Milestone

2006
Freiburg I /7 (Switzerland) Konservatorium
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

Bangalore II /P/15 (India) Cathedral of St. Marks
Renovation of the organ

Lisbon I /7 (Portugal) Gulbenkian Orchestra
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

Montricher I /7 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

2005
Tokyo III /P/16 (Japan) private client
New chamber organ

Rona I /P/12 (Switzerland) Catholic church
Renovation of an organ whose oldest parts date from 1675 and come from the convent of St. John in Müstair

Tokyo I /6 (Japan) Protestant church
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

2004
Sent II /P/15 (Switzerland) Protestant church
Renovation of a 100-year-old pneumatic Kuhn organ

Munich I /7 «B/S» (Germany) Catholic church, Maximilian Kolbe
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

2003
Graz I /P/11 (Austria) Catholic church of Mariahilf
New choir organ with a glass lower case (Graz European Capital of Culture 2003)

Horn III /P/31 (Austria) Catholic church of St. Georg
New organ built in the existing historical organ case
– CD recording:
In Dulci Jubilo
Elisabeth Ullmann (Austria) 2005

Strobl am Wolfgangsee II/P/19 (Austria) Catholic church
New organ in the Baroque style

Pischk/Bruck I /4 (Austria) Catholic church of St. Nikolaus
Restoration of an organ positive built around 1668

2002
Tokyo II /P/8 (Japan) private client
New chamber organ

Hyogo II /P/8 (Japan) private client
New chamber organ

Neuberg an der Mürz I /P/6 ( Austria) Münster
Restoration of a choir organ dating from around 1670

2001
Béthune III /P/45 (France) Catholic church of Saint Vaast
New organ built in the style of Arp Schnitgers
– CD recording:
Live in Béthune de la Renaissance au Jazz (2001)
M. Alabau, J.Boyer, N.Bucher,M.Chapuis, F. Jacob, O. Latry, G. Leroy, R. Lutz, J.M. Tricoteaux,
L.Weeger, Concert Royal

2000
Construction of a new workshop and assembly shop in Felsberg (Switzerland)

Habikino III /P/43 (Japan) Bunka Hall concert hall
First new organ built for Japan inspired by Gottfried Silbermann (Great Organ/Oberwerk/Pedal) with a French-style solo division.

New development and first-time build of a mechanical changeover system permitting a switch from purely mechanical to electronic stop action and known as the FELSBERG CHANGE OVER SYSTEM
First-time cooperation with Yamaha Corporation (Japan/Hamamatsu)
– CD recording:
Kaoru Dobashi (Japan) 2002

1999
Munich II /P/18 (Germany) Catholic church, Maximilian Kolbe
New organ

Eferding II /P/18 ( Austria)Protestant church
New organ built in the North German style of the 17th C.

1998
Neuberg an der Mürz I /P/10 «B/S» (Austria) Catholic church, Grünanger
Realisation of the first new organ for Austria.

Company anniversary: 30 years of ORGELBAU FELSBERG AG, 100 years of organ building in Felsberg

Michael Freytag, organ builder (born in 1969) joins the company management

Chur I /7 «B/S» (Switzerland) Protestant church of St. Martin
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

Lausanne I /7 «B/S» (Switzerland) Conservatory
New box organ with divided sliders and four transposition possibilities

1997
Saint Légier II /P/18 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New organ built in the style of the North German organ builder Arp Schnitger
– CD recording:
Christian von Blohn (Germany) 1997

1996
Corsier II /P/16 «B/S» (Switzerland) Protestant church
New organ built in the style of a 17th C Flemish organ.

Lajen I /3 ( Italy ) Catholic church
Restoration of a processional organ dating from the early 18th C.

1995
Reschen II /P/20 (Italy) Catholic parish church
New organ built in the South Tyrolean style

Geneva II /P/31 (Switzerland) Protestant church of Saint Gervais
New organ built in the style of a 17th C French organ from Normandy.

