The Activity of Organ Builder Joseph Weiss from Nabburg in Bavaria in Upper Silesia
The Activity of Organ Builder Joseph Weiss from Nabburg in Bavaria in Upper Silesia

Summary/Abstract: Among the organ builders in Upper Silesia at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, an extremely important figure is the organ builder named Franz Joseph Weiss from Nabburg in Bavaria (Oberpfalz region). He came from a family with organ building traditions. At the age of about 20, he set off on a journey across Central Europe to better understand the local traditions of organ building. Around 1780, he came to Silesia and settled in Pyskowice in Upper Silesia, where he conducted his organ building activity. He built several dozen organs (about 50). These were 1-manual instruments with mechanical action and sound features characteristic of the late Baroque. Several of his instruments have survived to this day. His work was continued by Johann Hawel.The article presents the results of the latest research on the biography of the organ builder (point 1) and his achievements in the field of organ building (point 2). The list of his works is presented chronologically.

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