Blossoming development
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After Nepomuk‘s death, his only son, Carl Theodor, took over management of the company in 1888. He had completed his musical training at the School of Music in Zurich and learned the craft of organ building in his parents‘ workshops. In order to further his education, he spent his journeyman years travelling and working in France, Germany and North America. The importance of an international approach, then, was recognized at Kuhn from very early in its history. Theodor was especially impressed by the work of Cavaillé-Coll, which led later to his decision to open subsidiaries in France, first at Bellegarde and Nancy, then at Lyon. Thanks to a combination of expert craftsmanship and commercial foresight, the House of Kuhn prospered.
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Theodor Kuhn‘s «organ factory»
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Around the turn of the century, the craft of organ building was developing at breakneck pace. Industrialization had changed the face of labour. Smoking factory chimneys were status symbols to be proud of and even graced letterheads. It is no wonder, then, that Theodor Kuhn pushed on with technological development, particularly the switch to instruments with pneumatic action. As was normal for his time, he even registered a number of patents.
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