John Snetzler
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John Snetzler was an organ builder of Swiss origin who worked mostly in England.
He was born in Schaffhausen
, in 1710 and died in Schaffhausen, 28 September 1785. He trained with the firm of Egedacher in Passau
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Congregational Church of South Dennis, Massachusetts, U.S.A., built 1762, installed 1854
source Lodge Historical records
He was born in Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....
, in 1710 and died in Schaffhausen, 28 September 1785. He trained with the firm of Egedacher in Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
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List of works
- St. Leonard's Church, Swithland, Leicestershire, 1756
- St.Saviour's Chapel, Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, NorwichNorwich CathedralNorwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
, Norfolk 1745 http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N05936 - St.Andrew's Qualified Chapel, Carrubbers' Close, Edinburgh 1747, now University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
Concert Hall http://www.gla.ac.uk/~gxla12/organs/ConcertHall.html - Fulneck Moravian Church 1748
- St Margaret's, King's Lynn 1754
- St Paul's Church, SheffieldSt Paul's Church, SheffieldSt Paul's Church, Sheffield, was a chapel of ease to Sheffield Parish Church.By 1700, Sheffield's population had reached 5,000, and a second Anglican place of worship was required to house a growing congregation. A site on the southern edge of the town was selected, facing on to Pinstone Lane...
1755 - Holy Trinity Church, HullHoly Trinity Church, HullHoly Trinity Church is an Anglican parish church in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-History:It is the largest parish church in England when floor area is the measurement for comparison...
1756 & 1758 - Duke of Bedford's musical gallery 1756, now St Mary the Virgin, HillingtonHillingtonHillington can refer to:* Hillington, Glasgow, Scotland* Hillington, Norfolk, England...
, Norfolk http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N06361 - Buckingham PalaceBuckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
1760, now Eton College Chapel http://npor.rcm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/NPORSearch.cgi?Fn=HSearch&rec_index=A00798 - Buckingham PalaceBuckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
1760, now Chapel Royal, St. James's PalaceSt. James's PalaceSt. James's Palace is one of London's oldest palaces. It is situated in Pall Mall, just north of St. James's Park. Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK...
http://npor.rcm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=E01344 - Unitarian Church, Hastings, 1760 (Restored 2010 by Matthew Copley) BA
- The New Room, BristolNew Room, BristolThe New Room is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England.It was built in 1739 by John Wesley and is the oldest Methodist chapel in the world. Above the chapel are the rooms in which Wesley and other preachers stayed. The chapel includes a double decker pulpit, which was common at the...
1761 (Installed around 1930, previously elsewhere) - Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts)Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts)The Concert Hall was a performance and meeting space in Boston, Massachusetts, located at Hanover Street and Queen Street. Meetings, dinners, concerts, and other cultural events took place in the hall.-Architecture:...
, 1763–1774 - St Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence's Church, Ludlow is a parish church in the Church of England in Ludlow.-Background:The parish church was established as a Norman place of worship in association with the founding of Ludlow in the 11th century AD. This parish church in Shropshire, England contains an extensive set of...
, Shropshire, 1764 http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N04633 - Halifax Parish ChurchHalifax Parish ChurchHalifax Minster in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is only one of two Minsters in West Yorkshire.-A brief history:...
1766 - Peterhouse, CambridgePeterhouse, CambridgePeterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
1765 - St. Michaels Episcopal, Charleston SC USA 1768 (Case only; new organ 1994 by Kenneth Jones of Bray, Ireland)
- Beverley MinsterBeverley MinsterBeverley Minster, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire is a parish church in the Church of England. It is said to be the largest parish church in the UK....
1769 - St Malachy's Parish Church, Hillsborough, Co. Down 1772-3
- St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
1777 - Rotherham Minster 1777
- St Anne's Parish Church, Belfast 1781
- St Mary and All Saints Church, Sculthorpe, NorfolkSculthorpe, NorfolkSculthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some north-west of Fakenham and south-east of South Creake.The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households...
- National Museum Cardiff (Snetzler 1774) given by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
Congregational Church of South Dennis, Massachusetts, U.S.A., built 1762, installed 1854
- Chapel of St John, Edinburgh, organ originally purchased by Lodge Canongate Kilwinning No2, is featured in the picture of Burns being made Poet laureate of the lodge and is still in very regular use, still hand pumped.
source Lodge Historical records
Sources
- National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) at the British Institute of Organ StudiesBritish Institute of Organ Studies-Aims:The aims of BIOS are* To promote objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music in all its aspects, and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain....
- The Organ, William Leslie Sumner