2004-10-30/2019-04-29 - Sources: Note from the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society, 1991). Edited for the revised OHS Online Database website, 2017. - Born in Germany; son of Michael Welte, Sr., brother of Berthold and Michael Welte, Jr., father of Carl M. Welte; established showroom in New York City, New York, for family business in Germany, 1865; with Welte & Sons Co. of New York City. Sources: The Diapason July 1919, 16. David Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 673.
2015-10-27/2020-04-09 - For further information on the Welte firm owned by the Welte family, see Welte & Sons Co. For a broader look at the Welte family and firms, and the Welte corporate name in the United States after the family lost their American holdings, see Welte Overview.
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