Klaus Becker

Active: Unknown - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 7046

Distinction:

German builder. With Rudolph von Beckerath 1947-1955; Own firm from 1955

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North America Organ Builders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -- Kupfermühle, Germany

Database Manager on October 17th, 2015:
Douglas E. Bush, "Becker" in The Organ: An Encyclopedia edited by Douglas Bush & Richard Kassel (Utah and New York: Psychology Press, 2006), p 59 -- Klaus Becker (b. 15 Feb 1924) began training in organ building in 1947, apprenticed with Rudolf von Beckerath in Hamburg until 1955. The firm builds tracker action organs in the classic tradition. Exports throughout Europe and the U.S. His son, Michael Becker, took over the firm in 1990.

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Database Specs:

  • 7 Instruments
  • 3 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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