Wilhelm Zika

Wilhelm Zika (born November 6, 1905 in Ottensheim , † September 14, 1989 in Linz ) was an Austrian organ builder .

Life

After primary school and an apprenticeship as a coppersmith, Zika joined the organ building company of his father Wilhelm Zika sen. one that he had taken over from Leopold Breinbauer in 1922 . From the fact that father and son met Johann Nepomuk David in the mid-1920s , a far-reaching collaboration developed. a. was reflected in the organ of the Protestant Christ Church in Wels - the first instrument in Austria after the organ reform with a mechanical action and slide chests.

The company gained a great reputation for the work on the Bruckner organ in St. Florian Monastery , which was carried out during and after the Second World War ; after the war, the company's headquarters were relocated to St. Florian, located in the American occupation zone. During the restoration of the celebratory organ in Klosterneuburg Abbey in 1950, Zika and his workshop took over the sound part. After the death of his father in 1955, Zika took over his father's business, which became the Upper Austrian Organ Building Institute a year later . Zika remained its artistic director until 1971, before he took over the company's shares with Helmut Kögler in 1972.

When Zika retired on January 1, 1986, he was awarded the title of Professor .

Works (selection)

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1935-38	Vienna	Alt-Ottakringer parish church		III / P	47	Disposition and history
1957	Linz	Friedenskirche		III / P	50	Erected by Wilhelm Zika d. J., Upper Austrian Orgelbauanstalt St. Florian, consecrated on June 23, 1957. Completely refurbished 1996–2002 by Orgelbau Kaltenbrunner, Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting.
1960	Tulln	Parish Church of St. Stephan		III / P	37	Erected by Wilhelm Zika d. J. and inaugurated on December 26, 1960.
1963	Weyregg am Attersee	Parish Church of St. Valentine		II / P	16	The construction of the organ was started by Hubert Neumann from Götzis and completed by Wilhelm Zika (Upper Austrian Organ Builders).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Karl Schütz: In memoriam OBM Prof. Wilhelm Zika. In: Österreichisches Orgelforum, 1989/3, p. 79.
2. ↑ Martin Wadsack: The organs of the 16th district of Vienna. Vienna 2013, p. 30 ff.
3. ^ The organs of the Tulln parish church St. Stephan ; accessed on 10 Sep 2011.
4. ↑ Church leaders. No. 717/2008, Art Publishing House Peda, Passau 2008, ISBN 978-3-89643-717-4 .

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Zika  - Collection of images, videos and audio files