Giengener Orgelmanufaktur Gebr. Link GmbH
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| 1851 | Giengen/Brenz, Duitsland |
The Link company was founded in 1851 by the twin brothers Paul (Aldingen auf der Baar, February 25, 1821 - Giengen, August 12, 1891) and Johann (Aldingen auf der Baar, February 25, 1821 - Giengen, 1871) Link. They learned the trade from Blasius Braun, organ builder in Spaichingen. Afterwards they also worked at the Walcker company. They built their first organ in Giengen on the Brenz, where the workshop has been located ever since. The company has remained a family business for a long time. Eugen Link (1855-1940), a son of Paul, took over the company in 1886. His sons Reinhold (1888-1946) and Werner (1904-1986) then took over. Since 1988, the company has been led by Christoph Naacke (1955). In the years between 1890 and 1914 the company also had a branch in Namur in Belgium.
| Literature |
- Orgelbaumeister Paul Link [gestorben]. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 11. Jahrg. No. 33, 21. August 1891.
- Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 14, 11. Februar 1899.
- Eberhard Friedrich Walcker (1794-1872) : Zum Gedenken an seinen 200. Geburtstag (3. Juli 1994) / Ferdinand Moosmann, Rudi Schäfer. - Kleinblittersdorf : Musikwissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994.
- 150 Jahre Orgelbau Link 1851-2001 / Christoph Naacke (red.). - Giengen/Brenz : Link Orgelbau, 2002.
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| Links |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_X1PFhg7qU
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Work list
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| Year | Town / Building | Opus |
| 1851 | Giengen/Brenz, Evangelische Stadtkirche (afgebroken in 1905) | 1 |
| 1886 | Bombay (India), Cathedral of Saint Anne | |
| 1898 | Ingwiller (Alsace), Église Protestantse (afgebroken in 1961) | 282 |
| 1905-1906 | Giengen/Brenz, Evangelische Stadtkirche | 450 |
| 1909-1910 | Tsingtau (China), Christuskirche | |
Advertentie uit 1896
(source: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau)
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