Link brothers
The Link brothers were the twin brothers Johann Link (* 1821 ; † 1871 ) and Paul Link (* 1821 ; † 1891 ). Both were German organ builders and founded the Gebrüder Link organ building company in Giengen an der Brenz , which is still in existence today.
education
Johann and Paul Link were born in Aldingen ( Oberamt Spaichingen ). They received their training as organ builders from the organ builder Anton Braun in Spaichingen . From 1841 both were employed by the organ building company Eberhard Friedrich Walcker in Ludwigsburg and were thus able to gain an insight into what was then the most modern organ building. After 10 years, they came up with the plan to start their own business.
Company formation
Initially, it was planned to set up a company in Schwäbisch Hall . The Reutlingen music director Adam Seitz was able to convince the two Link brothers to start building the new large organ for the parish church of Giengen, which was to be carried out by the Gruol company in Bissingen. However, this was overwhelmed, so the company was able to carry out the order under the management of the Link brothers. This organ was widely praised and the opportunity to demonstrate this instrument to interested parties prompted the two of them to set up their business in Giengen in 1851.
Company development
The company's good reputation gave the company rapid development in the first few years. Orders were received from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The workshop space in the Hirschkeller soon became insufficient, so that the company premises on Memmingertorplatz were bought. In the first decade since the company was founded, 25 new organs had been built, and in the second decade over 30 new organs. Johann Link died in 1871, so that Paul Link continued to run the business alone. From 1885 organs were also shipped overseas, e.g. B. Japan and India delivered. In 1886 the business was taken over by Paul Link's eldest son, Eugen Link (1855–1940) and successfully continued. Even in France, despite the war of 1870–1871, link organ building was chosen. In October 1891 the new Link organ was inaugurated in Mirepoix (in the Ariège department, south-west France). With a mechanical action, the instrument has around 40 registers and has not been modified. For some works by the Link Brothers and their successors, see the Link Brothers Organ building company .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Fischer , Theodor Wohnhaas : Lexicon of southern German organ builders. Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1994, p. 236.
- ↑ Adam Seitz on the page www.schwaebische-orgelromantik.de
- ↑ Christoph Naacke: 150 years of organ building Link, Verlag Freiburger Musikforum, 2001, p. 24.
- ^ Helmut Völkl : Organs in Württemberg. Hänssler publishing house. Stuttgart 1986. p. 27.
- ↑ (French; PDF; 495 kB) ( Memento from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )