List of pipe organ builders

This is a list of notable pipe organ builders.

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

Belgium

 * Georges Cloetens (1871–1949)
 * Forceville – Antwerp
 * Johannes Thomas Forceville (1696–1750)
 * Matthijs Langhedul (?–1636)
 * Mortier – Antwerp
 * Jan Lapon – Diksmuide

Canada

 * Casavant Frères (Joseph Casavant) – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
 * Legge Organ Co. Ltd – Toronto, Ontario
 * Gabriel Kney – London, Ontario
 * Guilbault-Thérien – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
 * Louis Mitchell – Quebec
 * Orgues Létourneau – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
 * Laliberté-Payment – Repentigny, Québec
 * Karl Wilhelm – Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec
 * Hellmuth Wolff, Wolff & Associés – Laval, Québec
 * R. A. Denton & Son – Hamilton, Ontario
 * Juget-Sinclair – Montréal, Québec

Cuba

 * Hermanos Cuayo (Fábricantes de Órganos, Holguin)

Czech Republic

 * Rieger-Kloss

Czechoslovakia

 * Rieger-Kloss

Denmark

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

France

 * Alexandre
 * Charles S. Barker
 * Quentin Blumenroeder
 * Daublaine & Callinet
 * Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
 * Joseph Merklin
 * Charles Mutin
 * Puget Family
 * Dom Bédos de Celles (1709–1779)
 * François-Henri Clicquot
 * Robert Clicquot
 * Charles Lefebvre (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 – Leer, Lower Saxony
 * Michael Becker Orgelbau
 * Rudolf von Beckerath (1907–1976)
 * Peter Breisiger (1516–1542)
 * Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688–1757)
 * Albertus Antoni Hinsz (1704–1785)
 * Hofbauer – Göttingen
 * Elias Hößler (1663–1746)
 * Stephan Kaschendorf (c. 1425–c. 1499)
 * Emanuel Kemper, Lübeck
 * Orgelbau Klais (Johannes Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co. KG) – Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
 * Friedrich Krebs (?–1493)
 * Friedrich Ladegast (1818–1905) – Weissenfels
 * Orgelbau Mebold, Siegen
 * Johann Josua Mosengel (1663–1731)
 * Arp Schnitger (1648–1719)
 * Schuke family, three generations, two workshops, one in Potsdam (1884), Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau, one in Berlin (1953), Karl Schuke Berliner Orgelbauwerkstatt
 * Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753)
 * Christian Gottlob Steinmüller (1792–1864)
 * Georg Christoph Stertzing (c. 1650–1717)
 * Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost (c. 1679–1759)
 * Heinrich Traxdorf (built organs in the mid-15th century)
 * Orgelbau Vleugels (Orgelbau Vleugels GmbH) – Hardheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg
 * Walcker Orgelbau (E. F. Walcker Orgelbau) – Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg
 * M. Welte & Sons – Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
 * Johann Friedrich Wender (1655–1729) – Mühlhausen
 * Glatter-Götz Orgelbau – Pfullendorf Germany
 * Wolkenstayn Orgelbau – Kötz, Germany

Hungary

 * Aquincum Organbuilder Company
 * Pécs Organ Manufactory

Ireland

 * Trevor Crowe
 * Kenneth Jones and Associates (1979–present) – Kilcoole, County Wicklow
 * Neiland & Creane Organ Builders (1990–present) – Wexford

Italy

 * Agati
 * Antegnati – Brescia
 * Bossi – Italian firm of organ builders originally from Mendrisio (Canton Ticino)
 * CHICHI Organi – Firenze
 * Consoli Pipe Organs, Locorotondo, Bari, Apulia
 * Lorenzo Musante − Genoa
 * Mascioni – Cuvio (Varese)
 * Organi Pinchi, Trevi, Umbria
 * Giovanni Pradella – Sondrio
 * Fratelli Ruffatti – Padua
 * Tamburini − Crema, Lombardy

The Netherlands

 * Bätz, Utrecht (1709–1770)
 * De Gebroeders Adema, Hillegom
 * Duyschot, Holland
 * Flentrop, Zaandam
 * Hendrik Niehoff (1495–1561)
 * J. L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw, Dordrecht
 * Rodensteen family (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

