Pipe Organ MapMetzler
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1890 - ??? |
|---|---|
| Still active? | yes |
| info@metzler-orgelbau.ch | |
| Webpage | http://www.metzler-orgelbau.ch/ |
Metzler Orgelbau is a Swiss organ-building company based in Dietikon in the canton of Zurich.
The company was founded in 1890 by Jakob Metzler in Jenaz, in the canton of Graubünden, and around 1900 it was relocated to Felsberg. In 1924, under the leadership of Oskar and Albert Metzler, the business passed to the second generation and was initially renamed J. Metzler & Söhne and in 1927 to Metzler & Cie. After a branch was opened in Dietikon in 1931, the company headquarters were moved there in 1933, and the current premises were occupied. The Felsberg location continued as a branch.
Contrary to the trend towards electro-pneumatic and later electric key actions, Metzler reverted to the conservative, proven, and durable mechanical key actions starting in 1937.
From 1949, the company operated again under the name Metzler & Söhne. In 1954, the Felsberg branch was closed. In 1968, the subsidiary Orgelbau Felsberg AG was founded in Felsberg, but it was sold in 1971, definitively ending Metzler's activities in Felsberg.
With the retirement of Oskar Metzler senior, the company was converted into a joint-stock company in 1975 under the leadership of his two sons, Oskar Metzler junior and Hansueli Metzler. Since 2006, Metzler Orgelbau AG has been entirely owned by Hansueli Metzler and his two sons, Andreas and Mathias, who run the family business in the fourth generation.
The company was founded in 1890 by Jakob Metzler in Jenaz, in the canton of Graubünden, and around 1900 it was relocated to Felsberg. In 1924, under the leadership of Oskar and Albert Metzler, the business passed to the second generation and was initially renamed J. Metzler & Söhne and in 1927 to Metzler & Cie. After a branch was opened in Dietikon in 1931, the company headquarters were moved there in 1933, and the current premises were occupied. The Felsberg location continued as a branch.
Contrary to the trend towards electro-pneumatic and later electric key actions, Metzler reverted to the conservative, proven, and durable mechanical key actions starting in 1937.
From 1949, the company operated again under the name Metzler & Söhne. In 1954, the Felsberg branch was closed. In 1968, the subsidiary Orgelbau Felsberg AG was founded in Felsberg, but it was sold in 1971, definitively ending Metzler's activities in Felsberg.
With the retirement of Oskar Metzler senior, the company was converted into a joint-stock company in 1975 under the leadership of his two sons, Oskar Metzler junior and Hansueli Metzler. Since 2006, Metzler Orgelbau AG has been entirely owned by Hansueli Metzler and his two sons, Andreas and Mathias, who run the family business in the fourth generation.
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