From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Born 22 Oct. 1935 in Diersburg, Germany; apprentice with Gebrüder Spath of Ennetach-Mengen, Germany, 1949-1953; with Flentrop Orgelbouw of Zaandam, Netherlands, 1953-1956; with Otto Hofmann of Austin, Texas, 1956-1959; with Schlicker Organ Co. of Buffalo, New York, 1959-1966, voicer; with Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois, 1966; established Roderer Organ Company in Evanston, c. 1968; active in 1984.

Staff: Walter Bradford; John-Paul Buzard; Ronald Wahl.

Source:

• Stopt Diapason Newsletter #28 (Hoffman Estates, IL: Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Organ Historical Society).