D C Schroth Organ Builders, LLC

About David C. Schroth, Jr., the owner of D.C. Schroth organ builders:

Like many fans of the pipe organ, David Schroth Jr.'s journey began at a very young age, initially inspired by his grandfather who was an organ technician in New England. David spent his free time as an adolescent practicing upon local organs, but eventually became seriously interested in organ building after studying George Ashdown Audsley's landmark tome The Art of Organ Building while still only a senior in high school.

In November of 2004, David entered into an apprenticeship with German organ builder Stefan Maier, where he assisted in servicing instruments such as the historic Flentrop in Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University, the magnificent 1864 Hook organ at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, the 1981 Fisk meantone organ at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, and dozens of the various historic instruments that dot the New England countryside.

This experience was sufficient to procure a continuing apprenticeship at the firm of Richards, Fowkes, & Co. in Ooltewah, TN, where he assisted in the construction and erection of their Opus 16, Duke Divinity School, and Opus 17, Church of the Transfiguration, Dallas, TX.

This apprenticeship having been completed, David then, in 2009, sought employment from organ building legend Pete Webber in Louisville KY. Shifting from the predominantly tracker-based work of his two previous shops, David gained invaluable experience working with elec