November 2026

The three “R’s” of organ projects

Martin Franz Pasi, 72, organ builder, died September 6. He was born December 21, 1953, in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. He began his career as an apprentice with Rieger Orgelbau in Austria, becoming a pipe maker and voicer. For several years, he voiced organs for Rieger all over the world before settling in North America, working for the firms of Jaeckel, Inc., Karl Wilhelm, Inc., and Fritts-Richards Organ Builders (later Paul Fritts & Co.).