Organ builder Schmid

Organ builder Schmid Kaufbeuren
legal form	one-man business
founding	1955
Seat	Westendorf (Allgäu) , Germany
management	Gunnar Schmid
Branch	Musical instrument making
Website	orgelbau-schmid.de

Orgelbau Schmid is an organ building company in Kaufbeuren . It was founded in 1955 by Gerhard Schmid (* December 12, 1925 in Kaufbeuren; † September 9, 2004 ). It has been run by his son Gunnar Schmid (* 1967) since 2004.

history

Gerhard Schmid learned organ building from 1945 to 1948 at the Hindelang brothers . He worked as a journeyman at Zeilhuber , and then studied organ building with Albert Moser in Munich . In 1952 he earned the championship title. From 1953 to 1955 he worked as a voicer for the Swedish company Mårtensson ( Lund ). Schmid set up his own organ building company in 1955 and divided the work between two workshops from the start. In the 1980s the company reached its greatest extent with over 40 employees. The area of ​​activity extended to Europe, especially to Eastern Europe, where Schmid transferred larger organ works as part of the “Triumph of the Heart” aid organization. The company delivered several donated organs to Russia and Latvia in the 1990s . The company also gained a good reputation through restoration work. Between 2002 and 2004, Gerhard Schmid dismantled the organ from the Thomas Kuhn company from Basel Minster . For the transport, the organ pipes were wrapped in clothing donated by Basel residents, which were later distributed to those in need in Moscow. The assembly of the organ was initially headed by Gerhard Schmid, whose personal request all work was carried out free of charge. However, he died on September 9, 2004 from the long-term effects of injuries sustained in a fall from the scaffolding of the Moscow organ.

His son Gunnar (* 1967) learned organ building from 1988 at the Mönch company ( Überlingen ) and worked from 1992 to 1994 as a journeyman at the organ building workshop Thomas Jann , in 1995 in his father's company and in 1996/1997 at Weigle . He attended the organ building school in Ludwigsburg and passed the master's examination. From 1999 to 2000 he worked for Hermann Weber ( Engerazhofen ) and from 2000 to 2001 at Zeilhuber. After his father's death, he finished his work and took over the business. Under the new management, the company turned away from the ideal of the neo-baroque soundscape. In 2006 the workshop and company management moved to the former branch in Westendorf .

plant

Gerhard Schmid was committed to the neo-baroque sound ideal. Characteristic for many of his organs are the working principle , mechanical slide chests , a neo-baroque disposition , the use of coupling steps, chiselled prospect pipes and Spanish trumpets . The cases are slim and either modern or baroque, but usually have a clear movement structure. The sound crowns are designed high, the aliquot registers can have rare partials such as sevenths and ninths, and occasionally even undecimals ( ⁸ ⁄ ₁₁ ′), tredecimals ( ⁸ ⁄ ₁₃ ′) up to ⁸ ⁄ ₁₅ ′. On the other hand, beat and string parts are not missing. Even smaller organs have a swell . Individual registers from romantic predecessor instruments were re-voiced or included in Schmid's new buildings in their original form. The expansion of selected register families is characteristic. In the case of larger organs, the pedals are divided into large and small pedals. The small pedal in the high treble position can be played from a manual or, as a solo work, forms an independent manual.

In total, the company built over 200 new buildings and restored around 150 organs. Today the company focuses on the restoration of larger instruments, the construction of small organs and the manufacture of sealing rings for sealing loops .

List of works (selection)

