Goetze and Gwynn

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Goetze and Gwynn is an organ builder in England which has a specialism in restoring pre-Victorian British organs. [1]

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The organ at St. Mary and All Saints' Church, Great Budworth, a Samuel Renn instrument restored by Goetze and Gwynn St Mary and All Saints Church, organ.jpg
The organ at St. Mary and All Saints' Church, Great Budworth, a Samuel Renn instrument restored by Goetze and Gwynn

Dominic Gwynn started organ building with Hendrik ten Bruggencate in Northampton in 1976, before going into partnership with Martin Goetze in 1980. Initially located in Northampton, the company relocated in 1985 to the Welbeck Estate near Worksop in north Nottinghamshire. A third partner, Edward Bennett, joined in 1985.

Martin Goetze died on 23 August 2015. The company continues to restore and produce organs, but according to its website its focus has shifted somewhat from the original directors' emphasis on re-creating the musical culture of the past. [2] Dominic Gwynn passed away on the 24th may 2024, aged 67. [3]

Reconstructions

The company has produced organs in Tudor style based on the remains of two Tudor organ soundboards discovered in Suffolk. [4] Two of these instruments are managed by the Royal College of Organists. [5]

Restorations

Among the organs they have restored are:

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References

  1. The Organ: An Encyclopedia. Douglas Earl Bush, Richard Kassel – 2006
  2. "Background". Goetze & Gwynn. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. "Dominic Gwynn". Goetze & Gwynn. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. Gwynn. "The story of the Suffolk fragments" . Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. "Early English Organ Project". www.rco.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. "Erddig House near Wrexham".