Thy name O Fyring thy deserving Name
Shall shine conspicuous in the Roll of Fame;
Ages to come, and Men in future Days
Shall greateful pay their Tribute to thy Praise.
C. W. P.
“Mr. Fyring is a German by Birth, but has for some years past, practic’d the making of Musical Instruments (particularly Spinets and Harpsichords) in this City, with great Repute.”[73]
This effusion explains itself. His workmanship must have been of superior quality, as it was seldom that a musician at that time—or even at the present day was much noticed, let alone publishing a poem about him.
How many instruments were sold by these organmakers it would be difficult to say, although undoubtedly parlor organs were found in many houses. There are advertisements of two organs for sale among a list of household goods before the end of 1750: A “small” organ belonging to Benj. Morgan, 1748,[74] and a “large” one, the property of the late Peter Kook, in 1750.[75]
Religious music in this half century was flourishing, and was considered a valuable adjunct of the church service, not only in German churches, but also in the Swedish and English churches. The composition of hymns up to this time seems to have been confined to the Germans.