Gottlieb Scholtze

Gottlieb Scholtze (1713 – 6 April 1783) was a German pipe organ builder. He had his workshop in Neuruppin since 1740. He was a pupil of Joachim Wagner. Along with Ernst Julius Marx and Johann Wilhelm Grüneberg, he is considered the most important organ builder in the Mark Brandenburg in the second half of the 18th century. A total of 32 new buildings are recorded by him, including the organ of the parish church in Küstrin.

Organ Buildings (selection) Year Location Building Picture Manual Casing Notes 1749 Groß Schönebeck 160px I/P 16 Restored in 2009 by Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau 1754 Havelberg Stadtkirche St. Laurentius 160px II/P 32 In 2014, a sponsoring association was founded in order to be able to restore the Scholtze organ, which is currently not playable. 1756 1759 Lenzen (Elbe) St. Katharinen, reconstruction.160x160px II/P 27 Restored in 2007 by Reinhard Hüfken and restored to its original condition. Contains pipe material from the predecessor organs by Hans Scherer der Jüngere (1627/1628) and by Arp Schnitger (1707/1708) 1760 I 9 Restored in 2000. 1764 1764 Zollchow bei Milow I/P 9 New organ built around 1860 by Lütkemüller, casing and four stops by Scholtze preserved. 1765 Kotzen (Havelland) 1767 Rheinsberg St. Laurentius 160x160px I/P 13 Rebuilt several times, casing and some stops preserved 1769 Templin Sankt-Maria-Magdalena-Kirche 160x160px II/P 27 Casing preserved 1770 Schönhausen (Elbe) Dorfkirche St. Marien und Willebrord I/P 14 Restoration and reconstruction of the original state in 2010 by Orgelbau Reinhard Hüfken 1772 Fürstenwalde/Spree St Mary's Cathedral, Fürstenwalde Destroyed in April 1945 1772 Müllrose center 160x160px Donated; casing preserved. 1775 Seedorf (Lenzen) Village church I/p 8 Preserved 1777 Havelberg center