Pipe Organ MapJ. Gabler
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1700 - 1771 |
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Joseph Gabler (born July 6, 1700, in Ochsenhausen; died November 8, 1771, in Bregenz) was one of the most significant organ builders in southern Germany during the Baroque period. Gabler was trained as a carpenter in the workshop of Ochsenhausen Abbey. Following tradition, he traveled as a journeyman, working for several years in Mainz starting in 1719, though little is known about this period. After completing his journeyman years, he found employment with an organ builder in Mainz. Potential mentors include Johann Jakob Dahm and Anton Ignaz Will, but not Johann Peter Geissel, as sometimes mentioned erroneously. There's no evidence Gabler worked with Anton Ziegenhorn or his son Johann Eberhard Ziegenhorn, whose widow Gabler married in 1729. Gabler first appears in records as an organ builder in 1727 when he unsuccessfully applied for the maintenance of the Mainz Cathedral organs.
From 1729 to 1733, Gabler was back in Ochsenhausen, receiving a commission from Abbot Cölestin Frener to build a new organ for St. George's Abbey Church. He briefly returned to Mainz in 1733/1734 before settling in Weingarten near Ravensburg from 1736 or 1737 until at least 1750, where he built the Great Organ on the west gallery of the Weingarten Basilica. He lived in Ravensburg from 1763 to 1768, working again in Ochsenhausen, where he modeled his work after the Weingarten organ with a free-standing console, a design increasingly popular among southern German organ builders. Gabler's other known activities include building the choir organ for the Zwiefalten Abbey from 1753 to 1755 and expanding the choir organ in Maria Steinbach from 1756 to 1759. He worked on various projects in Ravensburg until his final years in Bregenz, where he died while working on the city's parish church organ. Gabler's surviving organs are located in Ochsenhausen, Weingarten, and Maria Steinbach, with the Weingarten organ remaining nearly entirely original. His legacy includes the innovative free-standing console and a lasting impact on southern German organ building. Legends about his work, such as the Vox Humana myth and the secret lever in the Weingarten organ, reflect the lasting fascination with his contributions.
From 1729 to 1733, Gabler was back in Ochsenhausen, receiving a commission from Abbot Cölestin Frener to build a new organ for St. George's Abbey Church. He briefly returned to Mainz in 1733/1734 before settling in Weingarten near Ravensburg from 1736 or 1737 until at least 1750, where he built the Great Organ on the west gallery of the Weingarten Basilica. He lived in Ravensburg from 1763 to 1768, working again in Ochsenhausen, where he modeled his work after the Weingarten organ with a free-standing console, a design increasingly popular among southern German organ builders. Gabler's other known activities include building the choir organ for the Zwiefalten Abbey from 1753 to 1755 and expanding the choir organ in Maria Steinbach from 1756 to 1759. He worked on various projects in Ravensburg until his final years in Bregenz, where he died while working on the city's parish church organ. Gabler's surviving organs are located in Ochsenhausen, Weingarten, and Maria Steinbach, with the Weingarten organ remaining nearly entirely original. His legacy includes the innovative free-standing console and a lasting impact on southern German organ building. Legends about his work, such as the Vox Humana myth and the secret lever in the Weingarten organ, reflect the lasting fascination with his contributions.
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