Detlef Kleuker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Detlef Kleuker

organ builder

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1988

Profession: organ builder, musical instrument maker

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Detlef Kleuker (4 July 1922 in Flensburg - 15 February 1988 in Brackwede) was a German organ builder who founded Detlev Kleuker Orgelbau. Hans-Detlef Kleuker studied building organs at Emanuel Kemper in Lübeck.
After his master certification in 1955, Kleuker established his own organ building company in Brackwede.
He built about 250 organs over the next three decades, in addition, restorations were carried out.
Kleuker invented new methods in organ construction and incorporated the use of new materials.
His organs tend to show a modern edged appearance, while their dispositions remained more traditional. In 1986 Siegfried Bäune took over the company.
The company remained in existence until 1991/92.