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pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single tone and pitch, the pipes are provide ...

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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) * Hargraves Pipe Organs Pty Ltd * William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd (Australian subsidiary) * Peter D. G. Jewkes Pty Ltd * Johnson & Kinloch * Samuel Joscelyne * Carl Krüger (1802–1871) * Ernst Ladegast (1853–1937) * F. J. Larner & Co. * Laurie Pipe Organs * C. W. Leggo * Daniel Heinrich Lemke (c. 1832–1897) * Samuel Marshall * Joseph Massey (1854–1943) * James Moyle * Pierce Pipe Organs * Pipe Organs Victoria Pty. Ltd. * Pitchford & Garside * Roger Pogson * Charles Richardson (1847–1926) * William Leopold Roberts (died 1971), built "Memorial Organ" (1924–1961) for St Andrew's Church, Brighton * Ronald Sharp (1929–2021) * Knud Smenge * Frederick Taylor * Wakeley Pipe Organs Pty Ltd

Austria

* Matthäus Abbrederis (1652 – c. 1725) * Orgelbau Pieringer *

Rieger Orgelbau Rieger Orgelbau is an Austrian firm of organ builders, known generally as Rieger. The firm was founded by Franz Rieger. From 1873 it was known as Rieger & Söhne, and from 1879 as Gebrüder Rieger, after his sons took over. At the end of World Wa ...

Belgium

Georges Cloetens Georges Cloetens (born Josse Léopold Cloetens, March 7, 1871, in Brussels – August 13, 1949, in Ixelles) was a Belgian organ builder and inventor, mainly known for the invention of the orphéal (1908) and the luthéal (1919). Biography Geo ...

(1871–1949) * Forceville –

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

* Johannes Thomas Forceville (1696–1750) *

Matthijs Langhedul Matthijs Langhedul (d. around 1636) was a Flemish people, Flemish organ-builder who did important work in Paris. He and Crespin Carlier had great influence on the development of the classical seventeenth century French organ. Early years The fa ...

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Mortier {{otheruses Mortier was an organ manufacturer from Antwerp, Belgium that made dance organs and orchestrions. History The company was founded by Theophile Mortier (1855–1944). Mortier started in 1898 as a vending agent for the Parisian organ ...

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* Jan Lapon –

Diksmuide (; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke ...

Canada

Casavant Frères Casavant Frères () is a Canadian organ building company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building pipe organs since 1879. As of 2014, the company has produced more than 3,900 organs. Company history Brothers Joseph-Claver (1855� ...

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Joseph Casavant Joseph Casavant (; 18071874) was a French Canadian manufacturer of pipe organs. Casavant was born 23 January 1807 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Dominique Casavant and Marie-Desanges Coderre. Originally a blacksmith, Casavant gave up his tr ...

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Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie r ...

* Legge Organ Co. Ltd –

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

Gabriel Kney Gabriel Kney (21 November 1929 – 8 November 2024) was a Canadian builder of pipe organs based in London, Ontario. Life and career Kney was born in Speyer, Germany. At the age of 15, he apprenticed to Paul Sattel of Speyer to become an organ bui ...

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London, Ontario London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...

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Louis Mitchell Louis A. Mitchell (December 17, 1885 – September 12, 1957) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Mitchell began performing in vaudeville revues and minstrel shows from around the turn of the century, playing drums and bandoline. Afte ...

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Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

Orgues Létourneau Orgues Létourneau Limitée of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec is a prominent Canadian builder and restorer of pipe organs. The company was founded in 1979 by Fernand Létourneau, who served as president, owner and artistic director of the firm until 2019. ...

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* Laliberté-Payment – Repentigny, Québec * Karl Wilhelm –

Mont-Saint-Hilaire Mont-Saint-Hilaire () is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore of southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 18,859. T ...

, Québec * Hellmuth Wolff, Wolff & Associés –

Laval, Québec Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Cana ...

* R. A. Denton & Son –

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

* Juget-Sinclair –

Montréal, Québec Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peak ...

Cuba

* Hermanos Cuayo (Fábricantes de Órganos, Holguin)

Czech Republic

* Rieger-Kloss

Czechoslovakia

* Rieger-Kloss

Denmark

* Poul-Gerhard Andersen (1904–1980) *

Frobenius Orgelbyggeri Frobenius is a Danish firm of organ builders. History Theodor Frobenius was born into a family of organ builders on 7 October 1885 in Weikersheim, Baden-Württemberg. From the age of 13, he trained as an organ builder at August Laukhuff in his ...

Marcussen & Søn Marcussen & Søn, also known as Marcussen and previously as Marcussen & Reuter, is a Denmark, Danish firm of pipe organ builders. They were one of the first firms to go back to classical organ-building techniques, and have been producing tracker ...

France

* Alexandre * Charles S. Barker * Quentin Blumenroeder * Daublaine & Callinet *

Aristide Cavaillé-Coll Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (; 4 February 1811 – 13 October 1899) was a French organ builder. He has the reputation of being the most distinguished organ builder of the 19th century. He pioneered innovations in the art and science of organ build ...

* Joseph Merklin * Charles Mutin * Puget Family *

Dom Bédos de Celles François-Lamathe Dom Bédos de Celles de Salelles (24 January 1709 – 25 November 1779) was a Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder. Life and work He was born in Caux, Hérault, near Béziers, France. He was elec ...

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François-Henri Clicquot François-Henri (also Henry) Clicquot (1732 – 24 May 1790) was a French organ builder and was the grandson of Robert Clicquot and son of Louis-Alexandre Cliquot, who were also noted organ builders. Clicquot was born in Paris, where he later ...

Robert Clicquot Robert Clicquot (1645–1719) was a French organ builder from Paris. His most notable organs are in the Chapel of the Palace of Versailles, the churches of Saint-Quentin and Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris and Rouen Cathedral. Clicquot's desce ...

Charles Lefebvre Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...

(1670–1737) * Clément Lefebvre (1630–1709) * Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Lefebvre (1705–1784) * Louis-Charles Lefebvre (1708–1754) * Koenig * Claude Parisot * Georges Danion * Victor Gonzalez * Jean-Loup and Robert Boisseau * Bertrand Cattiaux * Pascal Quoirin

Germany

Jürgen Ahrend Jürgen Ahrend (; 28 April 1930 – 1 August 2024) was a German organ builder famous for restoring instruments such as the Gothic Rysum organ and the Arp Schnitger organs of the Organ in the Martinikerk at Groningen, Martinikerk in Groningen, Net ...

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Leer Leer may refer to: * Leer, Lower Saxony, town in Germany ** Leer (district), containing the town in Lower Saxony, Germany ** Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station * Leer, South Sudan, town in South Sudan ** Leer County, an administrative division ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

* Michael Becker Orgelbau *

Rudolf von Beckerath Rudolf von Beckerath (19 February 1907 – 22 November 1976) was a German master organ builder. He was born in Munich, to the painter Willy von Beckerath, but grew up in Hamburg, where his family moved the year he was born. He initially pu ...

