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From: "Germanna" <>
Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Hebron Church Organ
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 17:38:05 -0500
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I believe you are correct John and I believe Bachman was Tannenberg's
brother-in-law. At the same time the Hebron organ was being installed
Tannenberg was building the organ at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in
York, PA. So he sent his brother-in-law to assemble and install the organ.
The York organ was to be his 35th and last organ and he died before
finishing the installation.
While tuning the York organ, which was installed on the rear gallery, David
Tannenberg suffered a stroke, fell from the scaffolding, and died three days
later on May 19, 1804. The instrument was first played at his funeral
services and Tannenberg was buried in York.

Wust's time table is off by 2 years for the installation of the Hebron
organ.

Thom

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Blankenbaker" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Hebron Church Organ


>
> At 03:15 PM 2/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >In the book THE VIRGINIA GERMANS by Klaus Wust on page 169: "Jacob Rouse
and
> >Michael House of Hebron Church in Madison County hauled a brand new
> >instrument from Lititz, Pennsylvania, to Robinson River in 1800. Like
most
> >other early organs in German churches in America, this one was made by
the
> >Moravian organ builder David Tannenberg." Wust cites these references for
> >his statement: William H. Armstrong, ORGANS FOR AMERICA: THE LIFE AND
WORK
> >OF DAVID TANNENGERG (Philadelphia, 1967), 109; and Huddle, HEBRON, 48.
> >
> >Could David Tannenburg or his assistant accompanied them also? Chapter 11
of
> >Wust's book is titled "Cultural Resources" and has good information on
the
> >kind of music and hymn books, etc. used in these early German churches of
> >Virginia.
>
> Philip Bachman (I hope I have that right) worked with David Tannenberg. In
> 1802, Tannenberg could not go to Madison so he hired Bachman to do the
> installation. I believe it was not a finished instrument. Tannenberg only
> built one more organ after Hebron and he died during the installation
> process of it.
>
> John Blankenbaker
>
>
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