Johann Christian Dauphin (22 February 1682 -14 May 1730) was a German organ builder.
Johann Christian Dauphin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1682 |
| Died | 14 May 1730 |
| Occupation | organ builder |
| Notable work | three-manual organ for the Walldürn Basilica |
| Children | Johann Christian II |
Life edit
Johann Christian Dauphin was a student of Johann Friedrich Wender in Mühlhausen,Thüringen and was recommended for maintenance on his organ in Seligenstadt.
From about 1707 he settled in Kleinheubach, where he married in 1707. In 1714 he was put in charge of the organs in the County of Erbach.
His greatest work was the three-manual organ for the Walldürn Basilica which is probably the only largely preserved organ is in the old Catholic parish church of St. Anna in Sulzbach am Main. In addition, some prospectuses have been preserved.
His brother Johann Eberhard Dauphin was also an organ builder. His son Johann Christian II (June 12, 1713 in Kleinheubach; died May 8, 1772, in Kleinheubach) and his grandson Johann Christian III. (January 16, 1752 in Kleinheubach; died May 2, 1792, in Kleinheubach) were also organ builders and continued to run the workshop. It went out around 1800.
Works edit
| Year | Location | Church | Image | Manual | Register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1710 | Kleinheubach | Ev. Pfarrkirche St. Martin | 
|
I/P | 12 | Prospectus preserved and reconstructed.[1] |
| 1713 | Buchen (Odenwald) | Catholic Church | I/P | 12 | received nothing more | |
| 1717/1723 | Walldürn | St. George Wallfahrts Basilica | 
|
III/P | 32 | Prospectus received, accord of August 30, 1713 received, new building completed
Hans-Theodor Vleugels 1975, today III/40 |
| 1720 | Kloster Schmerlenbach | former monastery church, today cath. Parish Church and Pilgrimage Church | I/P | 12 | 1882 transferred to Sulzbach | |
| um 1720 | Sulzbach am Main | St. Anna, old catholic church | _Innen_03.JPG)
|
I/P | 12 | Originally for the Schmerlenbach monastery. The instrument was installed here by Bruno Müller around 1882 and slightly modified. Restoration by Vleugels Organmanufactur in 1999 |
| 1721 | Hergershausen | Ev. Kirche | I | 8 | Pedal was added in 1784; Organ replaced by a new building in 1912, prospectus preserved[2] |
Bibliography edit
- Hermann Fischer; Theodor Wohnhaas (1994). Lexicon of southern German organ builders. Wilhelmshaven: Florian Noetzel Verlag, Heinrichshofen-Bücher. ISBN 3-7959-0598-2.
- Bohner/Vleugel's organ in the Walldürn Basilica
- L. Eisenträger, organ consecration in St. Anna Sulzbach on December 5, 1999
References edit
- ^ "Dauphin-Orgel in Kleinheubach". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Hans Martin Balz (2009). Acta Organologica. Vol. 31. Kassel: Merseburger. pp. 149–162.
The Dauphin organ in Hergershausen and the registration instructions intended for it