(1907–1976) * Peter Breisiger (1516–1542) * Hayl family of organ builders, 16th and 17th century family of pipe organ builders *

Zacharias Hildebrandt Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688, Münsterberg, Silesia – 11 October 1757, Dresden, Saxony) was a German organ builder. In 1714, his father Heinrich Hildebrandt, a cartwright master, apprenticed him to the famous organ builder Gottfried Silberma ...

(1688–1757) * Albertus Antonius Hinsz (1704–1785) * Hofbauer –

Göttingen Göttingen (, ; ; ) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, t ...

Elias Hößler Elias Hößler (7 July 1663 in Crimmitschau, Saxony – 13 June 1746 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg) was from Saxony originally, active in the Upper Palatinate and Franconia as a pipe organ builder. He began organ building teaching near Andreas Haß in Gre ...

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Stephan Kaschendorf Stephan Kaschendorf (''Caschindorf'', ''Castendorfer'', ''Kastendörfer'') (ca. 1425 – after 4 February 1499) was an early German organ builder. He was born in Wrocław (then ''Breslau'') and at first was an apprentice to a carpenter. He onl ...

(c. 1425–c. 1499) * Emanuel Kemper,

Lübeck Lübeck (; or ; Latin: ), officially the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City of Lübeck (), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 220,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city on the German Baltic Sea, Baltic coast and the second-larg ...

* Orgelbau Klais (Johannes Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co. KG) –

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

* Friedrich Krebs (?–1493) *

Friedrich Ladegast Friedrich Ladegast (August 30, 1818 – June 30, 1905) was a famous Germany, German organ builder. Ladegast was born in Hochhermsdorf (now Zettlitz, Hermsdorf), Kingdom of Saxony, Saxony, to a carpenter and cabinet-maker. He worked first for his ...

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Orgelbau Mebold Orgelbau Mebold is a company building pipe organs in Siegen, Germany. It was founded in 1967 by Hans Peter Mebold (27 April 1942 – 21 July 2001), and has been run since 2018 by his son Mathias Mebold (born 1978). The company builds new organs, r ...

Siegen Siegen () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg region. The university town (n ...

Johann Josua Mosengel Johann Josua Mosengel (September 16, 1663 – January 18, 1731) was a German pipe organ builder. Born in 1663 in either Stolzenau or in Eisenach. He created his first independent work in 1695 in Hanover. He then went to Königsberg, Prussia, in 16 ...

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Arp Schnitger Arp Schnitger (2 July 164828 July 1719 (buried)) was an influential Northern German organ builder. Considered the paramount manufacturer of his time, Schnitger built or rebuilt over 150 organs. He was primarily active in Northern Europe, especial ...

(1648–1719) * Schuke family, three generations, two workshops, one in Potsdam (1884),

Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau Carl Alexander Schuke (14 August 1870 – 16 November 1933) was a German organ builder and from 1894 to 1933 owner and manager of the . The company still exists today. Life Born in , Kingdom of Prussia, Schuke was the son of the pastor Karl ...

, one in Berlin (1953),

Karl Schuke Berliner Orgelbauwerkstatt Karl Ludwig Alexander Schuke (6 November 1906 – 7 May 1987) was a German organ builder. The son of the organ builder Alexander Schuke, he continued, together with his brother Hans-Joachim Schuke, to run their father's company in Potsdam until ...

Gottfried Silbermann Gottfried Silbermann (January 14, 1683 – August 4, 1753) was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organ (music), organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two. Life Very ...

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Christian Gottlob Steinmüller Christian Gottlob Steinmüller (25 September 1792 – 8 May 1864) was an organ builder in Germany. Life He was born on 25 September 1792, the son of Johann Gottlob Steinmüller in Arnoldsgrün, in the Electorate of Saxony. On 15 January 1806, ...

(1792–1864) * Georg Christoph Stertzing (c. 1650–1717) *

Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost (born around 1680; died 12August1759 in Altenburg) was a leading Thuringia, Thuringian organ-builder. Johann Sebastian Bach held him in high regard. His organs in the city church of Waltershausen (1722–1730) and ...

(c. 1679–1759) * Heinrich Traxdorf (built organs in the mid-15th century) *

Orgelbau Vleugels Orgelbau Vleugels is a pipe organ company producing organs in modern design and restoring historic Musical instrument, instruments. The workshop is located in Hardheim, Germany. The owner is master pipe organ builder Hans-Georg Vleugels. The compa ...

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Hardheim Hardheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town is twinned with Müntschemier Müntschemier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Seeland (administrative dist ...

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Walcker Orgelbau Walcker Orgelbau (also known as E. F. Walcker & Cie.) of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is a builder of pipe organs. It was founded in Cannstatt, a suburb of Stuttgart in 1780 by . His son Eberhard Friedrich Walcker moved the business t ...

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Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a Cities of Germany, city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg (district), Lu ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

* M. Welte & Sons –

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

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Johann Friedrich Wender Johann Friedrich Wender (baptized 6 December 1655 – 13 June 1729) was a German organ builder who had his workshop in Mühlhausen. Born in Dörna, Thuringia, Wender collaborated with Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: ...

(1655–1729) –

Mühlhausen Mühlhausen () is a town in the north-west of Thuringia, Germany, north of Niederdorla, the country's Central Germany (geography)#Geographical centre, geographical centre, north-west of Erfurt, east of Kassel and south-east of Göttingen ...

* Glatter-Götz Orgelbau – Pfullendorf Germany * Wolkenstayn Orgelbau – Kötz, Germany

Hungary

* Aquincum Organbuilder Company *

Pécs Organ Manufactory Pécs Organ Manufactory Ltd. (POM) was found in September, 1992. At the moment POM is the biggest organ building company in Hungary. The manufactory employs around 50 specialist who cover all fields of organbuilding. The webshop of the company was l ...

Ireland

* Trevor Crowe * Kenneth Jones and Associates (1979–present) –

Kilcoole Kilcoole () is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is south of Greystones, north of Wicklow, and about south of Dublin. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Kilcoole was used as a filming location for the Irish tele ...

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

* Neiland & Creane Organ Builders (1990–present) –

Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...

Italy

* Agati * Antegnati –

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

* Bossi – Italian firm of organ builders originally from

Mendrisio Mendrisio (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Mendrisio (district), Mendrisio in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura di Mendris ...

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Canton Ticino Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona ...

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CHICHI Organi Chi-Chi or variations thereof may refer to: Geography *Chichi (village) or Çiçi, in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan *Chi-chi, Nantou, a township in Taiwan People *Chi Chi DeVayne, stage name of American drag queen Zavion Michael Davenport (1985� ...