1994
Lyon II /P/32 (France) Notre Dame, Saint Vincent
New organ inspired by the North German style of the 17th –18th C.
– CD recording:
Olivier Vernet (France) 1994
Frédéric Desenclos (France) 1999
Helmut Deutsch (Germany) 2003

Obervöls I /P/5 ( Italy ) Catholic chapel
Restoration of an early 18th C processional organ.

Klosters I /P/5 (Switzerland) Protestant church
Restoration of an organ largely preserved in its original state with façade in front of and behind the case and built by Elias Köberle (Constance 1686)

1993
St. Andrä I /P/16 ( Italy ) Catholic church
Restoration of the historical organ

Zaragoza II /P/26 «B/S» (Spain) church of San Pablo
Restoration/reconstruction of a historical organ in a case dating from the Gothic period
Collaboration with Christine and Claudio
Rainolter, Tarazona (Spain/Aragon) representatives of ORGELBAU FELSBERG AG in Spain/Portugal
– CD recording:
Jan WillemJansen (France) und
Los Músicos de Su Alteza (Spain)
«Diapason d’Or 1999»

Pontresina II /P/7 (Switzerland) non-denominational church of Santa Maria
New organ in the Italian style

Boudry II /P/21 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New organ in the style of Gottfried Silbermann
– CD recording:
Pierré Laurent Haesler (Switzerland) 2000

1992
Rotwand I /P/7 ( Italy ) Catholic church
Restoration of the historical organ

Oberbozen II /P/20 (Italy) Catholic parish church
New organ built in the German style

Wolkenstein II /P/19 (Italy) Catholic parish church
New organ built in the style of Josef Aigner (19th C) with large wedge bellows (operated manually or by electric ventilator)

St. Margrethen II /P/21 (Switzerland) Protestant church
First-time realisation in Switzerland of an organ in the style of Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753)
Wind supply via two large German-style wedge bellows operated manually or by electric ventilator
– CD recording:
Rudolf Meyer (Switzerland)
Hans Otto (Germany)
Gottfried Silbermann Gesellschaft

1991
La Chaux-de-Fonds III /P/45 (Switzerland) Grand Temple
Restoration of a pneumatic organ in collaboration with the Swiss Confederation for the Preservation of Historical Monuments

Stilfs I /P/16 ( Italy ) Catholic church
Restoration of the historical organ (J. Sies 1860)

Pfalzen II /P/21 ( Italy ) Catholic church
Restoration of the historical organ (F.Weber 1868)

1990
Ilanz II /P/18 (Switzerland) Protestant church of St. Margrethen
New build /reconstruction of an organ in a historical organ case dating from 1684 (Great Organ) and 1765 (Oberwerk)
First-time realisation of a mechanical system permitting changeover to «short octave» in the Great Organ.
Wedge bellows operated manually or by electric ventilator

Neuchâtel I /2 (Switzerland) museum
Restoration of the organ section of the famous «La musicienne» android by Jaquet-Droz (1768) at the «Musée d’Art et
d’Histoire de Neuchâtel»

Chavannes I /P/9 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New organ built in the style of the 17th C Valais.
Short octave and split sharps for f#1 and g#1
Meantone tuning

Lausanne I /P/9 «B/S» (Switzerland) Protestant church St. Laurent
First-time realisation in Switzerland of a Spanish organ with short octave and split sharps for f#1 and g#1, d#2 and
a#2 and, d#3 und ab3, d#4
Wedge bellows operated manually or by electric ventilator
Meantone tuning

1988
St. Gallen III /P/31 (Switzerland) Protestant church of St. Mangen
New organ built in the style of North German manufacturers of the 17th –18th C.
First-time realisation of a motor (robot) allowing the blower to more easily operate the large German-style wedge bellows with the possibility to switch over to electric ventilator

Bagio II /P/22 (Philippines) cathedral
Renovation of the organ

1987
Lausanne I /P/8 (Switzerland) Protestant church of Saint Laurent
Restoration of an Italian organ dating from the 19th C originating from Naples.

