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This paper reflects one of the largest European organ companies, operating from the late 19th century to the second decade of the 21st century. The company was founded under the name Gebrüder Rieger in 1873 in the Silesian town of Krnov (then the German name Jägerndorf). In 1904 it changed its name to Rieger, which was used until the end of the Second World War. After its termination, the German owners were expelled, the factory was then taken over under national administration and subsequently nationalized. At the same time, a smaller organ workshop by Josef Kloss was also included. The factory has since used the Rieger-Kloss brand on its instruments. After 1989, the plant was privatized, but ended its activity in 2015.The theoretical explanation, devoted to the history of the company, to its business strategy and broader social contexts, as well as to all the relevant specifics of the Krnov organs and their method of production, is supplemented by a model analysis of a selected sample of instruments from the individual development phases of the factory. The record also brings a complete opus list of organs produced.