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

In East Grand Rapids. Michigan, 1959-1973; attended Concordia Lutheran College of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973-1975; attended Michigan State University of East Lansing, Michigan, 1975-1976; with J. A. Hubert & Son of Southfield, Michigan, part time, 1973-1975; with Gratian Organ Builders of Kenney, Illinois, 1976-1977; established his own firm in Decatur, Illinois, 1977; relocated to Niantic, Illinois; acquired Gratian Organ Builders of Decatur, Illinois; established Schneider Workshop & Services of Kenney, Illinois, January 1, 1980; active in 1989.

Sources:

• Letter to David H. Fox.


• The American Organist, April 1989, 75.

From OHS Database Builders Editor Stephen Hall, May 18, 2016. —

This name is not found in the 1997 edition of A Guide to North American Organbuilders, it was presumably replaced by
"Schneider Workshop & Services of Kenney, Illinois" which is listed in the 1997 revision. There is also a listing for "Schneider Orgelbau Werkstatt" in the 1997 revision which states it was a predecessor of Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc. 1976-1989.

This form of the name is listed in several directories, however, and is on the sign on the building at 41 Johnson St. in Kenney, Illinois.