Georg Jann (17 January 1934 – 12 February 2019)Wir trauern um OBM Georg Jann 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.
1993–1994, Georg Jann built his largest organ at Munich Cathedral, consisting of a choir organ (1993, 36 stops) and the great organ (1994, 95 stops), with a total of 131 stops.
Until 1995, Georg Jann ran his company under the name "Georg Jann Orgelbau Meisterbetrieb". He then handed the company to his son Thomas Jann, while Georg relocated to Portugal and established a new organ pipe workshop, "Orguian", along with two former employees. At the end of 2005, he handed this company to Detlef Jann, his oldest son.Thomas Jann Orgelbau GmbH und Matthias Zimmer (ed.). Festschrift 50 Jahre Jann Orgelbau. Laberweinting, Allkofen: Self-Publishing, 2024.
Selected works Year Location Church Image Manuals Stops1979ScheyernScheyern AbbeyIII/P 391980TegernseeTegernsee AbbeyIII/P331986NiederaltaichNiederaltaich AbbeyIV/P481989WaldsassenStiftsbasilikaV/P1031993–1994MunichMunich CathedralChoir Organ/"Andreas-Orgel" (1993, III/P, 36 stops) & Great Organ (1994, IV/P, 95 stops)IV/P1311995PortoIgreja da Lapa IV/P 64
References
Bibliography Thomas Jann Orgelbau GmbH und Matthias Zimmer (ed.). Festschrift 50 Jahre Jann Orgelbau. Laberweinting, Allkofen: Self-Publishing, 2024.