Christian Gottlob Steinmüller (25 September 1792 – 8 May 1864) was an organ builder in Germany.

Life

He was born on 25 September 1792, the son of Johann Gottlob Steinmüller in Arnoldsgrün, in the

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. On 15 January 1806, he began a 6-year apprenticeship with his uncle, Johann Gottlob Trampeli. On completion of his apprenticeship he settled in Grünhainer Hospitalgasse and founded his own organ building business. He married Wilhelmine Friedericke Hilliger.

Work

According to his own records in his 52-year career he built at least 27 organs in the following locations.''Christian Gottlob Steinmüller - Orgelbaumeister aus Grünhain''. Karl-Heinz Melzer: In: Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter 22(2000)2 * 1812: Grünhain * 1813: Großzöbern * 1817/1818: St.-Bartholomäus-Kirche (Wolkenstein) * 1819/1820: Church in

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* 1827/1828: Wehrgangkirche in

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* 1835/1836: Church in Arnoldsgrün * 1837: Church in

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* 1839: Church in

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* 1848: Allerheiligenkirche (Raschau)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinmuller, Christian Gottlob 1792 births 1864 deaths People from Vogtlandkreis People from the Electorate of Saxony German Lutherans German pipe organ builders Pipe organ building companies Manufacturing companies established in 1812 Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Germany 19th-century Lutherans