Georg Jann

Georg Jann (17 January 1934 – 12 February 2019) was a German organ builder.

Early life Jann was born in Kalkberge. In 1948, he began his apprenticeship in Potsdam with organ builder Hans-Joachim Schuke. He moved to Switzerland in 1961, three years later to West Berlin, to work as voicer for Karl Schuke. Between 1968 and 1972, he worked as voicer for Rieger Orgelbau in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg (Austria). In 1974, he took over the workshop of organ builder Eduard Hirnschrodt in Regensburg, and a year later, built his first organ for the Catholic Church in Etzelwang. In 1977, the company was relocated to Laberweinting.

Selected works

1979 Scheyern Scheyern Abbey

III/P 39 1980 Tegernsee Tegernsee Abbey

III/P 33 1986 Niederaltaich Niederaltaich Abbey

IV/P 48 1989 Waldsassen Stiftsbasilika

V/P 103 1993–1994 Munich Munich Cathedral Choir Organ/"Andreas-Orgel" (1993, III/P, 36 stops) & Great Organ (1994, IV/P, 95 stops) IV/P 131 1995 Porto Igreja da Lapa

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