Pipe Organ MapC. A. Buchholz
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Carl August Buchholz (born August 13, 1796, in Berlin; died August 7, 1884, in Berlin) was a prominent German organ builder. He learned the trade from his father, Johann Simon Buchholz, and completed his first organ in 1817. From 1821, he led the family workshop located in Berlin-Mitte, experimenting with technical innovations in organ building.
In 1820, Buchholz married Christiane Wilhelmine Kunsemüller, and their son Carl Friedrich Buchholz also became an organ builder. Carl Friedrich learned the craft from his father and worked with him after gaining experience in Paris.
Carl August Buchholz was named an Academic Artist by the Academy of Arts in 1853. After his death in 1884, his son briefly continued the workshop until his own death a few months later.
Buchholz was known for building exclusively mechanical organs with a distinctive wedge-shaped slider design that compensated for climate-induced wood changes. He introduced innovations such as Barker levers and swell boxes, and his mechanics were influenced by Joachim Wagner and Ernst Julius Marx. Larger organ cases were often designed by architects like Karl Friedrich Schinkel, while Buchholz designed smaller ones himself.
Buchholz collaborated with noted organists to refine organ specifications and was instrumental in restoring and drawing inspiration from the Marienkirche organ in Berlin. He was a major figure in organ building in the Mark Brandenburg region, known for his precise craftsmanship and modesty.
He trained many young organ builders who went on to establish their own practices, including his son Carl Friedrich, Moritz Baumgarten, Wilhelm Bergen, and others. Over his career, Buchholz built 140 new organs and completed 20 restorations or modifications. His significant works include the 1839 organ in the Black Church of Brașov and the 1841 organ in St. Nicholas' Church, Stralsund, the largest Buchholz organ in Germany. The Barther Marienkirche organ, completed with his father in 1821, remains the Buchholz organ with the most original parts in Germany and is of early romantic significance.
In 1820, Buchholz married Christiane Wilhelmine Kunsemüller, and their son Carl Friedrich Buchholz also became an organ builder. Carl Friedrich learned the craft from his father and worked with him after gaining experience in Paris.
Carl August Buchholz was named an Academic Artist by the Academy of Arts in 1853. After his death in 1884, his son briefly continued the workshop until his own death a few months later.
Buchholz was known for building exclusively mechanical organs with a distinctive wedge-shaped slider design that compensated for climate-induced wood changes. He introduced innovations such as Barker levers and swell boxes, and his mechanics were influenced by Joachim Wagner and Ernst Julius Marx. Larger organ cases were often designed by architects like Karl Friedrich Schinkel, while Buchholz designed smaller ones himself.
Buchholz collaborated with noted organists to refine organ specifications and was instrumental in restoring and drawing inspiration from the Marienkirche organ in Berlin. He was a major figure in organ building in the Mark Brandenburg region, known for his precise craftsmanship and modesty.
He trained many young organ builders who went on to establish their own practices, including his son Carl Friedrich, Moritz Baumgarten, Wilhelm Bergen, and others. Over his career, Buchholz built 140 new organs and completed 20 restorations or modifications. His significant works include the 1839 organ in the Black Church of Brașov and the 1841 organ in St. Nicholas' Church, Stralsund, the largest Buchholz organ in Germany. The Barther Marienkirche organ, completed with his father in 1821, remains the Buchholz organ with the most original parts in Germany and is of early romantic significance.
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