Freiburg organ builders Hartwig and Tilmann Späth

Freiburg organ builder Hartwig and Tilmann Späth OHG
legal form	OHG
founding	1964
Seat	March (Breisgau) , district of Hugstetten, Germany
management	Hartwig Späth; Tilmann Späth
Branch	Musical instrument making
Website	Freiburg organ building

The company Freiburger Orgelbau Hartwig and Tilmann Späth deals with the building of organs and is based in March (Breisgau) .

Company history

Main building of the workshops in Freiburg Orgelbau Hartwig and Tilmann Späth

The organ builder Alois Späth (born June 16, 1825 in Ennetach, † July 7, 1876 in Ennetach) founded an organ building workshop in Ennetach in 1862. His sons Franz Xaver (* November 22, 1859 - October 5, 1940) and Albert (* February 15, 1866 - March 8, 1948) continued to run the company under the name Gebr. Späth Orgelbau . The sons of Franz Xaver, Karl and August (* September 4, 1908, † September 25, 1979) took over the business activities.

In 1964 August and his son Hartwig separated from the Ennetach-based workshop and transferred the Freiburg branch to his own company, Freiburger Orgelbau August Späth, master organ builder . The company has been called Freiburger Orgelbau Hartwig and Tilmann Späth OHG since 2008 , and is under the management of Hartwig Späth and Tilmann Späth in the 4th and 5th generation.

The training of the current senior manager Hartwig Späth began in 1958 with an apprenticeship with his father August Späth. From 1959 to 1965 Hartwig Späth studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Munich , which he graduated with the academic degree "Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur". In 1970 he passed the master's examination as an organ builder. He has been the sole owner of the company since his father's death.

Tilmann Späth (born May 13, 1984 in Freiburg) passed the master's examination in Ludwigsburg in 2008 after training as an organ builder at Rensch and Gesellenjahren with his father. Since then he has been a co-owner of the company. Since 2015 he has been on the advisory board of the Association of German Organ Builders .

Works (selection)

