Dienstag, Oktober 11, 2005

Of course no Silbermann tour would be complete without a visit to his museum, located in the Frauenstein Castle. We took a quick tour of the castle then spent the rest of our time in the museum. It contains information about Silbermann and all of his instruments as well as a full size replica of his first organ (1711), which sadly was lost in a fire not long after. We could have played this instrument for 20 euros, but declined since we had already played organs he actually built. Silbermann was one busy man, putting out an organ every year or two. He held the title "Honorary Court and State Organ Builder to the King of Poland and Duke of Saxony", a position that he convinced them to create just for him.

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