From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Born September 13, 1883, unknown location;* established firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1908; (partner?) with Frank Bienia, 1918; in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1921 with brother, Adrian, as manager of firm; active in Eldorado, Wisconsin, 1944. Died 1922.

*His brother Adrian was born in Germany in 1894, so Germany is a likely candidate for Otto as well. —Ed.

Sources:

• The Diapason, July 1915, 11.
• The Diapason, February 1918, 9.
• The Diapason, August 1924, 12.
• The Diapason, July 1944, 23.
• David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 817.