A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company, Lithonia, Georgia, is celebrating their 50th anniversary.
On December 21, 2023, A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company employees gathered to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. A beautiful engraved blue and clear glass “award” was presented to company founder Arthur E. Schlueter, Jr., to commemorate 50 years of business, 1973–2023. Certificates of achievement were awarded to long term employees.
The A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company was founded by Arthur (“Art”) E. Schlueter, Jr. In the early years of the firm, in addition to tuning and maintenance work, they provided representation and installation services for a major pipe organ manufacturer. The company quickly grew to maintain organs for more than 100 clients. Pivotally, during this early period, the firm started to undertake rebuilding and expansion of extant instruments under its own name.
The initial business location was in the basement of Art’s Atlanta home. From these humble beginnings, the business gradually outgrew successive temporary and rented buildings until 1988, when the current complex was begun. It has been expanded three times to its current 22,000 square feet of space. The facilities of our firm include a modern woodworking shop, a voicing room, a drafting and engineering room, and a spacious warehouse area that houses the computer numeric controlled (CNC) machine, storage, and erecting room.
Current projects include
• All Saints Episcopal Church, Thomasville, Georgia: new three-manual console.
• First Baptist Church, Griffin, Georgia: new four-manual console.
• Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Charleston, South Carolina: new three-manual console.
• United States Air Force Academy, Protestant Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado: rebuild of historic three-manual, 83-rank Möller/Holtkamp organ.
• United States Air Force Academy, Catholic Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado: rebuild of historic three-manual, 36-rank Möller/Holtkamp organ.
• North Point Methodist Church, Hong Kong: new organ division and façade.
• Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta, Georgia: complete rebuilding with a new chassis of 1930 Henry Pilcher’s Sons organ installed in sanctuary chancel.
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Brookhaven, Georgia: new four-manual, 62-rank pipe organ.
• Most Holy Trinity Catholic Chapel, West Point Military Academy, West Point, New York: new three-manual, 24-rank pipe organ.
• Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia: phased rebuilding of “Mighty Mo” Möller theater organ (console previously rebuilt).
The company's 50th anniversary is featured on the cover of the April 2024 issue of The Diapason.
For information: https://pipe-organ.com/