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Firenze Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

* Consoli Pipe Organs,

Locorotondo Locorotondo ( Barese: ) is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, with a population of about 14,000. It is situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d'Itria, a green stretch of country ...

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

Apulia Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...

Lorenzo Musante Lorenzo Musante (−17 April 1780) was an Italians, Italian Organ building, pipe organ builder. 1730s births 1780 deaths Businesspeople from Genoa Italian pipe organ builders 18th-century Italian businesspeople {{Italy-bio-stub ...

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Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

* Mascioni – Cuvio (Varese) * Organi Pinchi,

Trevi, Umbria Trevi (; ) is an ancient town and (municipality) in Umbria, Italy, on the lower flank of overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. Located in the Province of Perugia, it is 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Foligno and 20 km (12& ...

* Giovanni Pradella –

Sondrio Sondrio (; ; ; archaic or ; ) is an Italian city, ''comune'' and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants. In 2007, Sondrio was named the Alpine ...

Fratelli Ruffatti Famiglia Artigiana Fratelli Ruffatti (''Ruffatti Brothers, Family of Artisans'') is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Padua, Italy. History In 1940, Antonio Ruffatti and his two brothers founded the firm of Famiglia Artigiana Fratelli Ruffa ...

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Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

Tamburini Tamburini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Tamburini, Australian bass-baritone singer with Zelman Symphony * Antonio Tamburini (baritone) (1800–1876), Italian operatic baritone * Antonio Tamburini (racing d ...

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Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

The Netherlands

* Andries van Bolder, Arnhem (died 1763) *

Johann Heinrich Hartmann Bätz Johann Heinrich Hartmann Bätz (1 January 1709 – 13 December 1770) was a Dutch Pipe organ, organ builder. Life Bätz was born in Frankenroda (Thuringia). He learned the organ-building profession in Gotha (town), Gotha under the auspices of C ...

, Utrecht (1709–1770) *De Gebroeders Adema, Hillegom *Duyschot, Holland *

Flentrop Flentrop is a Dutch company based in Zaandam that builds and restores Organ (music), organs. History The company originated in 1903 when Hendrik Wicher Flentrop (1866-1950) from Koog aan de Zaan, originally a house painter by trade, and organist ...

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Hendrik Niehoff Hendrik Niehoff ( – December 1560) was a Dutch pipe organ builder. Life Niehoff was born in Leeuwarden and served as an apprentice to pipe organ builder Jan van Covelen (). After Van Covelen's death, Niehoff established his shop in 's-Hertog ...

(1495–1561) * J. L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw, Dordrecht *

Rodensteen family The Rodensteen family (also given as Raphaëlis, Rottstein, and Rottenstein-Pock) were a Dutch family of organ builders active during the 16th century. Documents from the family's work, particularly those made by Hermann Rodensteen (died 9 July 15 ...

(also given as Raphaëlis, Rottstein, and Rottenstein-Pock), 15th century Dutch family of organ builders *Pels & van Leeuwen, Rosmalen *Reil, Heerde *Van Dam, Leeuwarden *Van Deventer, Gendt *Van Vulpen, Utrecht *Witte, Utrecht

New Zealand

South Island Organ Company The South Island Organ Company is a manufacturer of pipe organs in Timaru, New Zealand. The company, in business since 1968, has manufactured and restored over 300 pipe organs throughout New Zealand, Australia and Oceania. Founders South Island ...

Poland

*Cepka Marek *Drozdowicz Jan *Jakubowski Mirosław *Kamińscy *Mollin Zdzisław *Nawrot Marian *Olejnik Adam *Śliwiński Jan (finished) *Truszczyński Włodzimierz (finished) *Zych – Zakłady Organowe (the biggest Polish organbuilder)

Portugal

* António Xavier Machado e Cerveira

Slovenia

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South Africa

* R Muller – Potchestroom * van Schalkwyk Organ Builders – Cape Town & Surrounding areas *

SAOB A complete set of ''Svenska Akademiens ordbok'', as of late 2014. The majority of the volumes remain unbound in this set. ''Svenska Akademiens ordbok'' (), abbreviated SAOB, is a historical dictionary of the Swedish language published by the Swed ...

(South African Organ Builders / Suid Afrikaanse Orrel Bouers) – Pretoria (Now Defunct) * Cooper Gill & Tomkins – Cape Town * * Pekelharing Organ Building – Port Elizabeth * Protea Orrelbouers – Brandfort * Jan Zielman Orrelbouers – Pretoria * Pyporrels (Werner Hurter) – Pretoria * AA Tod Organ Buliders Cc ( Johannesburg)

Spain

* Blancafort, OM. * Gerhard Grenzing * Lope Alberdi Ricalde (1869–1948) * Federico Acitores, Acitores Organería y Arte S.L. * Jordi Bosch

Switzerland

* Friedrich Haas * Orgelbau Thomas Wälti –

Gümligen Muri bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Muri is first mentioned in 1180 as ''Mure'' while Gümligen appears in 1239 as ''Gumelingen'' or ''Gumlingin'' Archa ...

* Orgelbau Kuhn AG –

Männedorf Männedorf (High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Mänidoorf'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. His ...

Metzler Orgelbau Metzler Orgelbau, a firm of pipe organ, organ builders founded in 1890 and based since 1933 in Dietikon, near Zurich in Switzerland, is one of the most important makers of the European classical organ revival and has built many important and respe ...

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Dietikon Dietikon is the fifth biggest city of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon and part of the Zürich metropolitan area. Geography The ...

* Mathis Orgelbau –

Näfels Näfels is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Näfels is first mentioned in 1240 as ''Nevels''. ...

* Orgelbau Goll –

Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

* Späth Orgelbau –

Rüti, Zürich Rüti (sometimes written as ''Rüti ZH'' in order to distinguish it from other "Rütis") is a Switzerland, Swiss List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Hinwil (district), district of Hinwil in t ...

* Orgelbau Graf – Oberkirch * Orgelbau Roman Steiner –

Fehren Fehren is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Fehren is first mentioned in 1371 as ''der Hofe in Ferren''. Geography Fehren has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.7% is used for a ...

* Orgelbau Felsberg – Felsberg * Manufacture d'Orgues Füglister –

Grimisuat Grimisuat is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Grimisuat is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as ''Grimisoch''. The municipality was formerly known by its unknown name ''Grimslen'', however, ...

* Erni Orgelbau –

Stans Stans () is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland. The official language of Stans is German language, German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the ...

* Peter Meier Orgelbau – Rheinfelden * Lifart Orgelbau AG – Emmen * Flayer Manufacture d'Orgues –

Ursy Ursy (; ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Ursy is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Ursei''. Geography Ursy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes ...

* Arno Caluori Orgelbau – Seewis * Armin Hauser Orgelbau – Kleindöttingen * Orgelbau Stemmer –

Zumikon Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...

* Manufacture d'orgues St. Martin S.A.

Chézard-Saint-Martin Chézard-Saint-Martin is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, F ...

Turkey

* Istanbul Pipe Organ Team (?-present) –

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

United Kingdom

Current (post-2016)

* Balfour-Rowley Ltd. Organ Builders (2016–present) –

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

* Benson George Bristol 1881- 1911 built Organs in primitive methodist churches around the city - mainly demolished. Appears in Arrowsmith Directory of Bristol 1906. * Bishop & Sons (1795–present ) –

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

and

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

* W & A Boggis (1932–present) –

Roydon, South Norfolk Roydon is a small village, parish and electoral ward in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile west of Diss. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,358 in 981 households at the 2001 census, the population of both parish and war ...

* F. Booth & Son Ltd. (1951–present) –

Stanningley Stanningley is a district of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leeds city centre on the A647 road, the original main road from Leeds to Bradford. The appropriate Leeds Metropolitan Ward is Bramley, Leeds, Bra ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

* Bower & Company (1972–present) –

Wroxham Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an area of 6.21 square kilometres, and in 2001, had a population of 1,532 in 666 households. A reduced population of 1,502 in 653 household ...

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

* F. H. Browne & Sons (1870–present) –

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

. ** From 1 October 2020 the company trades under the name of Mander Organs.Notice on the home-page of the Mander Organs website
accessed 29 August 2020. * A. J. Carter Organ Builder Ltd. (1984–present) –

Stanley, West Yorkshire Stanley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Wakefield city centre. Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974, being made up the four elect ...

* Vincent Coggin Organ Builder (c.1980–present) –

Terrington St Clement Terrington St Clement is a village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk borough and district in Norfolk, England. It is in the drained marshlands to the south of the Wash, west of King's Lynn, Norfolk, and east of Sutton Bridge, Li ...

* Cooper & Co. Organ Builders (2011–present) –

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the villages of Upper Ryde and ...

* Cousans Organs (1877–present) – formerly

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (na ...

now

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

*Percy Daniel & Co (c.1919–present) – Clevedon * Dean Organ Builders (1970–present) (Bristol, England) * William Drake (1974–present) –

Buckfastleigh Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway ( A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery. ...

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

* Duplex Pipe Organ and Blower Company (2001–present) –

Farnham Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the ...

Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

* Forth Pipe Organs Limited (2002–present) –

Rosyth Rosyth () is a town and Garden City in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. Scotland's first Garden city movement, Garden City, Rosyth is part of the Greater Dunfermline Area and is located 3 miles south of Dunfermline city cen ...

Fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...

* Lance Foy Organs (?-present) –

Truro Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

* Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwynn Ltd (1980–present) – formerly

Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...

, now

Welbeck Welbeck is a village and former civil parish (now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck) within the Welbeck local voting ward of Bassetlaw District Council, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is slightly to the south-west of Work ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

* Henry Groves & Son Ltd (1957–present) –

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

* Norman Hall & Sons (c.1969–present) –

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

, Cambridgeshire * Harrison and Harrison Ltd (1861–present) –

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England **County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham *Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States Durham may also refer to: Places ...

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

* Holmes and Swift Organ Builders (c.1979–present) – Fakenham, Norfolk * Charles James Organs (2004–present) –

Ashwell, Rutland Ashwell is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is about north of Oakham. Toponymy The village's name means 'spring or stream with ash trees'. Demography The population of the civil parish w ...

* Jennings Organs (1989–present) – Cranham Chase,

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

* E. J. Johnson & Son (Cambridge) Ltd. (c.1955–present) – Snetterton, Norfolk * Peter Jones Organ Builder (1979–present) – St John's,

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

* Lammermuir Pipe Organs (1983–present) –

Oldhamstocks Oldhamstocks is a civil parish and small village in the east of East Lothian, Scotland, adjacent to the Scottish Borders and overlooking the North Sea. It is located south-east of Dunbar and has a population of 193. The church was consecrated ...

East Lothian East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In ...

* Jonathan Lane & Associates Ltd. (2006–present) –

Epsom Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain ...

* Michael Macdonald Organ Builder (1975–present) –

Simshill Simshill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the South Side of the city, approximately south of the city centre. Adjacent areas are Cathcart, King's Park, Croftfoot and Castlemilk. Linn Park is to the south-west of Simshill. The area h ...

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

* Midland Organ, Hele & Co. Ltd (1860–present) –

Burton Lazars Burton Lazars is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Borough of Melton, Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is south-east of Melton Mowbray, having a population of c.450 in ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

* T. R. Moore Ltd (2017–present) –

Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd Nicholson & Co. Ltd manufactures pipe organs. It was founded in 1841 by John Nicholson. Its work encompasses the creation of new instruments as well as historical restorations, rebuilds and renovations. In 2013, the firm completed the first whol ...

(1841–present) – Malvern,

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

* Gary Owens Organ Builders (2001–present) –

Pontypool Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062. Locat ...

* Pennine Organ Services (?-present) –

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...

. * Pipe Organ Preservation Co. (1999–present) –

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

* Pipe Organ Services Ltd. (c.1985–present)- formerly

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

, and since 1996 Saxby,

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...

. * Positive Organ Company Ltd (2020–present) –

Brackley Brackley is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It is on the borders with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, east-southeast of Banbury, north-northeast of Oxford, and ...

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

* Principal Pipe Organs (1983–present) –

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...

* D. Roberts Organ Builders Ltd (2003–present) –

Seaham Harbour Seaham ( ) is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and ...

* Sheppard & Cross Pipe Organ Services Ltd (2017–present) –

Uckfield Uckfield () is a town in the Wealden District, Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald. Etymology "Uck ...

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

* B. C. Shepherd & Sons Organ Builders (1927–present) –

Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northwest London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is now informally considered to cover a wider area, inc ...

* David Shuker , At the Sign of the Pipe (2009–present) – Birling,

* George Sixsmith & Son Ltd. (1955–present) –

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...

* Soundcraft Pipe Organ Company (2016–present) –

* Peter Spencer Ltd (1997–present) –

Bubbenhall Bubbenhall is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England. The village lies off the A445 road, about southeast of Coventry, and north-northeast of Leamington Spa. According to the 2001 Census it had a popul ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

* J. M. Spink (c.1970–present) –

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

* The Village Workshop (c.1994–present) –

Finchingfield Finchingfield is a village in the Braintree district of North Essex, England, a primarily rural area. It is approximately from Thaxted, with the nearest larger towns being Saffron Walden and Braintree. Nearby villages include Great Bardfie ...

