Organ building workshop for new construction, restoration and conversion of pipe organs and harmoniums.
Orgelbau Lenter GmbH
GroßsachsenheimNew on Amplifa
About us
Orgelbau Lenter GmbH is an organ building workshop in Großsachsenheim in Baden-Württemberg. The family business, founded in 1999, looks after pipe organs from new construction through restoration and conversion to harmoniums and free-reed instruments, as well as tuning, maintenance and voicing. Central areas of work, alongside the classic slider windchest, are valve-chest (Registerkanzelle) systems, in particular the mechanical and pneumatic cone valve chest, whose mechanical systems have been continuously refined for new construction. The company is familiar with the historical developments from the Baroque to the orchestral organ of the late Romantic period; the connection to the former E. F. Walcker workshop in Ludwigsburg remains a focus of its work to this day. Customers are churches and congregations as well as heritage conservation authorities.
- Site
- Großsachsenheim
- Processes
- New organ construction, Organ restoration, Organ conversion, Harmonium & free reeds, Tuning, Maintenance, Voicing, Construction of slider windchests
- Materials
- Wood, Metal
- Founded
- 1999
- Industries
- Churches and congregations (Catholic/Protestant), Heritage conservation
- 01
Design and planning
- 02
Woodworking (windchests, cases)
- 03
Manufacture of the pipes (metal/wood)
- 04
Assembly of the windchests and valve chests
- 05
On-site installation
- 06
Voicing
- 07
Tuning and maintenance
Materials & Processes
Wood
Main material for cases, slider windchests and valve chests in organ building.
Metal
Material for organ pipes and mechanical parts.
Locations
Großsachsenheim
DEOrgan building workshop and administration
- Materials
- Wood, metal
Components & Projects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New organ constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal (pipes) |
| Organ restorationAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal |
| Organ conversionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal |
| Harmonium & free reedsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal |
| TuningTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| MaintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| VoicingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction of slider windchestsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Construction of valve chests (mechanical and pneumatic cone valve chest)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal |
Additional services
History
- 1999
Founded by Gerhard and Markus Lenter after the insolvency of the Walcker company in order to continue serving its customer base.
- 2012
Andreas Lenter joins the family business after completing cabinetmaking training and an apprenticeship at the Seifert company.
- 2023
Death of Gerhard Lenter; Markus and Andreas Lenter continue to run the company together.