Philipp Wilhelm Grüneberg (1710 – 1777) was a German organ builder. He founded the important organ building family Grüneberg in Brandenburg and Stettin.
Life
editBorn in Magdeburg, was possibly an associate of David Zuberbier, from whom he continued a work in Zerbst. From about 1752, Grüneberg was active in his hometown, where he was mentioned in 1760 as one of four organ builders. Around 1767, he went to Belgard in Pomerania, where he was also organist.
His son Johann Wilhelm Grüneberg became an organ builder in Brandenburg an der Havel, Georg Friedrich Grüneberg in Szczecin in Pomerania.
Works (selection)
editTwo new buildings are known by Philipp Wilhelm Grüneberg, as well as some repairs and a mood offering, all of which are indicated.
New organ buildings
| Year | Location | GBuildings | Picture | Manual | Stops | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1753–1754 | Magdeburg | Wallonerkirche | II/P | 25 | replaced around 1850 | |
| 1767–1776 | Białogard, Pommern | St. Petri |
Other works
| Year | Location | Building | Picture | Manual | Stops | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nach 1743 | Zerbst | St. Bartholomaei (Schlosskirche) | Repairs, continuation of the work of David Zuberbier, bellows repair in 1749 | |||
| 1758 | Kösen (Kösin?) | Evangelische Kirche | Repair | |||
| 1762, 1763 | Magdeburg | Unser Lieben Frauen | Repair (and tuning?) | |||
| 1763 | Magdeburg | Wallonisch-reformierte Kirche | Repair | |||
| 1766 | Naumburg | St. Wenzel | Repair | |||
| After 1767 | Köslin (Koszalin), Pommern | St. Marien |
Further reading
edit- Philipp Wilhelm Grüneberg (1), in Uwe Pape, Wolfram Hackel, Christhard Kirchner (ed.): Lexikon norddeutscher Orgelbauer. Vol. 4. Berlin, Brandenburg und Umgebung. Pape Verlag, Berlin 2017. pp. 188f.