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Christopher Dawes, FRCCO - Organ Alternatives
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Subject: Fw: Arp Schnitger organ
Thought this project was put to sleep long ago...but wake up - and stop it!
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From: ROBERT WATERS
To: Stephen Pinel ; Hellmuth Wolff
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: Fw: Arp Schnitger organ
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From: Bill and Ellie Wegener
To: dsuthrlnd@...
Cc: Wigginsww@...
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 9:14 PM
Subject: Arp Schnitger organ
Dear Mr. Sutherland,
Our mutual friend, Webb Wiggins, suggested I contact you about an impending crisis for a famous organ in Germany.
The organ was built in the late 17th century by Arp Schnitger for the church in his home town, Neuenfelde (near Hamburg). He was buried in the church. Today the church is in the path of a runway to be built by Airbus whose nearby factory is building a 500 passenger airplane that Boeing refused to build as economically not viable. Airbus claims the runway is necessary despite the fact that it will run into the center of Neuenfelde and use land now occupied by the 300 year old baroque church, its famous organ, and the cemetery next to it. At this point, Airbus seems to have the power to go ahead with its plans; local politicians (in Hamburg) support the move. The church and its supporters are trying to save the church.
As this is an important historic organ, I am asking you to e-mail letters of support to me that I can forward to the Neuenfelde church. There will be a meeting at the church Monday, Nov. 29, with the bishop who may have the power to save the church. I do not know what time of day on Monday the meeting will be held. Remembering that Germany is 6 hours ahead of eastern U.S., letters sent to me on Sunday would be a big help. This is short notice, but I learned about the Monday meeting only today, Friday. Your letter should stress the importance and value of the organ, even to people far from Germany.
I am writing a similar letter as a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. My wife's parents emigrated from Neuenfelde between the first and second world wars. We were married in the church and had our silver wedding there also. We maintain close contact with our relatives there. The fate of the church matter to us; more important, the fate of the church matters to the profession of which you are a member.
Thank you for considering this request.
Bill Wegener
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