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Organ Master Builder Reinhard Hüfken
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1970 |
Completes three-year organ-building apprenticeship at Alexander Schuke's company in Potsdam. |
bis 1978 |
Works in the different areas of the workshop in turn, and works on the assembly of organs in Germany and abroad (repairing, building new organs, and voicing). |
| 1978/79 |
Opens own workshop in Halberstadt. |
| 1982-1991 |
Further training, completing Master Craftsman's course in organ building.
Works with one or two skilled craftsmen.
Repairs and restores mechanical slider chest organs, in addition to pneumatic cone, unit, and membrane chests.
Builds new 2' Positive organ.
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| from 1991 |
Extends workshop.
Increases personnel to 10 employees.
Builds new two-manual mechanical slider chest organ.
Restores:
- mechanical slider chest organ
- pneumatic unit chest organ
- pneumatic and mechanical cone chest organ
- electro-pneumatic membrane chest
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| 1999 |
Becomes recognised expert restorer of organs and hand-made harmoniums.
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| 2003 |
Becomes recognised expert restorer of organs and hand-made harmoniums.
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| 2005 |
Son Johannes H�becomes employee, after three-year apprenticeship.
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