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

Orgelbau Pirchner
Company typeGmbH & Co. KG
IndustryOrgan building
Founded1817[1]
HeadquartersSteinach am Brenner, Tirol,
ProductsPipe organs
Websitewww.orgelbau-pirchner.com

History

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The company was founded in 1817 by Franz Reinisch in Gries am Brenner,[2] 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.[1]

Today

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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)

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P = Pedal keyboard

Year City Church Picture Manuals Stops
1978 Kaltern Parish church
 
Kaltern Orgelempore
III/P 31
1980 Brixen Brixen Cathedral
 
Brixen Dom innen 04
III/P 47
1985 Perchtoldsdorf St. Augustin III/P 40
1989 Seitenstetten Seitenstetten Abbey
 
Stift Seitenstetten 20110731-7
II/P 29
1991 Salzburg Salzburg Cathedral II/P[3]

II/P

14

14

1995 Bolzano Franciscan Monastery Bolzano III/P 44
1999 Hall in Tirol St. Nikolaus III/P 50
2000 Innsbruck Innsbruck Cathedral III/P.[4] 57
2002 Böheimkirchen Parish church III/P[5] 31
2002 Wien Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst II/P 15
2004 Polling, Weilheim-Schongau Polling Abbey
 
III/P 42
2008 Reichenthal Parish church II/P 25
2009 Lienz Franciscan Monastery Lienz III/P 38
2010 St. Ulrich in Gröden Parish church II/P 31
2011 Traunstein St. Oswald I/P[6] 9
2013 Vorau Vorau Monastery II/P 34

References

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  1. ^ a b http://orgelbau-pirchner.com/en/history.php History Orgelbau Pirchner
  2. ^ (in German) http://orgeln.musikland-tirol.at/ob/Reinisch-Joseph.html
  3. ^ (in German) http://www.dommusik-salzburg.at/dommusik_2010/page.asp?id=16619
  4. ^ (in German) Reinhard Jaud: 275 Jahre Orgelgeschichte zu St. Jakob in Innsbruck. In: Domorgel St. Jakob/Innsbruck, Festschrift zur Orgelweihe, Innsbruck 2000, S. 26ff.
  5. ^ (in German) Gottfried Allmer: Große Orgeln in Österreich - ein Überblick. In: Das Orgelforum. Nr. 13, 2010, S. 88.
  6. ^ "Chororgel von St. Oswald in Traunstein" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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