheiligenkirche | .JPG)
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Altar organ in new church, with Mehnert, 1868 extensive rebuilding by Wilhelm Sauer to II/P, 30, today I/P, 19, facade and parts of organ preserved.[1] | ||
| 1783 | Konitz (Chojnice), Westpreußen | Augustinerklosterkirche | II/P | 23 | In 1819, Conversion to Annunciation Church, later pneumatic conversion by August Terletzki, In 1947, conversion to St. John's Church, 1954 conversion by Sobiechowski with new facade to II/P, 37, parts of Grüneberg organ preserved[2][3][4] | |
| 1818 | Stettin (Szczecin) | St. Peter and Paul | II/P | 24 | not preserved | |
| 1822 | Schwedt | City church | not preserved |
Other works
| year | Location | Building | Picture | Manuale | Stops | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1767 | Belgard (Białogard) | Church | Presumption, during the conversion by Marx | |||
| 1781 | Stettin (Szczecin) | St. Nikolai | Repair, with Mehnert | |||
| 1782 | Stettin | St. Marien | Repair, with Mehnert | |||
| 1786 | Stettin | St. Jacobi | Change of disposition, repairs as early as 1783 | |||
| 1796 | Königsberg (Chojna), Neumark | St. Marien | Repairs, then 1811 Repairs offer | |||
| 1800 | Kamień Pomorski, Pommerania | Camminer Dom | Disposition changes and repairs | |||
| 1804 | Driesen (Drezdenko), Neumark | Kirche | Draft facade, whether it was built is not known.[5] | |||
| 1811 | Demmin, Pommern | St. Bartholomaei | Neubau-Angebot, nicht gebaut | |||
| 1821 | Briest | Church | New construction offer, not accepted |
References[edit]
- ^ Orgel[permanent dead link] Wirtualne Centrum Organowe, Geschichte und heutige Disposition (polnisch)
- ^ Chojnice, Church of the Annunciation Musician Sacram, History (Polish)
- ^ Basilica of St John the Baptist[permanent dead link] Wirtualne Centrum Organowe, history and present organ disposition (Polish)
- ^ Basilica of St. John the Baptist Organ database, with present organ (niederländisch)
- ^ Forschung Institut für Orgelforschung Brandenburg, Abschnitt 2017, dritte Abbildung klicken
Further reading[edit]
- Christhard Kirchner, Uwe Pape: Grüneberg, Georg Friedrich (3). In Uwe Pape, Wolfram Hackel, Christhard Kirchner (ed.): Lexikon norddeutscher Orgelbauer. Band 4. Berlin, Brandenburg und Umgebung. Pape Verlag, Berlin 2017. pp. 190f.