Organ builder Schmid
Organ builder Schmid Kaufbeuren | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Official website of Schmid Organ Builders
- Old Catholic Church Munich: The new Gunnar Schmid organ (with information about Orgelbau Schmid)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fischer: 100 years of the Association of German Organ Builders . 1991, p. 297.
- ↑ a b Allgäuer Orgelbau: Gerhard Schmid, Kaufbeuren ( Memento from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Press reports , accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ Fischer: Historic organs in Swabia . 1982, p. 36.
- ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Press report , accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ Orgelbau Schmid: Portrait , accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ Organ of the Heilandskirche Berlin , accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ Organ in Kempten, Dreifaltigkeitskirche , accessed on November 24, 2017.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ Germaringen / Obergermaringen, St. Michael. In: organindex.de. July 17, 2020, accessed August 17, 2020 .