Orgelbau Pirchner is an

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n manufacturer of pipe organs, located in

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History

The company was founded in 1817 by Franz Reinisch in

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, http://orgeln.musikland-tirol.at/ob/Reinisch-Joseph.html but moved to Steinach as early as 1825. In 1935 Johann Pirchner Sr. took over the company, but had to stop production during

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. Between 1945 and 1973, the workshop built over 120 pipe organs. In 1973 his son, Johann Pirchner Jr., continued the Pirchner tradition, focusing on the construction of pipe organs with slider chests and tracker action. After building a new workshop in 1997, Johann Pirchner Jr. handed the company to his son Martin Pirchner, who took the ''Meisterprüfung'' in

organ building Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs. The organ builder usually receives a commission to design an organ with a particular disposition of stops, manuals, and actions, creates a d ...

in 1996.

Today

Orgelbau Pirchner builds instruments for churches, concert halls, universities and schools. The company's primary focus is on designing and building slider chest organs with tracker-action. The

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of the pipes and their voicing are a modern interpretation of the principles of

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and

Gottfried Silbermann Gottfried Silbermann (January 14, 1683 – August 4, 1753) was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two. Life Very little is kn ...

Works (selection)

P = Pedal keyboard

References

Links

Website Orgelbau Pirchner
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