Eichhorn Schwyz
Eichhorn Schwyz (today Eichhorn Gebr., Owner Greuter und Sohn ) is a Swiss musical instrument manufacturer in Schwyz .
history
It was founded in 1886 by Alois Eichhorn (* 1865; † 1953) and, like J. Nussbaumer and E. Salvisberg, is one of the first great pioneers of the Schwyzerörgeli . In 1886 he began manufacturing and initially manufactured his Örgeli without a resonance box. In 1915 Eichhorn produced the first chromatic hand organ with three melody rows and 36 basses. The then well-known Stalde Franz is said to have brought Eichhorn to build this hand organ. Eichhorn later also built a five-row instrument with 80 basses.
Together with his sons Alois, Josef and Ernst Eichhorn, he coined the term "Eichhorn Schwyz" and thus the name Schwyzerörgeli . The 18 bass Swiss orchestra with cube inlays is still highly valued today.
Web links
- Official website
- Broadcast about 125 years of Eichhorn-Schwyzerörgeli on Radio DRS
- Report about the company in the Landliebe magazine (pdf, 750 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry “Eichhorn Gebr., Owner Greuter and Son” in the commercial register of Canton Schwyz
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