1986
Lausanne II /P/26 (Switzerland) Protestant church of Saint Paul
New build of a classical organ in the style of Arp Schnitgers with pedal towers (16 pedals), and three wedge bellows
(also for manual operation)

Geneva I /5 (Switzerland) private client
Reconstruction of a positive in the Italian style, modelled on a restored Florentine chamber organ dating from the 17th – 18th C.
Short octave, toe pedals
Meantone tuning

Chur I /5 (Switzerland) private client
Reconstruction of a positive in the Italian style, modelled on a restored Florentine chamber organ dating from the 17th – 18th C.
Short octave, toe pedals
Meantone tuning

1985
Renens I /P/4 (Switzerland) private client
New Renaissance positive with short octave
Bellows operated by foot
Meantone tuning

La Côte-aux-Fées (Switzerland) private client
New Regal based on historical models for watchmaker Valentin Piaget

Vevey, (Switzerland) private client
New Regal based on historical models

1984
Freiburg III /P/40 (Switzerland) Catholic church of Christ Roi
New organ built in the French Romanesque style according to Callinet
Realisation of a mechanical knob arrangement operated with compressed air
– CD recording:
Improvisations
Jean-Louis Feiertag (Switzerland) 2005

1980
Lenzerheide II /P/16 (Switzerland) Catholic church of San Carlo
First-time build of a new organ with Oberwerk and «cymbelstern»

Fex I /4 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New balustrade organ with foot-operated bellows
«At 1950 m, the highest-elevated new organ in Europe»

La Côte aux Fées II /P/17 (Switzerland) Protestant church
First-time build in Switzerland of a new organ in the style of Arp Schnitgers.
Realisation of a hammering machine for metal pipes built according to Dom Bedos
– CD recording:
Sylvain Ciaravolo, (France)

Longares I /P/20 (Spain) Catholic church
Restoration of a Spanish organ dating from 1699
Construction of a manually operated multifold wedge bellows
Meantone tuning
– Bibliography:
«El Organo de Longares» in Spanish, French, German
– Discography:
José Luis Gonzales-Uriol (Spain)

Chur II /P/8 (Switzerland) private client
New chamber organ
– CD recording:
Roman Cantieni (Switzerland)

Schiers II /P/8 (Switzerland) school
New practice organ

Munich II /P/8 (Germany) private client
New chamber organ

1976
Raising of the share capital to CHF 100000

St. Moritz III /P/29 (Switzerland) Protestant church
New 3-manual organ for the village church
First realisation in Switzerland of an entirely mechanical three knob arrangement.

Colmar III /P/48 (France) Cathedral of Saint Martin
New build of a grand organ
First commission outside Switzerland.
Instrument in the style of the North German organ builders in a historical case dating from 1755
Pipework in hammered metal
– Discography:
René Saorgin (France)
Bernard Lagacé (Canada)
Wolfgang Rübsam (Germany)
– CD recording:
Patrick Ernst and Hubert Heller (France)

1975
Tamins II /P/17 (Switzerland) Protestant church
First-time realisation in Switzerland of three wedge bellows for manual operation for a new organ.
Organ with suspended action and shift coupler
Tuning according to Kirnberger

Gachnang II /P/18 (Switzerland) Protestant church
First-time build of an organ with Choir Organ
Tuning according to Werkmeister

1969
Versam I /P/9 (Switzerland) Protestant
church Restoration of an organ dating from 1786

1968
Foundation of «ORGELBAU FELSBERG AG» with share capital of CHF 50000

Falera I/P/10 (Switzerland) Catholic church
New build of the first medium-sized organ for this Romansh mountain parish, the community of origin of organ manufacturer Richard Freytag