* J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd (1828–present) – Brandon,

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

* David Wells Organ Builders Ltd (1981–present) –

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

* Wells-Kennedy Partnership (1966–present) –

Lisburn Lisburn ( ; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with t ...

Henry Willis & Sons Henry Willis & Sons is a British firm of pipe organ builders founded in 1845. Although most of their installations have been in the UK, examples can be found in other countries. Five generations of the Willis family served as principals of th ...

Ltd; (1845–present) – variously, London,

Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own Petersfield railway station, railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rai ...

and

* Wood Pipe Organ Builders (1966–present) –

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

Defunct

Abbott and Smith Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964. History Isaac Abbott established the firm in Leeds in 1869. He had worked for William Hill & Sons, William Hill in London for 20 years. Another Hill emplo ...

(1869–1964) – Leeds * Arnold Moseley (1856 -1939) Wolverhampton. Mainly Congregational Chapels in the area. * Cedric Arnold (1927-1961) -

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located north-east of London ...

then

Thaxted Thaxted is a town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of north-west Essex, England. The town is in the valley of the River Chelmer, not far from its source in the nearby village of Debden, and is 97 metres (318 feet) above sea level (w ...

* Cedric Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt (1961-1973) -

* Theodore Charles Bates and Sons (–) –

Ludgate Hill Ludgate Hill is a street and surrounding area, on a small hill in the City of London, England. The street passes through the former site of Ludgate, a city gate that was demolished – along with a gaol attached to it – in 1760. Th ...

* G. Bedwell & Son (1871–1946) –

Acquired b
J. M. Spink Organ Builders
company website, accessed 15 July 2018 *

Henry Bevington Henry Bevington (26 July 1777''England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837'' – 8 November 1850)''London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003'' was a prolific English organ builder, active in Lon ...

(1794–?) – London *

James Jepson Binns James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Organs Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number of ...

–

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

* Bishop & Starr - London * Blackett & Howden (c.1890-1970) *

Richard Bridge Richard Bridge or Bridges (died 1758) was a leading English organ-builder of the eighteenth century. In 1748 (according to the ''Morning Advertiser'' of 20 February) he was living in Hand Court, Holborn, London. Works His first recorded organ is ...

(?–before 1766) – London *

Brindley & Foster Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939. Background The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the ...

(1871–1939) –

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, Yorkshire * Cambridge Organ Company (?–?) * Messrs Casey & Cairney (?–c.1971?) –

Information from 'About us' on the webpage o
Michael Macdonald Organ Builders
accessed 1 January 2019 * Casson's Patent Organ Co Ltd. (1887–95), thereafter trading as Mitchell and Thynne.-

Denbigh Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the Denbighshire (historic), historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to ...

and

. * Nigel Church Organs Ltd. (1971–1997) –

Stamfordham, Northumberland Stamfordham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 1,047, rising to 1,185 at the 2011 Census. The place-name ''Stamfordham'' is first atte ...

Acquired b
B. C. Shepherd & Sons Organ Builders
company website, accessed 1 January 2019 * A. J. Claypole (1914–1936) – located on Narrow St.

Peterborough Peterborough ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is north of London, on the River Nene. A ...

* James Cole .k.a. James Cole & Son, Cole & Duckworth, Jas. Y. Duckworth (Late Cole & Son)(''fl''.1855–88) –

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

* Peter Collins (1964–2017) –

John Compton Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton ser ...

(1865–1957) * David Coram (?–2019) –

Fordingbridge Fordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,200 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It is located near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. It is sou ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

* Martin Cross Organ Builder (1969–2017) –

Stifford Stifford is an area and former civil parish in the town of Grays in Thurrock, Essex, England. Historically a single village, the area was broken up by the construction of the A13 in the 1900s and is now divided by the road into three communiti ...

, near Grays,

Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

* Thomas Dallam (159? - 167?) and his sons, Robert, Ralph and George - London. * Degens & Rippin Ltd (1960–64) – LondonMaurice Forsyth-Grant (1987) ''Twenty-one Years of Organ Building: the history of Degens & Rippin Ltd, Grant, Degens & Rippin Ltd., and Grant, Degens & Bradbeer Ltd.'' (Oxford: Positif Press) * East Midlands Organ Company (?–?) *Driver & Haigh (1882 -1969) – Bradford * Thomas Elliott (1790–1825) – London * Elliott and Hill (1825–32) – London *

Forster and Andrews Forster and Andrews was a British organ building company between 1843 and 1924. The company was formed by James Alderson Forster (1818–1886) and Joseph King Andrews (1820–1896), who had been employees of the London organ builder J. C. Bisho ...

(1845–1956) – variously

Hull Hull may refer to: Structures * The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis * Fuselage, of an aircraft * Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds * Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft * Submarine hull Ma ...

, London,

* August Gern (1866–1938) – London * S. E. Gilks (?1950–?1976) –

Gray & Davison Gray & Davison was a large-scale manufacturer of church and cathedral pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboar ...

(1841–1973) – London * Grant, Degens & Rippin (1964–66) – London * Grant, Degens & Bradbeer (1967–1981) – London, then

* J Halmshaw & Sons (1842–1913) – Dewsbury, Yorkshire (to 1849), Birmingham, Warwickshire (1849-1913). Merged with Ebrall in 1913, when Joseph William Halmshaw (1868-1941) was listed as Manager. He was listed as Retired Organ Builder in the 1939 registration. *

Renatus Harris Renatus Harris ( – 1724) was an English master organ maker in England in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. During the period of the Commonwealth, in the mid-seventeenth century, Puritans controlled the country and organ m ...

(son of Thomas Harris and father of John Harris) (c. 1652–1724) * William Hedgeland (1851-c.1891; merged with Bishop & Sons) –

Paddington Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed b ...

, London *

Hele & Co Hele & Co (also known as Hele & Sons) were the main organ builders in the south west of England from 1865 to 2007.''The Freeman-Edmonds Directory of British Organ Builders''; by Andrew Freeman & Bernard Edmonds. 2002 History The company was fo ...

(1865–2017) –

, then

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

William Hill & Sons William Hill & Son was one of the main organ builders in England during the 19th century. The founder William Hill was born in Spilsby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, in 1789. He married Mary, the daughter of organ-builder Thomas Elliot (organ buil ...

Ltd (1832–1916) – London * William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. (1916–98) – London *

Robert Hope-Jones Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 – 13 September 1914) was an English musician who is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ in the early 20th century. He thought that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of ...

(1851–1914) * A. Hunter & Son (1856–1937) –

Clapham Clapham () is a district in south London, south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (including Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Ea ...

* R. Huntingford (?- early c20) – location unknown * Kenneth James and Sons Ltd (c.1970–90) – location unknown. * T. S. Jones (?-?) – London *Ernest Lifford & Co. (1914–1940) – Yeovil * Henry Cephas Lincoln (''fl.'' 1810–55) – London'Lincoln, Henry Cephas, organ builder', ''Oxford Music Online''
accessed 5 February 2017 * John Lincoln (''fl.''1789–1820) – London *

Lewis & Co Lewis and Company was a firm of organ builders founded by Thomas Christopher Lewis (1833–1915), one of the leading organ builders of late 19th-century Britain. Born in London in 1833, the son of Thomas Archdeacon Lewis (1780–1862), a secret ...

(1860–1919) –

Brixton Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century ...

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London is at Frazi ...

* Charles Lloyd –

, Nottinghamshire * C. F. Lloyd (son of Charles Lloyd) –

, Nottinghamshire * Longstaff & Jones (c.1970-c.2009) –

Telford Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern b ...

, West Midlands. *

John Loosemore John Loosemore (August 1616 – 18 April 1681) was an English builder of pipe organs. He is best known for his organ at Exeter Cathedral in Devon, which he completed in 1665. John Loosemore was born in Barnstaple, Devon, where he was baptised ...

(1616–1681) –

W.C. Mack William Christmas Mack (13 October 1818 - 9 May 1903) was an English pipe organ maker and refurbisher in Great Yarmouth, who established his practice in 1854. Most Mack organs are located in Norfolk, and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in East An ...

(''fl.'' 1854-99) – Great Yarmouth. *

Mander Organs N.P Mander Limited later Mander Organs Limited was an England, English pipe organ maker and refurbisher based in London. Although well known for many years in the organ building industry, they achieved wider notability in 2004 with the refurbi ...

Ltd (1936–2020) – London. **In July 2020 the company went into liquidation. The company name and intellectual property were acquired by F. H. Browne and Sons Ltd (of Canterbury) with that firm trading as Mander Organs from 1 October 2020. *J. E. Minns (1879–1895) – Taunton. Company purchased by George Osmond. *

Norman and Beard Norman and Beard were a pipe organ manufacturer based in Norwich from 1887 to 1916. History The origins of the company are from a business founded in Diss in 1870 by Ernest William Norman (1851–1927). In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he wen ...

Ltd (1870–1916) – London *Geo. Osmond & Co. (1895–1988) – Taunton. Succeeded J. E. Minns and traded under that name until 1908. * Albert E. Pease (1890–1909) –

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is an area in the northwest part of the London Borough of Hackney, England. The area is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington (parish), Stoke Newington, the ancient parish. S ...

, London * The Positive Organ Company Ltd. (1898–1941) – London. * Roger Pulham (''fl.'' 1970–2010) –

Woodbridge, Suffolk Woodbridge is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is up the River Deben from the sea. It lies north-east of Ipswich and around north-east of London. In 2011 it had a populat ...

. *

Rushworth and Dreaper Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders, and later general instrument suppliers associated with Paul McCartney, based in Liverpool. The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth (organ builder), William Rushworth. In th ...

–

Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Wales, Welsh county of Flintshire across ...

* Bernard Schmidt ("Father Smith") (c. 1630–1708) *George Sherborne (c.1800–1862) – Bath *

John Snetzler John Snetzler (or Schnetzler) was an organ builder of Swiss origin, who worked mostly in England. Born in Schaffhausen in 1710, he trained with the firm of Egedacher in Passau and came to London about 1741. When he retired in 1781, his business ...

(''fl.'' 1741–1781) – London * A.E. & F. A. Still (?-?) – location? *

Thomas Swarbrick Thomas Swarbrick (c. 1675 – c. 1753) (sometime Schwarbrook) was an organ builder active in England in the eighteenth century. History He learned his trade as an apprentice to the famous builder Renatus Harris. He appears to be working on hi ...

(''fl.'' 1705/6-c.1753) – London then

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...

Kenneth Tickell Kenneth Hugh Tickell (25 August 1956–24 July 2014) was an English pipe organ builder and organist who, over 32 years, built several notable organs, including at Eton College, Worcester Cathedral, Keble College and Lincoln's Inn chapel. His last d ...

& Company (1982–2020) –

Wellingborough Wellingborough ( ) is a market town in the North Northamptonshire, Unitary Authority area, England, from London and from Northampton, north of the River Nene. Originally named "Wendelingburgh" (the stronghold of Wændel's people), the Anglo ...

. * Trevor Tipple (''fl''. 1978–2015) –

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engl ...

. * H. S. Vincent & Co. – Sunderland * W. G. Vowles (1856–1958) –

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

* Andrew Watt & Son (?-1965) –

* Peter Wells Organ Builders (1974–2015) –

Cranbrook, Kent Cranbrook is a town in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings, about southeast of central London. The smaller settlements of Sissin ...

* Williamson & Hyatt (1950-1961) -

Trunch Trunch is a village and parish in Norfolk, England, situated three miles north of North Walsham and two miles from the coast at Mundesley. At the Census 2011 the village had a population of 909. The parish covers an area of . Trunch has neve ...

* Samuel Wort (''fl.''1916–38) – 1/. Holloway, 2/.

Camden Town Camden Town () is an area in the London Borough of Camden, around north-northwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centres in Greater London. Laid out as a residential distri ...

, London. * E. Wragg & Son (1894–1969) –

, Nottinghamshire * Alexander Young & Sons (1872–1927) –

United States

* Organ Historical Society Pipe Organ Database for nearly complete list, current and historical
Pipe Organ Database
* Abbott and Sieker,

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

Aeolian Company The Aeolian Company was a musical-instrument making firm whose products included player organs, pianos, sheet music, records and phonographs. Founded in 1887, it was at one point the world's largest such firm. During the mid 20th century, it surp ...

Garwood, New Jersey Garwood is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,454, an increase of 228 (+5.4%) from the 2010 United State ...

(organ production 1887-1932, after which it merged with the Skinner Organ Company) * Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company,

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

(1932–1972) * A. L. White Manufacturing Company * Joseph Alley,

Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes p ...

(1804–1880) * Andover Organ Company,

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen, Massachusetts, Methuen ...

* Alvinza Andrews,

Waterville, New York Waterville (called ''Ska-na-wis'', "''long swamp''" by the Haudenosaunee) is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 1,473. History Long the traditional territory of the Iroquoian-sp ...

(1834-1854); Sangerville, New York (1854–1862) * Thomas Appleton,

Reading, Massachusetts Reading ( ) is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, north of central Boston. The population was 25,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Settlement Many of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ...

(1785–1872) *

Austin Organs, Inc. Austin Organs, Inc., is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Hartford, Connecticut. The company is one of the oldest continuously-operating organ manufacturers in the United States. The first instruments were built in 1893 with the Austin Patent ...

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...

Balcom and Vaughan Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs Inc. is the oldest pipe organ builder in the greater northwest. The company was founded in 1921 by C.M “Sandy” Balcom, who had previously worked for another organ builder, Sherman, Clay & Co. At the end of the ...

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of Unit ...

Barton Organ Company The Bartola Musical Instrument Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States, was a producer of theatre organ, theater pipe organs during the age of silent movies. History The company was founded in 1918 by Dan Barton, who was from Amherst, Wi ...

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh () is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the western shore of Lake Winnebago and had a population of 66,816 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List o ...

* Bedient Pipe Organ Company,

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city a ...

* Berghaus Pipe Organs,

Bellwood, Illinois Bellwood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located west of Chicago's downtown Loop, the Village of Bellwood is bounded by the Eisenhower Expressway (south), the Proviso yards of the former Chicago & Northw ...

https://www.berghausorgan.com/ * Bigelow & Company,

American Fork, Utah American Fork is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north from Utah Lake. The city is southeast of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area, Pr ...

* Buzard Pipe Organ Builders,

Champaign, Illinois Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in ...

(1985–) * GM Buck Pipe Organs,

Lowell, Michigan Lowell is a city in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,783 at the 2010 census. Lowell is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is about east of the city of Grand Rapids. The city is mostly surrounded by ...

John Brombaugh John Burlin Brombaugh (born March 1, 1937) is an American pipe organ builder known for his historically oriented tracker action pipe organs. Personal life and early training Born in Dayton, Ohio, Brombaugh (related to the Brumbaugh families) f ...

& Associates,

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...

Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Dobson Pipe Organ Builders is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Lake City, Iowa. The company was founded in 1974 by Iowa native Lynn A. Dobson, who served as President and Artistic Director until his retirement in February, 2020, when long-t ...

Lake City, Iowa Lake City is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States, founded in 1856. The population was 1,731 at the time of the 2020 census. The sign coming into town proudly proclaims that Lake City has "Everything but a Lake." History Lake City wa ...

* E. and G. G. Hook & Hastings,

Estey Organ The Estey Organ Company was an Organ (music), organ manufacturer based in Brattleboro, Vermont, founded in 1852 by #Jacob Estey, Jacob Estey. At its peak, the company was one of the world's largest organ manufacturers, employed about 700 people, a ...

Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a New England town, town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River (Vermont), West River and the Connec ...

* Fabry Inc. Pipe Organ Builders,

Antioch, Illinois Antioch is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,622. The village is nestled into the Chain O'Lakes waterway system and borders the state of Wisconsin. Part of t ...

(1955– ) *

Felgemaker Organ Company The Felgemaker Organ Company was a manufacturer of pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because eac ...

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...

C.B. Fisk C. B. Fisk, Inc. is a company in Gloucester in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that designs and builds mechanical action pipe organs. It was founded in Gloucester in 1960 by Charles Brenton Fisk (1925–1983) after buying out its original owner, ...

, Inc.,

Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester ( ) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of North Shore (Massachusetts), Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census. ...

Charles Brenton Fisk Charles Brenton Fisk (February 7, 1925 – December 16, 1983) was an American Organ-builder, pipe organ builder who was one of the first to reintroduce mechanical tracker actions in modern organ building over electro-pneumatic actions. Born ...

, C.B. Fisk, Inc.'s founder (1925–1983) *

Paul Fritts Paul Fritts is an American organ builder based in Tacoma, Washington, who, following historical models, has created over thirty mechanical action instruments that have contributed to the revival of historically informed organ music. The Murdy or ...

& Company Organ Builders,

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia ...

* Geneva Organ Company,

Geneva, Illinois Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 21,393. Geneva is part of a Tri-Ci ...

William M. Goodrich William Marcellus Goodrich (July 21, 1777 in Templeton, Massachusetts, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts – September 15, 1833) was an organ builder in the United States. Biography He was the son of Eb ...

, Boston, Massachusetts (1777–1833) * Goulding and Wood, Inc.,

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...

(1980- ) *

G. Donald Harrison George Donald Harrison (G. Donald Harrison) (April 21, 1889 – June 14, 1956) was responsible for the design of some of the finest and largest pipe organs in the United States. Born in Huddersfield, England, he first worked as a patent attorney ...

(1889–1956) *

Hendrickson Organ Company Hendrickson Organ Company is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in St. Peter, Minnesota. History The company's founder, Charles George Hendrickson, was born on 10 June 1935 in Willmar, Minnesota. He studied physics, which he then taught at va ...

, St. Peter, Minnesota * Hillgreen, Lane & Company,

Alliance, Ohio Alliance is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It was established in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities and was a manufacturing and railroad hub in t ...

* Hinners Organ Company (1879–1942) *

Otto Hofmann Otto Hofmann (16 March 1896 – 31 December 1982) was a German SS-'' Obergruppenführer'' in Nazi Germany who was the head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office. He participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocida ...

(1918–2001),

Austin, Texas Austin ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and W ...

Elmira, New York Elmira () is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. ...

Holtkamp Organ Company The Holtkamp Organ Company of Cleveland, Ohio is America's oldest continuously operating pipe organ workshop. The company was founded in 1855 by Gottlieb Votteler. The work produced by the shop has evolved over the years in terms of architectural ...

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

Johnson Organs The William A. Johnson Organ Company of Westfield, Massachusetts, which later became Johnson & Son Organ Company, was a firm that built 860 pipe organs throughout the United States and in Canada and Bermuda. The company operated from 1844 through ...

Westfield, Massachusetts Westfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. Westfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metrop ...

– first William A. Johnson Organ Company, then Johnson & Son Organ Company (c. 1871-1898) * Thomas Johnston,

* Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, (

Hartville, Ohio Hartville is a village in northern Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. Hartville lies halfway between Akron and Canton at the intersection of St ...

) *

Kilgen Kilgen was a prominent American builder of organs which was in business from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. History The Kilgen family The Kilgen family's history of organ making supposedly dates to the 17th century, when Sebastian Kilgen ...

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

* W. W. Kimball Piano and Organ,

Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

* Leek Pipe Organ Company,

Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin () is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin ...

(1976-2014), then

Berea, Ohio Berea ( ) is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,545 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A western suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Greater Cleveland, Cleveland metropolitan area. Berea is home ...

(2014- ) * Levsen Organ Company,

Buffalo, Iowa Buffalo is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River. The city is a part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. History Steam ...

(1954- ) *

Link Piano and Organ Company The Link Piano and Organ Company was an American manufacturer of pianos, orchestrions, fotoplayers, and theatre pipe organs. During the early 1900s, George T. Link was managing a small firm named ''Shaft Brothers Piano Company'', which manufact ...

Los Angeles Art Organ Company {{More footnotes, date=April 2009 The Los Angeles Art Organ Company was based, as its name suggests, in Los Angeles, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United Stat ...

