Reiser Orgelbau

Reiser Orgelbau was a German organ-building company based in Biberach an der Riß. Its origins go back to 1906, when Albert Reiser (1874–1947) acquired the Schefold workshop and continued it under his own name. Reiser had learned the organ-building trade in the workshops of Mönch in Überlingen, Gebr. Späth Orgelbau, and Schlimbach in Würzburg. By the 1930s the firm was counted among the representative organ workshops of southwestern Germany. After Albert Reiser's death, his sons Johann (Hans), Albert, and Josef took over the business in 1948 and traded as Gebr. Reiser. In 1983 Hans Peter Reiser (born 1943), son of Johann Reiser, took over the workshop under the name Reiser Orgelbau. The company built around 500 organs. Its motto was: “Das Bild einer Orgel entsteht im Kopf. Reiser baut Orgeln mit besonderer Klangfülle. Jeder Raum wird so neu erlebbar.” (“The image of an organ is formed in the mind. Reiser builds organs with a special fullness of sound. Every space becomes newly experienceable.”) The firm is considered defunct. Tuning and maintenance contracts are handled by Josef Pferdt Orgelbau in Isny im Allgäu. The company's instruments are documented in organ inventories and literature, including Wolfgang Manecke and Johannes Mayr's Historische Orgeln in Oberschwaben: Der Landkreis Biberach (1995) and Wolfgang Manecke's article “100 Jahre Orgelbau Reiser” in Ars Organi (2006).

Reiser Orgelbau was a German organ-building company based in Biberach an der Riß. Its founder, Albert Reiser (1874–1947), learned the organ-building craft in the workshops of Mönch in Überlingen, Gebr. Späth Orgelbau, and Schlimbach in Würzburg. In 1906 he acquired the Schefold workshop and continued it under his own name. By the 1930s, Reiser was counted among the representative organ workshops of southwestern Germany. After Albert Reiser's death in 1947, his sons Johann (Hans), Albert, and Josef took over the business in 1948 and traded as Gebr. Reiser. In 1983, Hans Peter Reiser (born 1943), son of Johann Reiser, took over the workshop under the name Reiser Orgelbau. The company built around 500 organs. Its motto was: “Das Bild einer Orgel entsteht im Kopf. Reiser baut Orgeln mit besonderer Klangfülle. Jeder Raum wird so neu erlebbar.” The firm is considered defunct. Tuning and maintenance contracts are handled by Josef Pferdt Orgelbau in Isny im Allgäu. The company's instruments are documented in organ inventories and literature, including Wolfgang Manecke and Johannes Mayr's Historische Orgeln in Oberschwaben: Der Landkreis Biberach (1995) and Wolfgang Manecke's article “100 Jahre Orgelbau Reiser” in Ars Organi (2006).

• 2006

  Wolfgang Manecke publishes “100 Jahre Orgelbau Reiser” in Ars Organi.

• 1983

  Hans Peter Reiser takes over the workshop under the name Reiser Orgelbau.

• 1948

  Sons Johann (Hans), Albert, and Josef take over the business as Gebr. Reiser.

• 1947

  Death of founder Albert Reiser.

• 1906

  Albert Reiser acquires the Schefold workshop and continues it under his own name.

Representative organ-building workshop in southwestern Germany, known for tonal fullness and around 500 instruments.

• Pipe organs

  Custom-built organs for churches and other venues; around 500 instruments built in total.

1. 1Reiser Orgelbau – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Reiser Orgelbau – Wikidatawikidata.org
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