Organ building institute Karl Bach

The organ building company Karl Bach was a German organ building company based in Aachen .

history

The Karl Bach Organ Builder existed at least since the 1920s. The company produced many new organs, especially after the war. Probably in the 1970s the company ceased to exist.

List of works (selection)

Most of the organs are located in the region between Aachen and Düren in the village churches that were badly damaged or completely destroyed in the Second World War. This was due to the fact that Bach built inexpensive organs. These were manufactured in prefabricated construction. This enabled many organs to be erected in the churches in a short time. However, this means that the quality of many organs is rather poor. Today many organs by Karl Bach are being expanded and replaced by new ones.

year	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1927	Berensberg	St. Matthias		II / P	12
1931	Eilendorf	St. Severin		III / P	38	1959 revision by builder company, 1997 expansion and scrapping. Replacement with a new organ by Göckel .
1934	Hofstadt	St. Benno		I / P	5
1935	Weidesheim	St. Mary of the Assumption		II / P	13	Restored in 2006 by Weimbs from Hellenthal.
1938	Großbüllesheim	St. Michael		II / P?	?	1972 remodeling by Karl Bach. In 2009 the instrument was expanded and replaced by a new organ made by Romanus Seifert from Kevelaer.
1949	Granterath	St. Michael		I / P	9
1949	Crept	St. Martinus		II / P	20th	The organ was revised in 1960.
1950	Herzogenrath	St. Mary of the Assumption		II / P	17th
1951	Birgden	St. Urban		II / P	16
1952	In the	St. Clement		II / P	18th	The church was profaned in 1998 and demolished after 2001 because of the Inden opencast mine . Some useful registers of the organ were taken over into the new organ of the neighboring parish of St. Nikolaus Frenz . The remaining parts of the organ were made of inferior materials and were disposed of.
1952	Pump stitch	St. Barbara		II / P	19th	1957 revised by builder company.
1953	Bank	St. Mary Annunciation		I / P	9
1953	Lammersdorf	St. Johann Baptist		II / P	18th
1953	Oidtweiler	St. Martin		II / P	22nd
1954	Beggendorf	St. Pancras		II / P	20th
1954	Eschweiler	St. Peter and Paul		III / P	34	1960 expanded by the builder company.
1954	Hasselsweiler	Holy Cross Church		II / P	10
1954	Kalterherberg	St. Lambertus		II / P	21st	Renovation of the Breuer organ from 1904.
1954	Fights	St. Mary's Visitation		II / P	16
1954	Sotenich	St. Matthias		I / P	7th
1955	Ederen	St. Pancras		II / P	10
1955	Großhau	St. Apollonia		II / P	23
1955	Linnich	St. Martinus		II / P	32
1956	Aachen	St. Peter		II / P	10
1956	Gey	St. Anthony		II / P	21st
1956	Steckenborn	St. Apollonia		II / P	19th
1956	shrub	St. Matthias		II / P	18th
1956	Saint Jöris	St. George		I / P	9
1957	Atsch	St. Sebastian		II / P	20th
1957	Derichsweiler	St. Martin		II / P	24	Some stops taken from the previous organ.
1957	Eicherscheid	St. Lucia		II / P	18th
1957	Rurberg	St. Barbara		II / P	15th
1957/58	Stebenich	St. Martinus		II / P	15th
1958	Notice	St. Peter		II / P	20th	The organ was moved to the new church in 1968.
1958	Pipes	St. Cornelius		II / P	12
1958	Schleiden	St. Nicholas		II / P	15th
1958	Simmerath	St. Johann Baptist		II / P	26th
1958	Vettweiß	St. Gereon		II / P	22nd
1958	Walheim	St. Anna		II / P	20th
1958/59	Aachen	Holy Spirit Church		II / P	29
1959	Bourheim	Holy Moorish Martyrs		II / P	18th
1959	Aachen	Salvator Church		II / P	7th	→ organ
1959	Burtscheid	St. Johann Baptist		III / P	35
1959	Havert	St. Gertrude		II / P	17th
1959	Rollesbroich	St. Mary's Conception		II / P	15th
1959/60	Linden-Neusen	St. Nicholas		II / P	20th
1960	Puffendorf	St. Laurence		II / P	10
1961	Aachen	St. Johann (Aachen-Burtscheid)		II / P	34	→ organ
1961	Aachen	St. Hubertus		II / P	13	→ organ
1961	Nothberg	St. Cecilia		II / P	29
1961	Verlautenheide	St. Hubert		II / P	15th
1961/63	Suitcases	St. Margareta		II / P	12
1962	Vicht	St. Johann Baptist		II / P	18th
1963	Gereonsweiler	St. Gereon		II / P	18th
1963	Immendorf	St. Peter		II / P	18th
1964	Cats	St. Mary's Conception		II / P	12
1965	Aachen	St. Boniface		II / P	23	→ organ
1966	pier	St. Mary Immaculate Conception		II / P	15th	The organ was expanded around 2008 because the church was demolished in 2012 because of the Inden opencast mine . Nothing is known about the whereabouts of the organ.
1967	Birkesdorf	St. Peter		II / P	22nd	38 registers were planned, distributed over three manuals and pedal. This is also provided for in the gaming table, but has never been implemented.
1967	Oberforstbach	St. Rochus		II / P	15th
1967	Stolberg (Rhld.)	St. Francis		II / P	15th
1970	Immerath	St. Lambertus		II / P	17th	Restoration and completion of the organ from 1893, organ building workshop Gebrüder Müller . In 2013 the instrument was dismantled as the church was profaned and demolished in January 2018. Nothing is known about the whereabouts of the organ.
1971	Stolberg (Rhld.)	St. Mary of the Assumption		II / P	24	Restoration of the Stahlhuth organ from 1949.
1972	Hoven	Heart of jesus		II / P	12	The organ was probably built in the 1960s for the old Hovener church. In 1972 it was moved to the new church as the old one was demolished. In 1976 the prospect pipes were finally installed.
1974	Conc	St. Peter		II / P	20th	Renovation of the Kamp organ from 1954.
1974	New wages	St. New Years Eve		II / P	17th
1975	Welldorf	St. Hubertus		II / P	15th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Frank Grobusch: The Bach organ from 1957 in the parish of St. Martin, Düren Derichsweiler.
2. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 657.
3. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 413.
4. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 607.
5. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 575.
6. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 443.
7. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 614.
8. ↑ Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen 3rd edition, published by the Episcopal General Vicariate, Aachen 1994, p. 616.
9. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 600.
10. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 610.
11. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 388.
12. ↑ Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen 3rd edition, published by the Episcopal General Vicariate, Aachen 1994, p. 585.
13. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 612.
14. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 609.
15. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 441.
16. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 432.
17. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 666.
18. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 664.
19. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 577.
20. ↑ Episcopal General Vicariate (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . 3rd edition, Aachen 1994, p. 390.