Chronology

1894	Alexander Schuke, the father of Karl Schuke takes over the workshop after a short period of employment with the company Sauer in Frankfurt/Oder of his teacher Carl Eduard Gesell following his death. The workshop receives the name Alexander Schuke Orgelbauanstalt Potsdam (Alexander Schuke Organ Manufacture in Potsdam ).
1933	The two sons Karl and Hans-Joachim Schuke lead their father’s company together after his death.
1950	Both brothers decide to settle a company in the west part Berlin under the name” Berliner Orgelbauwerkstatt GmbH” ( Berlin organ Manufacture Ltd.).
1953	Karl Schuke moves from Potsdam to Berlin and takes over the leadership of the atelier. It increase rapidly to an independent and profiled organ manufacture with world wide reputation. In the city of Essen a new branch is founded.
1961	Inauguration of a second work shop in Hitzacker / Elbe after the Berlin wall was built.
1962	Karl Schuke is appointed professor at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst (University for Music and Art) in Berlin.
1966	Relocation of the workshop to a new building in Berlin-Zehlendorf.
1976	Handing over of the management to a selected staff team.
1987	Professor Karl Schuke dies at the age of 80.

It is now the third generation of organ builders within the Karl Schuke company, which is responsible for continuing the tradition of the Berlin organ manufacture.

Today the KARL SCHUKE BERLINER Orgelbauwerkstatt employs many qualified masters of organ building, professional organ builders, joiners, trainees and clerical employees. It is one of our main principles in manufacturing an organ, that all parts of the organ are produced and designed in our own workshop: Construction, pipe making, wind chests, consoles and organ cases, the mechanical parts and their specific installation in each instrument. In all fields, skilful and experienced organ builders work according to the rules of their craft.

Two masters of organ building serve our pipe organs in the western area of Germany. Specialist in restoration complete the team of staffs.

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