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List of pipe organ builders

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This is a list of notable pipe organ builders.

Australia

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  • William Anderson (1832–1921)[1][2]
  • Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd[2]
  • Robert Cecil Clifton (1854–1931)[2][3]
  • William Davidson[2]
  • J. E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works[2][4]
  • Fincham & Hobday[2]
  • Geo. Fincham & Son[2][5]
  • Alfred Fuller (1845–1923)[2][3][6]
  • Hargraves Pipe Organs Pty Ltd
  • William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd (Australian subsidiary)
  • Peter D. G. Jewkes Pty Ltd[2]
  • Johnson & Kinloch[2]
  • Samuel Joscelyne[3]
  • Carl Krüger (1802–1871)[2]
  • Ernst Ladegast (1853–1937)[2]
  • F. J. Larner & Co.
  • Laurie Pipe Organs[2]
  • C. W. Leggo[2][3]
  • Daniel Heinrich Lemke (c. 1832–1897)[2]
  • Samuel Marshall[2]
  • Joseph Massey (1854–1943)[3]
  • James Moyle[2]
  • Pierce Pipe Organs[2]
  • Pipe Organs Victoria Pty. Ltd.[7]
  • Pitchford & Garside[2]
  • Roger Pogson[2]
  • Charles Richardson (1847–1926)[2][3]
  • William Leopold Roberts (died 1971), built "Memorial Organ" (1924–1961) for St Andrew's Church, Brighton
  • Ronald Sharp (1929–2021)[2]
  • Knud Smenge[2]
  • Frederick Taylor[2][3]
  • Wakeley Pipe Organs Pty Ltd

Austria

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Belgium

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Canada

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Cuba

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  • Hermanos Cuayo (Fábricantes de Órganos, Holguin)

Czech Republic

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Czechoslovakia

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Hungary

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Ireland

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Italy

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The Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Poland

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  • 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

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Slovenia

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South Africa

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  • R Muller – Potchestroom
  • van Schalkwyk Organ Builders – Cape Town & Surrounding areas
  • SAOB (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

Spain

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  • Blancafort, OM.[24]
  • Gerhard Grenzing[25]
  • Lope Alberdi Ricalde (1869–1948)[12]
  • Federico Acitores, Acitores Organería y Arte S.L.
  • Jordi Bosch

Switzerland

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Current (post-2016)

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Defunct

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United States

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Organ Historical Trust of Australia". Ohta.org.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Amateur and professional: the organ in private residences". Ohta.org.au. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Dodd, Josiah Eustace (1856–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 30 January 1952. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  5. ^ "A Century plus of Fincham organs". Ohta.org.au. 1 January 1928. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Alfred Fuller; his life and work". Ohta.org.au. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Pipe Organs Victoria Pty. Ltd".
  8. ^ Karl Wilhelm, by Antoine Bouchard Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, in The Canadian Encyclopedia
  9. ^ "R. A. Denton & Son, Pipe Organ Builders". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  45. ^ Balfour-Rowley Ltd. Organ Builders, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  46. ^ Bishop and Sons, company website, accessed 28 December 2016
  47. ^ W & A Boggis Organ Builders, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  48. ^ F. Booth & Son (Voicers) Ltd., company website, accessed 13 March 2019
  49. ^ Bower& Company, company website, accessed 28 December 2016
  50. ^ F. H. Browne & Sons, company website, accessed 28 December 2016
  51. ^ a b Notice on the home-page of the Mander Organs website, accessed 29 August 2020.
  52. ^ A. J. Carter Organ Builder Ltd., company website, accessed 20 May 2019.
  53. ^ Vincent Coggin Organ Buildet, company website, accessed 3 January 2018
  54. ^ Cooper and Co. Organ Builders. Company website. Online resource, accessed 11 May 2021)
  55. ^ Cousins Organs, company website, accessed 28 February 2017
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  57. ^ "Dean Organ Builders"., company website, accessed 13 November 2019
  58. ^ Duplex Pipe Organ and Blower Company, company website, accessed 1 February 2019
  59. ^ "Forth Pipe Organs". Forth Pipe Organs.
  60. ^ Lance Foy Organs, Facebook, online resource, accessed 1 January 2019
  61. ^ Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwunne Lrd., company website, accessed 22 March 2017
  62. ^ Henry Groves & Son Ltd, company website, accessed 19 May 2019
  63. ^ Institute of British Organ Builders, website accessed 18 December 2019
  64. ^ Holmes and Swift Organ Builders, company website, accessed 5 October 2019
  65. ^ Charles James Organs, company website, accessed 20 May 2019.
  66. ^ Jennings Organs, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  67. ^ E. J. Johnson & Son (Cambridge) Ltd, company website, accessed 18 July 2018
  68. ^ Peter Jones Organ Builder, company FaceBook page, accessed 1 January 2019
  69. ^ Lammermuir Pipe Organs, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  70. ^ Jonathan Lane & Associates Ltd., company website, accessed 20 May 2019
  71. ^ Michael Macdonald Organ Builders, company website, accessed 1 February 2019
  72. ^ Midland Organ, Hele & Co. Ltd., company website, accessed 30 March 2019
  73. ^ T. R. Moore Ltd, company website, accessed 10 February 2017
  74. ^ Gary Owens Organ Builders, company website, accessed 15 July 2018
  75. ^ Pennine Organ Services, company Facebook page, accessed 25 Jul 2019.
  76. ^ Pipe Organ Preservation Co., company website, accessed 13 May 2019
  77. ^ Pipe Organ Services Ltd. Company website, online resource, accessed 21 June 2019.
  78. ^ The Positive Oragn Company Ltd.. Company website, accessed 2 September 2020.
  79. ^ Principal Pipe Organs, The Raylor Centre, James Street, York YO10 3DW. No online presence found, 10 February 2019
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  81. ^ Sheppard & Cross Pipe Organ Services Ltd, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  82. ^ B. C. Shepherd & Sons Organ Builders, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  83. ^ David Shuker | At the Sign of the Pipe, company website, accessed 27 January 2019
  84. ^ George Sixsmith & Son Ltd., company website, accessed 20 May 2019.
  85. ^ Soundcraft Pipe Organ Company, company website, accessed 16 July 2019.
  86. ^ Peter Spencer Ltd, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  87. ^ J. M. Spink Organ Builders, company website, accessed 15 July 2018
  88. ^ There is currently no company website. A full list of works can be found using the 'Search by builder' facility on the National Pipe Organ Register.
  89. ^ David Wells Organ Builders Ltd, company website, accessed 28 December 2016
  90. ^ Wells-Kennedy Partnership, company website, accessed 1 January 2019
  91. ^ Wood Pipe Organ Builders, company website, accessed 28 December 2016
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  93. ^ "National Pipe Organ Register: Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  94. ^ "T. C. Bates (c. 1812–64)". Reed Organs in England. The Seraphine. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  95. ^ "St John's Anglican Church". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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  106. ^ Acquired by Henry Willis & Sons Ltd.
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