Gunan, Peter

Dates Active in Dublin: 

1729–1759

Business Type: 
Musical instrument maker: organ
Musical instrument maker: harpsichord
Details: 

Relationship to Dominick Gunan unknown. Benefit concerts held for 'Mr Gunan' in 1750 (Fishamble Street, 18 April), 1753 (Marlborough Bowling Green, 24 August), 1757 (Fishamble Street, 19 March) and 1758 (Fishamble Street, 10 March) could refer to either Dominick or Peter.

Boydell states that Peter Gunan was Cousser's harpsichord maker in Dublin.

Select Product/Work List: 

Tuned and Maintained

  • Organ: Trinity College Chapel, 1729–59 (Boydell, 'The Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Dublin')
    • See Also: 

    Gunan, Dominick

    Source(s): 

    Boydell, Brian, A Dublin Musical Calendar 1700–1760 (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1988), p. 260

    Boydell, Barra, 'John Baptiste Cuvillie, Ferdinand Weber, and the Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Dublin', The Organ, 72.283 (1992), 15–27 (pp. 21–22)

    Last Update: 20-11-2016