Walcker Orgelbau
Eberhard Friedrich Walcker ( born July 3, 1794 in Cannstatt, † October 2, 1872 in Ludwigsburg ) was a German organ builder and how even his grandson, Oskar (1869 - 1948 company owner since 1916 ) " Walcker court organ builder under King William II of Württemberg and suppliers of the Vatican ". The going back to him organbuilder in Ludwigsburg temporarily belonged to the largest and most prestigious worldwide.
Description
Eberhard Friedrich, was born as the son of an organ builder Johann Eberhard Walcker, who in 1780 founded his workshop in Cannstatt. In 1820 he transferred the company to Ludwigsburg, the longtime headquarters. Eberhard Friedrich Walcker regarded as the greatest German organ builder of the 19th century. He gained importance through various technical and tonal improvements, particularly through the improvement of the cone chest. He was trained in the organ workshop of his father Johann Eberhard Walcker and founded 1821 in Ludwigsburg his own workshop ( in 1854 under the name EF Walcker & Cie.. ). His first major work was the 1833 completed organ in the St. Paul Church ( Opus 9 ), who found international acclaim.
To Walcker epoch-making innovations in organ building include the perfecting and proliferation of cone chest, a style- for the German Romantic organ disposition and manner inspired by Abbé Vogler utilizing all partials. Walcker managed the construction of the first open 32' - register, which, by design, sound quality, including the bass turned out satisfactory. The introduction of the blind sill in Germany he is to thank; a facility that he may - through Vogler - from England and France took over.
Student
Carl Gottlieb Weigle 1826 began an apprenticeship as an organ builder with his brother Eberhard Friedrich Walcker. Later he became the first assistant to almost all major Orgelbauten the company, in particular the conversion of the Stuttgart collegiate church organ from 1837 to 1845. 1845 he started his own business with his own workshop in Stuttgart, which was continued as a company organ building Frederick Weigle.
In 1864, the previously employed by Walcker organ builder Johannes Nepomuk Kuhn founded with another employee in Männedorf Lake Zurich, the company Kuhn Organ Builders.
Development
The company remained until 1974 in Ludwigsburg. 1957 a branch was established in Vienna, then in 1961 moved to Guntramsdorf. After a stopover in Murrhardt the main company moved to Bliesransbach (part of Kleinblittersdorf ) in Saarland. After a bankruptcy in 1999, both companies are from 2000 independent company law made by the sons of Werner Walcker - Mayer as organ builders Michael Walcker -Mayer in Guntramsdorf and as Gerhard Walcker -Mayer in Bliesransbach. Both companies continue to manufacture Walcker organs and see themselves in the tradition of organ building firm of Walcker.
List of works (selection)
Eberhard Friedrich Walcker works
Works of E. F. Walcker & Cie.
Side tower and the two stacked pipes fields to the right are blind [ game table behind ]; a large part of the pipe is on the right of the Prospectus in its own organ case; two Kastenbälge.