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

 * Skrabl (Škrabl) – Home
 * Orglarstvo Mocnik (Močnik) – Orglarstvo Močnik

South Africa

 * 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
 * Pyporrels (Werner Hurter) – Pretoria

Spain

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

Switzerland

 * Orgelbau Thomas Wälti – Gümligen
 * Orgelbau Kuhn AG – Männedorf
 * Metzler Orgelbau – Dietikon
 * Mathis Orgelbau – Näfels
 * Orgelbau Goll – Luzern
 * Späth Orgelbau – Rüti, Zürich
 * Orgelbau Graf – Oberkirch
 * Orgelbau Roman Steiner – Fehren
 * Orgelbau Felsberg – Felsberg
 * Manufacture d'Orgues Füglister – Grimisuat
 * Erni Orgelbau – Stans
 * Peter Meier Orgelbau – Rheinfelden
 * Lifart Orgelbau AG – Emmen
 * Flayer Manufacture d'Orgues – Ursy
 * Arno Caluori Orgelbau – Seewis
 * Armin Hauser Orgelbau – Kleindöttingen
 * Orgelbau Stemmer – Zumikon
 * Manufacture d'orgues St. Martin S.A. Chézard-Saint-Martin

Turkey

 * Istanbul Pipe Organ Team (?-present) – Istanbul

Current (post-2016)

 * Balfour-Rowley Ltd. Organ Builders (2016–present) – Worksop
 * 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 and Ipswich
 * W & A Boggis (1932–present) – Roydon, South Norfolk
 * F. Booth & Son Ltd. (1951–present) – Stanningley, West Yorkshire
 * Bower & Company (1972–present) – Wroxham, Norfolk
 * F. H. Browne & Sons (1870–present) – Canterbury, Kent.
 * From 1 October 2020 the company trades under the name of Mander Organs.
 * A. J. Carter Organ Builder Ltd. (1984–present) – Stanley, West Yorkshire
 * Vincent Coggin Organ Builder (c.1980–present) – Terrington St Clement, Norfolk
 * Cooper & Co. Organ Builders (2011–present) – Ryde
 * Cousans Organs (1877–present) – formerly Lincoln now Leicester
 * Percy Daniel & Co (c.1919–present) – Clevedon
 * Dean Organ Builders (1970–present) (Bristol, England)
 * William Drake (1974–present) – Buckfastleigh, Devon
 * Duplex Pipe Organ and Blower Company (2001–present) – Farnham, Surrey
 * Forth Pipe Organs Limited (2002–present) – Rosyth, Fife
 * Lance Foy Organs (?-present) – Truro, Cornwall
 * Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwynn Ltd (1980–present) – formerly Northampton, now Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
 * Henry Groves & Son Ltd (1957–present) – Nottingham
 * Norman Hall & Sons (c.1969–present) – Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
 * Harrison and Harrison Ltd (1861–present) – Durham, County Durham
 * Holmes and Swift Organ Builders (c.1979–present) – Fakenham, Norfolk
 * Charles James Organs (2004–present) – Ashwell, Rutland
 * Jennings Organs (1989–present) – Cranham Chase, Dorset
 * E. J. Johnson & Son (Cambridge) Ltd. (c.1955–present) – Snetterton, Norfolk
 * Peter Jones Organ Builder (1979–present) – St John's, Isle of Man
 * Lammermuir Pipe Organs (1983–present) – Oldhamstocks, East Lothian
 * Jonathan Lane & Associates Ltd. (2006–present) – Epsom, Surrey
 * Michael Macdonald Organ Builder (1975–present) – Simshill, Glasgow
 * Midland Organ, Hele & Co. Ltd (1860–present) – Burton Lazars, Leicestershire
 * T. R. Moore Ltd (2017–present) – Nottingham
 * Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd (1841–present) – Malvern, Worcestershire
 * Gary Owens Organ Builders (2001–present) – Pontypool
 * Pennine Organ Services (?-present) – Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
 * Pipe Organ Preservation Co. (1999–present) – