Georg Jann (17 January 1934 – 12 February 2019)[1] was a German organ builder.
Jann was born in Kalkberge. In 1948, he began his apprenticeship in Potsdam with organ builder Alexander Schuke. He moved to Switzerland in 1961, three years later to West Berlin, to work as voicer for Alexander Schuke. Between 1968 and 1972, he worked as voicer for Rieger Orgelbau in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg (Austria). In 1974, he took over the workshop of organ builder Eduard Hirnschrodt in Regensburg, and a year later, built his first organ for the Catholic Church in Etzelwang. In 1977, the company was relocated to Laberweinting.
1993–1994, Georg Jann built his largest organ at Munich Cathedral, consisting of a choir organ (1993, 36 stops) and the great organ (1994, 95 stops), with a total of 131 stops.
Until 1995, Georg Jann ran his company under the name "Georg Jann Orgelbau Meisterbetrieb". He then handed the company to his son Thomas Jann, while Georg relocated to Portugal and established a new organ pipe workshop, "Orguian", along with two former employees. At the end of 2005, he handed this company to Detlef Jann, his oldest son.[2]
| Year | Location | Church | class=unsortable | Image ! | Manuals | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Scheyern | Scheyern Abbey | III/P | 39 | ||
| 1980 | Tegernsee | Tegernsee Abbey | III/P | 33 | ||
| 1986 | Niederaltaich | Niederaltaich Abbey | IV/P | 48 | ||
| 1989 | Waldsassen | Stiftsbasilika | V/P | 103 | ||
| 1993–1994 | Munich | Munich Cathedral | Choir Organ/"Andreas-Orgel" (1993, III/P, 36 stops) & Great Organ (1994, IV/P, 95 stops) | IV/P | 131 | |
| 1995 | Porto | Igreja da Lapa | IV/P | 64 |