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1957	Schwarzenbruck	Martin Luther Church		II / P	21st	Mechanical game and pneumatic stop action ; Replaced by Jürgen Lutz in 2017
1957	Steingaden	Wieskirche		III / P	43	Behind the historic case by Johann Georg Hörtich; 2010 New organ built by Winterhalter with partial use of the grown substance → Organ
1957	Unterrammingen	St. Magnus		II / P	16	New building behind historic housing (1775); Cone chop , electro-pneumatic action
1959/1987	Dießen am Ammersee	Marienmünster Dießen		III / P	39	1959 New building behind the historic housing by Caspar König (1739), 1987 expansion by a swell
1960/1975	Steinheim (Memmingen)	St. Martin		II / P	21st	Renewal (1960) and expansion (1975) → St. Martin organ (Memmingen-Steinheim)
1962	Berlin	Heilandskirche		III / P	46
1963	Leipheim	St. Vitus		II / P	23	Behind the case by Georg Friedrich Schmahl (1766, originally I / P / 14) and using some historical registers, extended by a Rückpositiv
1963	Pello , Finland	Pello Kirkko		II / P	27	Using older parts. Replaced in 2012/2013 by a new building from Seifert and sold to Argentine in France.
1963	Kaufbeuren	Trinity Church		IV / P	57	5 manuals, subpositive attached to Rückpositiv; Replaced in 2013
1964/1997	Steingaden	St. John Baptist		II / P	27	Behind the historical prospectus from 1743 → Organ
1965	Landshut	Dominican Church		V / P	75
1966	Augsburg warrior	St. Thomas		II / P	22nd	Reconstruction by Orgelbau Schmid in 1993 and expansion by 1 stop
1967	Schweinfurt	Church of the Resurrection		III / P	26th
1967	Hof (Saale)	St. Michaelis		III / P	63	Restoration and extension of the organ of the Heidenreich brothers (1834). 2006–2007 restoration and expansion (new swellwork) by Karl Schuke (Berlin)
1968	Munich- Hasenbergl	Gospel Church		III / P	28	→ organ
1969	Munich- Laim	Paul Gerhardt Church		III / PP	43	→ Organ of the Paul-Gerhardt-Church (Munich)
1969	Stockholm	Church of the Resurrection		III / P	22nd
1970	Eresing	Ortisei		II / P	16	Parts of the prospectus by Johann Georg Hörtich from 1758
1970	Vahrenwald	Vahrenwalder Church		III / P	21st
1971	Windberg	Windberg Monastery		II / PP	26th
1971	Rummelsberg	Philip Church		III / P	35	since 2002 in the Nikolaikirche (Rostock)
1972	Kempten	St. Mang		II / P	16	Initially intended as an interim organ
1973	Attersee am Attersee	Evangelical Church Attersee		II / P	14th	In three return positives
1974	Heidenheim an der Brenz	Marienkirche		III / P	41
1974	Schwabach	St. Peter and Paul		II / P	20th
1975	Munich	Mariahilfkirche		V / P	72	with Bombarde 32 ′ and acoustic 64 ′ → organ of Mariahilfkirche (Munich)
1976	Altötting	St. Anne's Basilica		IV / PP	82	Using the historical case and the preserved romantic registers
1977	Memmingen	Christ's resurrection		II / P	20th
1978	Gunzburg	Holy Spirit		II / P	17th
1978	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	St. Martin		III / P	29
1978	Trebgast	St. John		III / P	23	behind the brochure by Graichen & Ritter (1749) and based on their disposition, but expanded by 4 registers and a larger range
1979	Kempten	St. Anton		III / P	41
1980	Neuötting	St. Nicholas Church		IV / P	49	→ organ
1981	Bask	St. Mary		III / P	37	The positive stands alone in a separate housing.
1982	Bad Wildungen	Evangelical town church		III / P	43	For the new building some registers of the Walcker organ (1857) were taken over
1983	Landsberg am Lech	City parish church of the Assumption		IV / P	68	Behind a baroque case from 1688
1983	Wertach	Protestant church		III / P	34
1984-1986	Roggenburg	Roggenburg Monastery		V / P	66	Reconstruction of the Nenninger organ (1957) behind the prospectus by Georg Friedrich Schmahl (1761) → organ
1986	to water	Free ev. Community		II / P	17th	Using older registers and parts of the broken Hindelang organ from Ebenhofen (1963, Opus 268)
1987	Kempten	St. Mang		IV / PP	52
1987	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Johanneskirche		III / P	30th	behind a neo-Gothic case and incorporating 9 registers of the previous organ (1925)
1988	Regret	St. George		II / P	22nd	Behind the historical prospectus by Augustin Simnacher (1722)
1989-1990	Turk field	Assumption Day		II / P	18th
1990	Obertiefenbach (Beselich)	Pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich		II / P	7th	Inaugurated in May 2014 in the Marienkapelle.
1990	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Johanneskirche		III / P	28
1990	Eibelshausen	Free Ev. local community		II / P	6th	Manuals with alternating loops , last construction of the model "Kleinorgel 68"
1992	Thalfingen	Christ our life		II / P	25th
1993	Mingolsheim	St. Lambertus		IV / P	52
1987-1996	Dijon	Dijon Cathedral		V / P	73	Restoration of the organ by the Riepp brothers to their condition from 1745 behind the historical case (IV / P); Placement of the preserved romantic registers on a swell
1999	Obergermaringen	St. Michael		II / P	14th	Last new organ built by Schmid Orgelbau.
2002	Klein Belitz	Neukirchen village church		II / P	16	Restoration of the organ by Paul Schmidt (1768)
2002-2005	Moscow	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		IV / P	74	Dismantling, transport and assembly of the organ by Orgelbau Kuhn (1955) from Basel Minster
2004-2005	La Orotava ( Tenerife )	Nuestra Señora de la Concepción		II / P	19th	Restoration of the organ by EF Walcker & Cie. (1914)
2006-2007	Munich	St. Willibrord , Old Catholic Church		II / P	15th
2013	Marktoberdorf	Musisches Gymnasium Marktoberdorf		I.	4½	Chest organ
2016	Esslingen-Zell	Trinity Church		II / P	22nd	Implementation, renovation and expansion of the Schmid organ (1972) from Kempten, Ascension Day (originally II / P / 20)

literature

• Hermann Fischer : 100 years of the Association of German Organ Builders . Orgelbau-Fachverlag, Lauffen 1991, ISBN 3-921848-18-0 , p. 297.
• Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas : Historical organs in Swabia . Schnell & Steiner, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7954-0431-2 .

Web links

Commons : Orgelbau Schmid  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Schmid Organ Builders
• Old Catholic Church Munich: The new Gunnar Schmid organ (with information about Orgelbau Schmid)

See also

• List of organ builders

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Fischer: 100 years of the Association of German Organ Builders . 1991, p. 297.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Allgäuer Orgelbau: Gerhard Schmid, Kaufbeuren ( Memento from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 24, 2017.
3. ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Press reports , accessed on November 24, 2017.
4. ^ Fischer: Historic organs in Swabia . 1982, p. 36.
5. ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Press report , accessed on November 24, 2017.
6. ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Portrait , accessed on November 24, 2017.
7. ^ Organ of the Heilandskirche Berlin , accessed on November 24, 2017.
8. ^ Organ in Kempten, Dreifaltigkeitskirche , accessed on November 24, 2017.
9. ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : 250 years pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich . In: Yearbook for the Limburg-Weilburg district 2017 . The district committee of the district of Limburg-Weilburg, Limburg 2016, ISBN 3-927006-54-8 , p. 137-141 .
10. ^ Germaringen / Obergermaringen, St. Michael. In: organindex.de. July 17, 2020, accessed August 17, 2020 .