Orgelbau pirchner


Orgelbau Pirchner is an Austrian manufacturer of pipe organs, located in Steinach am Brenner, Tirol.

History

The company was founded in 1817 by Franz Reinisch in Gries am Brenner, but moved to Steinach as early as 1825. In 1935 Johann Pirchner Sr. took over the company, but had to stop production during World War II. 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 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 scales of the pipes and their voicing are a modern interpretation of the principles of Andreas and Gottfried Silbermann.

Works (selection)

P = Pedal keyboard
YearCityChurchPictureManualsStops
1978KalternParish church
III/P31
1980BrixenBrixen Cathedral
III/P47
1985PerchtoldsdorfSt. Augustin
III/P40
1989SeitenstettenSeitenstetten Abbey
II/P29
1991SalzburgSalzburg Cathedral
II/P
II/P		14
14
1995BolzanoFranciscan Monastery BolzanoIII/P44
1999Hall in TirolSt. Nikolaus
III/P50
2000InnsbruckInnsbruck Cathedral
III/P.57
2002BöheimkirchenParish churchIII/P31
2002WienUniversität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
II/P15
2004Polling, Weilheim-SchongauPolling AbbeyIII/P42
2008ReichenthalParish church
II/P25
2009LienzFranciscan Monastery Lienz
III/P38
2010St. Ulrich in GrödenParish church
II/P31
2011TraunsteinSt. Oswald
I/P9
2013VorauVorau Monastery
II/P34

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