Architectural Accent

The organ is not only part of the room into which it is built, but also an autonomous work of art, sometimes epitomizing splendour and magnificence, sometimes expressing humility and modesty. Each organ is unique - in its form, in its sound and volume and in its dimensions.

There are no predefined patterns for a design

It is the technical and tonal function of the room as well as its use that determines the initial Klais organ concept. The geographical region and the people living there, its different prevailing styles of architecture and culture contribute, too. Many of these conditions can be analysed and carefully considered. Yet there remains something inexplicable and indefinable but nonetheless most real.

 

We start by wandering through the room, trying to experience it, to absorbe its aura. Then, in most cases, an idea is born; work on the design can begin.This involves searching for the right proportions, for the adequate relation of organ to room, for balance and contrast, for rhythm and metre, for tension and release.It is about proportions, about the art of dispensing with what is unnecessary, about the perfect form. Size in itself is not important. The first sketches of an organ design still incorporate something vague, but from sketch to sketch the final shape evolves. A successful organ design corresponds harmoniously to the architecture of the room and is at the same time an architecturally independent entity. Hammelburg, St.Johannes der Täufer

To achieve this goal, the Klais team cooperates with architects and sculptors. Creative powers have to be collected. It is not only for the time being that an organ is built; the significance of the work of architects, sculptors and organ builders is only measured against history.