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List of pipe organ builders

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This is a list of notable pipe organ builders.

Contents

Australia

  • William Anderson (1832–1921)
  • Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd
  • Robert Cecil Clifton (1854–1931)
  • William Davidson
  • J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works
  • Fincham & Hobday
  • Geo. Fincham & Son
  • Alfred Fuller (1845–1923)
  • Peter D.G. Jewkes Pty Ltd
  • Johnson & Kinloch
  • Samuel Joscelyne
  • Carl Krüger (1802–1871)
  • Ernst Ladegast (1853–1937)
  • Laurie Pipe Organs
  • C.W. Leggo
  • Daniel Heinrich Lemke (c. 1832–1897)
  • Samuel Marshall
  • Joseph Massey (1854–1943)
  • James Moyle
  • Pitchford & Garside
  • Roger Pogson
  • Charles Richardson (1847–1926)
  • Ronald Sharp (born 1929)
  • Knud Smenge
  • Frederick Taylor
  • Austria

  • Matthäus Abbrederis (c. 1652 - a. 1725)
  • Rieger Orgelbau
  • Belgium

  • Mortier – Antwerp
  • J. Lapon – Diksmuide
  • Canada

  • Casavant Frères (Joseph Casavant) – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
  • Gabriel Kney – London, Ontario
  • Louis Mitchell – Quebec
  • Orgues Létourneau – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
  • Laliberté-Payment – Repentigny, Québec
  • Karl Wilhelm – Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec
  • Hellmuth Wolff, Wolff & Associés – Laval, Québec
  • R. A. Denton & Son – Hamilton Ontario
  • Czech Republic

  • Rieger-Kloss
  • Denmark

  • Poul-Gerhard Andersen (1904–1980)
  • Frobenius Orgelbyggeri
  • Marcussen & Søn
  • France

  • Alexandre
  • Charles S. Barker
  • Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
  • Dom Bédos de Celles (1709–1779)
  • François-Henri Clicquot
  • Robert Clicquot
  • Koenig (organ builder)
  • Claude Parisot
  • Georges Danion
  • Germany

  • Jürgen Ahrend – Leer, Lower Saxony
  • Michael Becker Orgelbau
  • Rudolf von Beckerath (1907–1976)
  • Peter Breisiger (1516–1542)
  • Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688–1757)
  • Hofbauer - Göttingen
  • Elias Hößler (1663–1746)
  • Stephan Kaschendorf (c. 1425–c. 1499)
  • Orgelbau Klais (Johannes Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co. KG) – Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Friedrich Krebs (?–1493)
  • Friedrich Ladegast (1818–1905) - Weissenfels
  • Johann Josua Mosengel (1663–1731)
  • Arp Schnitger (1648–1719)
  • Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753)
  • Christian Gottlob Steinmüller (1792-1864)
  • Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost (c. 1679–1759)
  • Heinrich Traxdorf (built organs in the mid-15th century)
  • Orgelbau Vleugels (Orgelbau Vleugels GmbH) - Hardheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • Walcker Orgelbau (E.F. Walcker Orgelbau) – Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg
  • M. Welte & Sons - Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
  • Johann Friedrich Wender (1655–1729), Mühlhausen
  • Glatter-Götz Orgelbau Pfullendorf Germany
  • Hungary

  • Aquincum Organbuilder Company
  • Ireland

  • Kenneth Ludlow Jones
  • Italy

  • Consoli Pipe Organs, Locorotondo, Bari, Apulia
  • Agati
  • Antegnati - Brescia
  • Bossi - Italian firm of organ builders originally from Mendrisio (Canton Ticino)
  • Lorenzo Musante − Genoa
  • Giovanni Pradella – Sondrio
  • Fratelli Ruffatti – Padua
  • Tamburini − Crema
  • New Zealand

  • South Island Organ Company
  • Portugal

  • António Xavier Machado e Cerveira
  • Spain

  • Lope Alberdi Ricalde (1869–1948)
  • Switzerland

  • Orgelbau Thomas Wälti - Gümligen
  • Kuhn Organ Builders Ltd - Männedorf
  • Metzler Orgelbau - Dietikon
  • Mathis Orgelbau - Näfels
  • Orgelbau Goll - Luzern
  • Späth Orgelbau - Rüti, Zürich
  • Orgelbau Graf - Oberkirch
  • Orgelbau Roman Steiner - Fehren
  • Orgelbau Felsberg - Felsberg
  • Manufacture d'Orgues Füglister - Grimisuat
  • Erni Orgelbau - Stans
  • Peter Meier Orgelbau - Rheinfelden
  • Lifart Orgelbau AG - Emmen
  • Flayer Manufacture d'Orgues - Ursy
  • Arno Caluori Orgelbau - Seewis
  • Armin Hauser Orgelbau - Kleindöttingen
  • Orgelbau Stemmer - Zumikon
  • Orgelbau St-Martin, Schweiz
  • The Netherlands

  • De Gebroeders Adema
  • Flentrop, Zaandam
  • Hendrik Niehoff (1495-1561)
  • J. L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw
  • Current (2016)

  • Bishop & Sons (1795-present ) - London and Ipswich
  • Bower & Company (1972-present) - Wroxham, Norfolk
  • F. H. Browne & Sons (1870-present) - Canterbury, Kent
  • Cousans Organs (1877-present) - formerly Lincoln now Leicester
  • William Drake (1974-present) – Buckfastleigh, Devon
  • Harrison and Harrison Ltd (1861-present) – Durham, County Durham
  • Mander Organs Ltd (1936-present) – London
  • Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd (1841-present) – Malvern, Worcestershire
  • Principal Pipe Organs (1983-present) - York, North Yorkshire
  • J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd (1828-present) – Brandon, Suffolk
  • David Wells Organ Builders Ltd (1981-present) - Liverpool
  • Henry Willis & Sons Ltd; inventor of the radiating & concave pedalboard and the tubular pneumatic action. (1845-present) – variously, London, Petersfield and Liverpool
  • Wood Pipe Organ Builders (1966-present) - Huddersfield
  • Defunct

  • John Abbey (1783–1859)
  • Henry Bevington (1794-?) - London
  • James Jepson Binns – Leeds, Yorkshire
  • Richard Bridge (?–before 1766) - London
  • Brindley & Foster (1871-1939) – Sheffield, Yorkshire
  • Peter Collins (1964-81) – Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
  • John Compton (1865–1957)
  • Degens & Rippin Ltd (1960-64) - London
  • Thomas Elliott (1790-1825) - London
  • Elliott and Hill (1825-32) - London
  • Forster and Andrews (1896-1956) - variously Hull, London, York
  • Gray & Davison (1841-1973) – London
  • Grant, Degens & Rippin (1964-66) - London
  • Grant, Degens & Bradbeer (1967-1981) - London, then Northampton
  • Renatus Harris (son of Thomas Harris and father of John Harris) (c. 1652–1724)
  • William Hill & Sons Ltd (1832-1916) - London
  • William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. (1916-98) - London
  • Robert Hope-Jones (1851–1914)
  • Henry Cephas Lincoln (fl.1810-55) - London
  • John Lincoln (fl.1789–1820) - London
  • Lewis & Co (1860-1919)- Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth
  • Charles Lloyd (organ builder) – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
  • C.F. Lloyd (organ builder) (son of Charles Lloyd) – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
  • John Loosemore (1616–1681)
  • Norman and Beard Ltd (1870-1916) - London
  • Rushworth and Dreaper – Liverpool, Merseyside
  • Bernard Schmidt ("Father Smith") (c. 1630–1708)
  • John Snetzler (1710–1785) - London
  • Thomas Swarbrick
  • E. Wragg & Son (1894-1969) – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
  • United States

  • Abbott and Sieker
  • Æolian Company (See also Æolian-Skinner Organ Company below.)
  • Æolian-Skinner Organ Company (1932-1972)
  • Austin Organs, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut
  • Balcom and Vaughan, Seattle
  • Barton Organ Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • C. B. Fisk, Inc., Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Charles McManis (1913–2004)
  • David Tannenberg (1728-1824), Lititz, Pennsylvania
  • Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa
  • E. and G.G. Hook & Hastings, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Ernest M. Skinner (1866-1960)
  • Estey Organ, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Felgemaker Organ Company
  • G. Donald Harrison (1889–1956)
  • Geneva Organ Company
  • George Ashdown Audsley (1838–1925)
  • Hendrickson Organ Company, St. Peter, Minnesota
  • Hillgreen-Lane
  • Holtkamp Organ Company, Cleveland, Ohio
  • J. H. & C. S. Odell, New York City
  • Jeremy Adams Instruments, Danvers, Massachusetts
  • John Brombaugh & Associates, Eugene, Oregon
  • Johnson Organs – Wm. A. Johnson, later Johnson & Son
  • Kegg Pipe Organ Builders (Hartville, Ohio)
  • Kilgen, St. Louis
  • W. W. Kimball Piano and Organ
  • Levsen Organ Company (from 1954) around Buffalo, Iowa
  • Link Piano and Organ Company
  • M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Company, Hagerstown, Maryland
  • Marr and Colton, Warsaw, New York (1915-1932)
  • Midmer-Losh Organ Company, Merrick, New York
  • Noack Organ Company, Georgetown, Massachusetts
  • Olympic Organ Builders, Seattle
  • Organ Supply Industries, Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Otto Hofmann (1918-2001), Austin, Texas
  • Page Organ Company, Lima, Ohio
  • Parsons Organ Builders, Canandaigua, New York
  • Pasi Organ Builders, Roy, Washington
  • Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders, Tacoma, Washington
  • Peragallo Pipe Organ Company, Paterson, New Jersey
  • Quimby Pipe Organs, Warrensburg, Missouri
  • Reuter Organ Company, Lawrence, Kansas
  • Richards, Fowkes & Co., Ooltewah, Tennessee
  • Robert Hope-Jones
  • Robert Morton Organ Company, Van Nuys, California (1920s-1931)
  • Rosales Organ Builders, Los Angeles, CA
  • Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, Ohio
  • Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California
  • Schuelke Organ Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Tellers Organ Company, Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Wangerin Organ Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • M. Welte & Sons, Inc., New York (1832-1932)
  • Wicks Organ Company, Highland, Illinois
  • William M. Goodrich (1777–1833)
  • Wissinger Organs, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (1856-1988)
  • Alvinza Andrews (1800–1862)
  • Andover Organ Company
  • Bedient Pipe Organ Company
  • Bigelow & Company, American Fork, Utah
  • David A. Moore, North Pomfret, Vermont
  • Henry Pilcher (1798-1880), Pilcher Brothers, H. Pilcher's Sons, Newark, St. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Louisville (to 1944)
  • Joseph Alley (1804–1880)
  • Parkey Organs, Atlanta, GA
  • Schlicker Organ Company, Buffalo, New York
  • Taylor & Boody Organ Company
  • Thomas Appleton (1785–1872)
  • References

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