, Los Angeles, California *

Charles McManis Charles W. McManis (March 17, 1913 – December 3, 2004) was an American organbuilder. McManis was born in Kansas City, Kansas and received A.B. and Mus. B. degrees from the University of Kansas. He served as an apprentice with Austin Organs, Inc ...

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As ...

(1913–2004) *

Marr and Colton The Marr & Colton Company was a producer of theater pipe organs, located in Warsaw, New York. The firm was founded in 1915 by David Jackson Marr and John J. Colton. The company built between 500 and 600 organs for theatres, churches, auditoriums, ...

Warsaw, New York Warsaw is a town in Wyoming County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 5,316 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 37 miles east southeast of Buffalo and approximately 37 miles southwest of Rochester. The town ma ...

(1915–1932) * Midmer-Losh Organ Company,

Merrick, New York Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. , the population was 20,130. Geography According to the United States Census Bu ...

* M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Company,

Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's List of municipalities in Maryland, sixth-most popu ...

* David A. Moore,

North Pomfret, Vermont North Pomfret (also Snows Store) is an unincorporated community within the town of Pomfret in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Its ZIP code is 05053. Notable people * Scott Milne Scott Edward Milne (born March 10, 1959) is an America ...

Robert Morton Organ Company The Robert Morton Organ Company was an American producer of theatre organ, theater pipe organs and church organs, located in Van Nuys, California. Robert Morton was the number two volume producer of theatre organs, building approximately half as ...

Van Nuys, California Van Nuys ( ) is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Van Nuys City Hall, Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley ...

(1920s–1931) * Muller Pipe Organ Company,

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ...

Croton, Ohio Hartford (also called Croton) is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in the Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, township of the same name in Licking County, Ohio, Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 Un ...

(1919- ) *

Noack Organ Company The Noack Organ Company is a pipe organ manufacturer based out of Georgetown, Massachusetts. Fritz Noack began the company in 1960 in Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the M ...

Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a New England town, town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,470 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley, Massachus ...

Olympic Organ Builders Olympic Organ Builders was an importer and custom fabricator of tracker action pipe organs in Seattle, Washington from 1962 through the 1970s. The company built approximately 25 organs for churches and schools located the Puget Sound and Eugene Ore ...

, Seattle, Washington * J.H. & C.S. Odell,

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

* Organ Supply Industries,

Page Organ Company The Page Organ Company was an American manufacturer of theater pipe organs, located in Lima, Ohio. The ''Page Company'' started very small, with a home-built organ in 1922. However, the company experienced much growth over the following decade, ...

Lima, Ohio Lima ( ) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75, appr ...

* Parkey OrganBuilders,

Braselton, Georgia Braselton ( ) is a town in Jackson County, Georgia, Jackson, Barrow County, Georgia, Barrow, Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett, and Hall County, Georgia, Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, approximately northeast o ...

* Parsons Pipe Organ Builders,

Canandaigua, New York Canandaigua () is a city in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 10,576 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex in the adjacent town of Hopewell. ...

(1921– ) *

Pasi Organ Builders Pasi Organ Builders, based in Roy, WA, manufactures mechanical action organs and restores historic instruments. Martin Pasi received his first formal experience in organ building during a four-year apprenticeship with the Rieger Company in his nat ...

Roy, Washington Roy is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 816 at the 2020 census. History Roy was officially incorporated on January 16, 1908. It is a rural city outside Tacoma and primarily features ranch-style homes an ...

Peragallo Pipe Organ Company The Peragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, New Jersey, United States, was founded in 1918 by John Peragallo Sr., who, prior to founding the company, apprenticed with the E.M. Skinner Organ Company (now Aeolian-Skinner). A family company, Peragall ...

Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt ...

(1979–2020) *

Quimby Pipe Organs {{No footnotes, date=December 2021 Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. is an American builder of pipe organs, based in Warrensburg, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1970 by Michael Quimby, President and Tonal Director, and incorporated in the State of Misso ...

Warrensburg, Missouri Warrensburg is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 20,313 at the 2020 census. The Warrensburg micropolitan statistical area consists of Johnson County. The city is a college town, as it is ...

Reuter Organ Company Reuter Organ Company is a pipe organ builder located in Lawrence, Kansas. History Establishment The Reuter Organ Company was founded in 1917 by A.C. Reuter, Earl Schwarz and Henry Jost as the Reuter-Schwarz Organ Company in Trenton, Illino ...

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70 in Kansas, Interstate 70, between the Kansas River ...

* Richards, Fowkes & Co.,

Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a community near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. Ooltewah is an enclave and exclave, enclave in the ...

Schantz Organ Company The Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio is a major, national builder and restorer of pipe organs. Their facilities are located in Orrville, Ohio, about 44 miles due south of Cleveland, Ohio. History The Schantz Organ Company was founded in ...

Orrville, Ohio Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. It is about east of Wooster, Ohio, Wooster and southwest of Akron, Ohio, Akron. The population was 8,452 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Micropolitan stat ...

* A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company,

Lithonia, Georgia Lithonia ( , AAVE: ) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolita ...

* Schoenstein & Co.,

Benicia, California Benicia ( , ) is a city in Solano County, California, located on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the List of capitals in the United S ...

* Schuelke Organ Company,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

* Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960) * Robert L. Sipe,

Garland, Texas Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located within Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a ...

David Tannenberg David Tannenberg (1728–1804) was a Moravians (ethnic group), Moravian organ builder who emigrated to Pennsylvania. He is cited as the most important American organ-builder of his time. He constructed a number of organs during his lifetime, as ...

(1728–1824),

Lititz, Pennsylvania Lititz is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. History Lititz was ...

* Taylor & Boody Organbuilders,

Staunton, Virginia Staunton ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities a ...

* Tellers Organ Company,

* Wanamaker Organ Shop,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

Wangerin Organ Company The Wangerin Organ Company (1912-1942) was a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a continuation of the company after the partnership of Adolph Wangerin and George J. Weickhardt, Wangerin-Weickhardt, ended with the deat ...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin * M. Welte & Sons, Inc., New York City (1832–1932) *

Wicks Organ Company {{Primary sources, date=December 2016 The Wicks Organ Company is an organ manufacturer in Highland, Illinois in the United States where they build, repair, and restore organs. History The Wicks Organ Company was founded by Adolph Wick, John F. Wick ...

Highland, Illinois Highland is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,991 at the 2020 census. Highland began as a Swiss settlement and derived its name from later German immigrants. Highland is a sister city of Sursee in Switze ...

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

North Tonawanda, New York North Tonawanda is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. Its population was 31,568 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo, New York, Buffalo–Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Falls Buffalo-Niagara Falls me ...

(1856–1988) * Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders,

Denver, North Carolina Denver, formerly known as Dry Pond, is a census-designated place and Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census ...

(1992- )

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