Karl Ludwig Alexander Schuke

1906	Karl Ludwig Alexander Schuke was born in Potsdam on November 6, 1906
1922	After graduation at Viktoria-Gymnasium start of organ building education in his fatherly workshop
1924	Training for pipe making in a special workshop and establishing a pipe making manufacture in his fatherly company
1927	Studying pneumatic and electrical action systems
1933	His father died in November. Karl and his brother, Hans-Joachim, are jointly responsible for the workshop.
1934	Restoration work for the instrument collection of state university of music in Berlin-Charlottenburg
1935	Building the first mechanical organ 2 manual, 25 stops for Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-church in Berlin-Zehlendorf
1940	Due his brother military service Karl Schuke remains home and lead the workshop alone
1945	Regeneration of the damaged workshop while continuing the business
1948	Hans-Joachim Schuke returns from Russian captivity
1950	Settlement of the Berliner Orgelbauwerkstatt GmbH
1953	Removal to Berlin and separation of the Berlin workshop
1955	Lector for organ building at Berlin university of art
1956	Member of the council for church musicians examination
1962	Getting the title Professor
1967	Member of the council of the Bundes deutscher Orgelbaumeister (BdO)
1980	Retired from business
1987	Prof. Karl Schuke died in Berlin.

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