year	opus	place	building	Manuals	register	Remarks
1973	832	Berlin-Reinickendorf	St. Martin	II / P	13	New building
1975/2016	846	Annapolis (Maryland, USA)	St. Anne's	III / P	34	New building. Renovated in 2016.
1977/1987	860	Berlin-Lankwitz	Mater Dolorosa	III / P	40	1977 new building II + P / 18. 1987 Expansion by a Rückpositiv and another pedal unit
1981	886	Berlin-Neukölln	St. Clara	III / P	44	New building
1984/2014	910	Bonndorf	St. Peter and Paul	II / P	32	New construction using older parts. Renovated in 2014
1987		Ottenschlag	Ottenschlag parish church
1989	932	Fuerth	Church of the Resurrection	III / P	40	New building in the old housing
1990	938	Vienna (AT)	Calvary Church	III / P	38	New building in the Alsatian-French style
1991/2017	-	Freiburg	Kreuzkirche	II / P	22nd	Renovation and installation of the Klais organ built in 1964 for the Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Berlin-Charlottenburg. 2017 further minor changes in disposition and re-intonation.
1996	961	Riedlingen	St. George	III / P	52	New building. Adjustable pressure point reducer; Grinder drawer with Barker control for double valves
1998/2019	-	Koenigsfeld-Neuhausen	St. Martin	II / P	9	Restoration and installation of an organ by Charles Mutin (1898). Revision 2019.
2000-2011	971	Mettmann	St. Lambertus	III / P	42	New construction in 3 construction phases using the case and 19 stops of the Stahlhuth organ from 1912.
2001	976	Minden	St. Mary	III / P	41	New building
2001	977	March-Holzhausen	St. Pancras	II / P	16	New building; II. Manual with 10 alternating loops. Manual register in the general sill. Side trains rattle stork and finch loft.
2002	980	Berlin-Tempelhof / Schöneberg	St. Fidelis cemetery church	II / P	18th	New building. The pedal consists of 3 transmissions and 4 alternating loops (common wind chest with II. Manual)
2003	982	Copenhagen-Virum (DK)	church	III / P	31	New building
2003	-	Braunschweig	Dom	IV / P	57	Renovation of the Schuke organ built in 1962. Extensive technical modifications, minor expansions of the disposition, new intonation.
2004	-	Freiburg	University Church (Jesuit Church)	III / P	36	Renovation and re-tuning of the Dold organ, built in 1958 and modified several times.
2004	-	Altenbochum	Lukas Church	II / P	30th	Restoration of the organ built by Wilhelm Sauer in 1900 . Reconstruction of the pneumatic action.
2004	983	Vienna (AT)	Jesuit Church (University Church)	III / P	41	New building with partial use of the old housing. Franz.-romant. Sound style according to Cavaillé-Coll
2004	985	Oberhausen-Buschhausen	St. Joseph	II / P	32	New building
2004	986-a	Niedereggenen	Ev. church	II / P	17th	New building. The pedal consists of 6 transmissions. 2 preliminary prints.
2004	-	Hersbruck	St. Mary	III / P	29	Renovation of the Steinmeyer organ built in 1975 in the old case (1738). Technical modifications and re-intonation.
2005	-	Marbach	Alexander Church	III / P	42	Restoration and installation of the organ built by Heinrich Voit for the St. Gallus Church in Ladenburg in 1868 and changed several times from 1927 onwards. Reconstruction of the prospectus structure. → Organ of the Alexander Church (Marbach am Neckar)
2005	986-b	Munich-Haidhausen	St. Johann Baptist	III / P	44	New building
2006	987	Kandern-Riedlingen	Ev. church	II / P	9	New building. 2 preliminary prints.
2006	988	Soest	St. Petri	III / P	46	New building. 3 transmissions, 1 advance copy.
2006	-	Eschenlohe	St. Clement	II / P	22nd	Restoration of the organ built by Franz Borgias Maerz in 1906 while retaining the electrical action.
2007	989	Aschaffenburg-Strietwald	St. Conrad	II / P	25th	New building with 4 transmissions.
2007	990	Reutlingen	St. Wolfgang	III / P	33	New building. 3 extensions
2008	991	Buggingen	Ev. church	I / P	10	New building. The pedal consists of 6 transmissions.
2008	992	Albertshausen (Reichenberg)	Ev. church	II / P	9	New building in the old housing. II. Manual with 5 alternating loops.
2008	-	Hamburg	Main church St. Michaelis	II / P	7th	Restoration and installation of an organ built in 1917 by the Strebel company in the crypt. Electropneumatic pocket drawer. Expanded super-octave coupling. → Organs of the main church Sankt Michaelis
2009	993	Filderstadt-Bonlanden	New Apostle. church	II / P	12	New building; II. Manual with 7 alternating loops. General sill.
2009	-	Marburg	University Church	III / P	55	Renovation of the Hammer organ built in 1965 in the old case (1927). Modifications to the action and wind system, expansion of the disposition and re-intonation.
2009	-	Hamburg	Main church St. Michaelis	V / P	86	Renovation of the Steinmeyer organ, built in 1962, with technical modifications (including the installation of wooden action), slight expansion of the layout and post-intonation. → Organs of the main church Sankt Michaelis
2010	-	Friedenweiler	St. John Baptist	II / P	20th	Restoration of the organ built by Wilhelm Schwarz in 1892
2010	-	Königslutter	Imperial Cathedral	III / P	44	Restoration of the Furtwängler & Hammer organ from 1892 to its original condition
2010	-	Eichstetten	Ev. church	II / P	24	Restoration of the cone chest organ with box bellows built by Johann Heinrich Schäfer in 1866
2010	995	Stuttgart-East	New Apostle. church	III / P	28	New construction using older parts. 5 transmissions
2010	996	Hamburg	Main church St. Michaelis	II / P	11	New building "Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Orgel" → Organs of the main church Sankt Michaelis
2011	-	Hamburg-Altona	St. Mary	III / P	33	Renovation and expansion of the Führer organ from 1964. 6 transmissions
2011	997	Tettnang	Castle chapel	II / P	11	New building; II. Manual with 7 alternating loops. 1 extension. Side play system.
2012	-	Goslar	Market Church	III / Aux / P	58	Renovation, redesign and expansion of the Schuke organ from 1970
2012	998	Heidelberg-Wieblingen	Old chapel of the Elisabeth von Thadden School	II / P	7th	New construction using older parts
2012	-	amounts	Church of Our Lady	II / P	26th	Renovation of the Rapp organ, which was built in 1995 using parts of the previous instrument (Späth 1975), with technical modifications, minor changes in layout and post-intonation.
2012	-	Vineyard	basilica	III / P	51	Restoration of the choir organ. 4 original Gabler registers have been preserved.
2013	999	Cologne-Stammheim	Immanuel Church of the Bridging Community	II / P	23	New construction using older parts. Prospectus-free installation behind a slat screen; Free-standing game table.
2013	1000	Einhausen	St. Michael	II / P	23	New building. 6 transmissions
2013	-	Evil reverence	St. Nicholas	II / P	16	Restoration of the Behler organ from 1846/1913. Prospectus-free listing of the work in the attic. Electropneumatic action.
2013	1001	Limburg	Chapel in St. Vincenz Hospital	I.	6th	New construction of a chest organ with a pipe brochure
2013	-	Trier-yours	St. Helena	III / P	30th	Renovation of the organ built by Karl Späth in 1966 with modifications in the action and wind system as well as post-intonation.
2014	1002	Alberndorf (AT)	Catholic Church	II / P	19th	New building in the tonal style of Cavaillé-Coll
2014	1003	Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt	New Apostle. church	III / P	18th	New construction using older parts. I. = coupling manual. 1 extension
2015	1004	Altenbach (Schriesheim)	Johanneskirche	II / P	9	New building. The entire organ can be removed from the niche for maintenance purposes.
2015	-	Ennetach	St. Cornelius and Cyprian	II / P	25th	Renovation of the organ built by Karl Späth in 1965. Modifications in the action and wind system, minor changes in disposition.
2015	-	Marburg	St. Mary	III / P	56	Extensive renovation of the Schuke organ, built in 1968, in the case of 1722 with modifications in the action and wind system as well as minor changes in the layout and post-intonation.
2015	1005	Podolsk -Dubrovitsj ( Moscow Oblast , RU)	Culture house / ArtCenter	II / P	27	New construction of a concert organ in the style of Cavaillé-Coll
2016	1006	Linz (AT)	Anton Bruckner Private University	III / P	22nd	New construction of a practice and concert organ in the style of Cavaillé-Coll
2016	-	Cologne-Bayenthal	Reformation Church	III / Aux / P	42	Renovation and expansion of the Peter organ from 1954. Auxiliary work on the gallery opposite
2016	1007	Kunming ( Yunnan , CN)	Cultural center	III / P	45	Construction of a new concert organ. 2 console tables (mechanical in the organ substructure and electrical on the orchestra stage)
2017	-	Ailingen	St. John Baptist	III / P	33	Renovation, expansion and redesign of the organ of the previous church, built in 1897 by Franz Anton Kiene . Expanded super-octave coupling.
2017	-	Ringgenweiler	St. Stephen	II / P	10	Restoration of the organ built by Franz-Xaver Späth in 1907. Pneumatic pocket shop.
2017	1008	Oesede	St. Johann monastery church	II / P	15th	New building; II. Manual with 9 alternating loops. 1 extension. Manual register in the general sill.
2017	-	Walldorf	City Church	III / P	38	Renovation of the Steinmeyer organ built in 1967 . Extensive technical modifications, minor expansions and re-intonation.
2018	-	Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop	Easter Church	II / P	25th	Renovation, redesign and installation of the Jehmlich organ built in 1977 for the Apostle Church in Bochum-Querenburg .
2018	-	Munich-Harthof	St. Gertrude	II / P	26th	Renovation of the Gebr. Späth organ built in 1956, remodeling of the console, minor changes in the layout, re-intonation.
2018	-	Gutersloh	Martin Luther Church	III / P	58	Renovation of the Steinmeyer organ built in 1951 , technical modifications, re-intonation. 2 transmissions.
2018	-	Freiburg-Littenweiler	Church of the Resurrection	II / P	24	Renovation of the Peter organ built in 1967, technical modifications, minor changes in layout, re-intonation.
2018	1009	Hangzhou , CN	Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Small Concert Hall	II / P	19th	Construction of a practice and concert organ in the tonal style of Cavaillé-Coll .
2018	1010	Hangzhou , CN	Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Grand Concert Hall	IV / P	64	Construction of a new concert organ. Magnum opus.
2019	-	Freiburg	Friedenskirche	II / P	28	Renovation, redesign and installation of the organ built in 1976 by Schuke / Berlin for the Freiburg Church of St. Paul.
2019	-	Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim	Friedenskirche	II / P	27	Renovation of the Steinmeyer organ built in 1958 , technical modifications, minor changes to the layout, re-intonation.
2019	-	Mainz	St. Boniface	III / P	42	Renovation of the Oberlinger organ built in 1957, technical modifications, minor changes to the layout, re-intonation, MIDI second console.
2019	1011	Cheonan	Buldang Catholic Church	II / P	21st	New organ. Mobile gaming table in the choir area.
2019	770	Frankfurt am Main	Holy Cross Church ( Frankfurt-Bornheim )	II / P	24	Renovation of the organ built by Gebr. Späth Orgelbau in 1964 , revision of the console, renewal of the electrics, leather of the bellows, membranes and other electropneumatic parts, wind chests overhauled, wind supply stabilized by new ball systems and a new motor
2019	-	Bad Salzuflen	Church of Our Lady	IV / P	43	Renovation, expansion and completion of the organ built in 1984 by the Gustav Steinmann Orgelbau workshop with 24 registers
2020	1012	Lucerne	Music college	III / P	19th	New construction of a French-romantic concert and study organ. 4 transmissions.