Schoenstein & Co.

Schoenstein & Co. is the oldest and largest organ builder in the western United States. It was founded in 1877 by Felix F. Schoenstein in San Francisco.[1]

Schoenstein & Co.
TypePrivately Owned Company
IndustryMusical instrument manufacturing companies
Founded1877
FounderFelix F. Schoenstein
HeadquartersBenicia, California,
United States
Key people
Jack Bethards, President and Tonal Director
ProductsPipe organ
ServicesCustom-building organs and renovation of existing organs, particularly those of historical merit.
Websitewww.schoenstein.com
Original Schoenstein factory building

The company has built organs throughout the United States and Canada, as well as repairing and renovating numerous organs, particularly after the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.

Clients include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Eastman School of Music, the Kennedy Center, and the Washington National Cathedral.

The factory and archive is one of the few factories built for organ-building and is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on November 14, 1978 as NRHP #78000759.[2] The corporate office and main plant are in Benicia, northeast of San Francisco.[3]

Among the notable Schoenstein organs is the organ of the Conference center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah completed in 2003.[4]

  • St. Martin's Episcopal Church organ in Houston, Texas
  • LDS Conference Center organ
  • St. James Episcopal Church, New York City
  • Chapel of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
  • Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

References
  1. "History – Schoenstein". Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "Contact – Schoenstein". Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. "Conference Center Organ". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.


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