Pipe Organ MapEggert Orgelbau-Anstalt
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1840 - 2015 |
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The Eggert Orgelbau-Anstalt was an organ-building firm in Paderborn that gained recognition in the second half of the 19th century in Ostwestfalen and Südwestfalen, as well as in neighboring regions, through the construction of church organs.
The company was founded by Georg Josias Eggert, originally from Klein Oschersleben near Magdeburg, who settled in Paderborn. Operating a carpentry workshop in the Adam and Eva House, he also engaged in organ building. Karl Joseph Eggert (* January 18, 1808; † December 16, 1886), an organ builder, continued the business in Paderborn in 1840. After his training, his son Franz Eggert (* March 9, 1849; † October 13, 1911) took over the family business in Paderborn in 1874. He built most of the organs for churches in the current diocesan area of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. He also received commissions for church organs in Magdeburg, Wuppertal, Berlin, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Düsseldorf, and the Netherlands. Franz Eggert had no descendants. Due to his deteriorating health, he was unable to continue the business at the age of 53. In 1902, he sold the family business to organ builder Anton Feith (1872–1929) from Cologne. Feith continued to sign contracts under the name Franz Eggert Organ Building Company until 1907. Anton Feith II took over the company from his father in the 1920s and ran it until 1972. During Feith's era, over 800 organs were built, with a particularly high demand for new builds in the post-war period in the destroyed major cities. In 1973, Siegfried Sauer took over the company, relocating production to Höxter-Ottbergen after acquiring the Stegerhoff company from Steinheim. During his tenure, around 300 mostly large organs were built, including the new organ for Paderborn Cathedral (1981), the organ in St. Sophien in Hamburg (1997), and the Grand Concert Organ with a remote console in the Historical Stadthalle Wuppertal (1997). Since 2015, the company has continued its legacy as Sauer & Heinemann Organ Building in a newly established enterprise.
At least three organ constructions are attributed to Karl Eggert, while over 105 organs were built under the direction of Franz Eggert. Several organ constructions by the Eggert Organ Building Company remain undocumented to this day.
The company was founded by Georg Josias Eggert, originally from Klein Oschersleben near Magdeburg, who settled in Paderborn. Operating a carpentry workshop in the Adam and Eva House, he also engaged in organ building. Karl Joseph Eggert (* January 18, 1808; † December 16, 1886), an organ builder, continued the business in Paderborn in 1840. After his training, his son Franz Eggert (* March 9, 1849; † October 13, 1911) took over the family business in Paderborn in 1874. He built most of the organs for churches in the current diocesan area of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. He also received commissions for church organs in Magdeburg, Wuppertal, Berlin, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Düsseldorf, and the Netherlands. Franz Eggert had no descendants. Due to his deteriorating health, he was unable to continue the business at the age of 53. In 1902, he sold the family business to organ builder Anton Feith (1872–1929) from Cologne. Feith continued to sign contracts under the name Franz Eggert Organ Building Company until 1907. Anton Feith II took over the company from his father in the 1920s and ran it until 1972. During Feith's era, over 800 organs were built, with a particularly high demand for new builds in the post-war period in the destroyed major cities. In 1973, Siegfried Sauer took over the company, relocating production to Höxter-Ottbergen after acquiring the Stegerhoff company from Steinheim. During his tenure, around 300 mostly large organs were built, including the new organ for Paderborn Cathedral (1981), the organ in St. Sophien in Hamburg (1997), and the Grand Concert Organ with a remote console in the Historical Stadthalle Wuppertal (1997). Since 2015, the company has continued its legacy as Sauer & Heinemann Organ Building in a newly established enterprise.
At least three organ constructions are attributed to Karl Eggert, while over 105 organs were built under the direction of Franz Eggert. Several organ constructions by the Eggert Organ Building Company remain undocumented to this day.
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