Leichter Unterricht in der Vocal Musik, : enthaltend eine Sammlung geistreicher Gesange, mit den neuesten und vornehmsten musicalischen Stucken, von verschiedenen Dichtern und Componisten, nebst hinreichendem Unterricht versehen. : Eingerichtet fur Singschulen. : Zweyter Band
Light instruction in the vocal music, containing a collection of spiritual songs, with the latest and most distinguished musical pieces, by various poets and composers, with sufficient instruction. : Furnished for Singschulen. Image: Two-volume tape. / Edited by Joseph Doll, Harrisburg.
Responsibility
Herausgegeben von Joseph Doll, Harrisburg.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg [Pa.]
Publisher
--Gedruckt bey Johan Wyeth.--1815. Und zu haben bey dem Herausgeber, und bey Johan Wyeth, Buchhandler in Harrisburg: bey Matthias Zahm, Lancaster: bey Henry Doll, Yorktaun, und bey Johan P. Helfenstein, Carlisle.,
Date of Publication
[1815]
Physical Description
120 p. : chiefly music ; 15 x 29 cm.
Notes
Copyright Oct. 19, 1815 by Joseph Doll.
Includes index of first lines.
From the collections of the Heritage Center G85.10.
Chamber Organ in Hepplewhite kidney-shaped case, flat top, with French feet. Cabinet made of mahogany veneers; secondary woods are curly maple, walnut, and pine. Figured mahogany veneers on case contrast with lighter colored wood inlay on top, sides, and front. Three wide strips of banding encircle case at lid, above doors, and at bottom above feet and apron.
Front section of lid is hinged, revealing keyboard of 32 ivory-plated keys and 22 sharp keys of ebonized poplar and fruitwood nosings At each end of keyboard are pierced wood grilles (for sound emission) with badly deteriorated fabric backing. Below keyboard lid is an inlaid lock escutcheon. Two front doors curve inward, recessing below keyboard section and creating a concavity for knee space. Inlaid lock escutcheon on right door.
Pine and leather bellows in good shape, some repair at hinged end. There are 17 loose pipes, apparently fallen out but intact. Fabric covering missing on back.
Conrad Doll was a cabinetmaker, organ builder and tunebook publisher as well as organist & schoolmaster for the First Reformed Church. Three extant organs by Doll are the 1807 organ in Chippendale case made for Peace Church near Camp Hill, Pa., and two chamber organs which are visually identical (One owned by Ray Brunner and the other by HCLC). Ours was deemed to have been built circa 1806 due to the Oct-Dec.1805 date of the newspaper lining of the bellows. See Notes!
Provenance
Likely built by Doll for his brother Joseph, a tunebook publisher in Harrisburg. The organ passed to Joseph's daughter Catherine Elizabeth Doll who married George Mish (1783-1851). Their son Dr. George F. Mish (1824-c.1919) married Ms. Smuller and they lived at 460 Union St., Middletown. The organ remained at the house, passing to son George Smuller Mish (1862-1939) & successive descendants until the house was sold in 1983. The furnishings went to auction, but the organ did not sell for lack of interest and was shoved under staircase. The Vreelands who purchased the house agreed to keep the organ, allowing it to be rescued and eventually sold to HCLC. It was restored to playing condition by R.J. Brunner and Co. (Ray & Ruth) of Silver Spring, Pa. in 1995-1996.
Originally in need of many repairs to case and interior musical works (see file for description). Restored to playing condition in 1995-1996 by Raymond & Ruth Brunner.
Foot piece later came unglued and is detached.
Object ID
P.85.09
Notes
In Historical Soc. of Pennsylvania's Daybook of J. Eichholtz on page 30 is an entry dated March 1, 1810 for John Wind: "To painting frontispiece" with a charge of 15. This is presumably for the one in LHO collection, or perhaps another.
An identical entry on page 20 for organmaker Conrad Doll dated May 19, 1809 lists "To painting a frontispiece" for the same charge of 15. (Copies of these pages in file P.86.3 for Eichholtz copper measure).
See: That Ingenious Business, Pa. German Organ Builders, Raymond J. Brunner, The Pa. German Society, 1990, pp. 158-161.
"A Conrad Doll Chamber Organ," The Tracker, Raymond J. Brunner, Vol. 25, No. 2, Winter 1981, pp. 16-19.
Research notes on Doll family genealogy. Also one-page article written for 1997 Exhibit label by Ruth Brunner.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Heritage Center Collection through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation
