On the recommendation of Hans Henny Jahnn, he finally went to France in 1929 to put the necessary finishing touches on his training at Victor Gonzales' organ-building in Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, near Paris.
After completing his apprenticeship, he worked for a brief time with Frobenius Orgelbyggeri in Denmark, where he took part in building the great organ of the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.
In 1938 he was appointed to an official position advising on organs and bells for the Reich Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs and in 1939 moved to Berlin.
Rudolf von Beckerath died in 1976 and the business was converted into a limited liability company headed by his wife and closest associates.
In 1995, von Beckerath's widow Veronika gave up control of the company: Sckopp handed over the organ-building division to Rolf Miehl, and Holger Redlich took over the business aspect.