Hellmuth Wolff

Hellmuth Wolff

Hellmuth Wolff (born September 3, 1937) is a Canadian organ builder and the founder of the firm Wolff & Associés. Under his guidance the firm set new standards in Canada for historical organ building. [GroveOnline|Hellmuth Wolff|Raudsepp, Karl J.|December 29|2007]

Life

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, he apprenticed to Metzler & Söhne in nearby Dietikon. He then worked for Rieger Orgelbau of Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, and Charles Fisk of Glouster, Massachusetts, before emmigrating to Canada in 1963 to be a designer in the new mechanical action department of Casavant Frères of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec.He worked briefly with Karl Wilhelm before establishing his own firm in 1968 in Laval, Quebec.By 1997, he had built 40 organs, ranging in size from of 1 stop to 50 stops. His largest organ to date is of 61 stops, 85 ranks, which was installed in Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia in 2005.

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