Hayl family of organ builders

The Hayl family (also spelled Hail) was a German family of organ builders active in Germany, Austria, and Italy from 1591 through 1642.

1591 – c. 1615) who built organs in Germany and Austria in variety locations, including Konstanz Minster (1591–1592), Rheinau Abbey (1592–1594), Ochsenhausen Abbey (1599–1603), Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Kaufbeuren (1604–5), the Cistercian monastery in Stams (1610–12), and Andechs Abbey (1615) among others.

1618 – c. 1638) was active as an organ builder in Salzburg, Austria from 1618 through 1638.

He also built organs in Bolzano, Italy (1618), Wessobrunn Abbey (1624), and parish churches in Prien am Chiemsee (1634) and Lana, South Tyrol (1635–7).

His last known work was a repair to the organ at St. Mang's Abbey, Füssen in 1642.

Organ at Ochsenhausen Abbey , built by Daniel Hayl the elder in the years 1599–1603.