Our Philosophy

Each Schantz pipe organ is a unique instrument crafted to serve the special musical requirements it is called upon to fulfill. Painstaking attention to detail in all aspects of the design, physical layout, tonal composition, construction, installation and tonal finishing ensure that every instrument meets our exacting standards.

As a musical instrument, a Schantz pipe organ must possess the power and character to thrill and inspire. This can only be accomplished through careful scaling and pipe making followed by meticulous voicing and tonal finishing to tailor each instrument to its unique environment. When completed, the instrument is capable of serving in its myriad roles of accompanying instruments and voices as well as successfully rendering a broad cross section of the literature written for the "King of Instruments."

Musical tone, however, is not enough to produce a successful pipe organ. The mechanism of the organ must be unfailing. Our instruments employ either electro-pneumatic pitman or slider wind chests. Each component of the organ's mechanism undergoes rigorous testing before it is installed in the new instrument. The physical layout of the organ is accomplished with concern for the accessibility to the instrument for regular tuning and maintenance.

Schantz pipe organs do not copy the style or emulate one particular period of organ building, nor are we slaves to fads or current fashion. Our goal is always to build pipe organs of the highest musical integrity and mechanical reliability, qualities that never go out of style.