TheKernfamilyisadynastyoforganbuildersfromtheAlsace.The firmwasfoundedin1953byAlfredKern(1910-1989)inStrasbourg, who learned his skills at the Roethinger and Muhleisen firms. Thefirmmadeitsnamebyitsadvocacyofthetracker-based mechanicalaction.InparticularJean-AndréSilbermannwasits greatexample,andinhalfacenturymostoftheSilvermannorgans were restored by this company. In1977,DanielKern(1950-2019)tookoverasheadofthefirmand hissonOlivieralsojoinedthefirm.DanielKernManufacture d’orguesmergedin2002withthatofhisgrand-nephewGaston KERN, when he retired. The Kern company closed its doors in 2015 due to bankruptcy.
TheKernfamilyisadynastyoforganbuildersfromtheAlsace.The firmwasfoundedin1953byAlfredKern(1910-1989)inStrasbourg, who learned his skills at the Roethinger and Muhleisen firms. Thefirmmadeitsnamebyitsadvocacyofthetracker-based mechanicalaction.InparticularJean-AndréSilbermannwasits greatexample,andinhalfacenturymostoftheSilvermannorgans were restored by this company. In1977,DanielKern(1950-2019)tookoverasheadofthefirmand hissonOlivieralsojoinedthefirm.DanielKernManufacture d’orguesmergedin2002withthatofhisgrand-nephewGaston KERN, when he retired. The Kern company closed its doors in 2015 due to bankruptcy.