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Christian Gottlieb Richter
Christian Gottlieb Richter ( – 1763) was a German organ builder who worked mainly in Pomerania and Brandenburg. Life Richter was probably a son (or brother) of the organ builder Christian Heinrich Richter in Frankfurt/Oder and Storkow, with whom he jointly signed a repair contract in 1739. In 1730, he was probably the ''Königl[ich] c[on]c[essionierte] Orgel Bauer'' in Stettin (or David Richter?). From 1732, he lived in Stralsund, from 1742 in Demmin, from 1744 in Friedland (Mecklenburg), Friedland, and in 1757 in Soldin. Richter created several new organs, including in the St.-Jakobi-Kirche (Stralsund), St.-Jakobi-Kirche in Stralsund with 42 Organ stop, stops, whose Pipe organ, casing has been preserved, as well as repairs and extensions. The organ builder Simon David Richter was probably a son or other relative, while Christian Joachim Richter probably came from the Storkow family. Work (selection) New organ buildings References Further reading * Uwe Pape, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organ Builder
Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs. The organ builder usually receives a commission to design an organ with a particular disposition of stops, manuals, and actions, creates a design to best respond to spatial, technical and acoustic considerations, and then constructs the instrument. The profession requires specific knowledge of such matters as the scaling of organ pipes and also familiarity with the various materials used (including woods, metals, felt, and leather) and an understanding of statics, aerodynamics, mechanics and electronics. However, although in theory the builder is responsible for all facets of construction, in practice organ-building workshops include specialists in pipes, actions, and cabinets; tasks such as the manufacture of pipes, metal casting, and making rarely-used components are often delegated to outside firms. After manufacture of all parts of a new organ, the pipes must be pre-tuned and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
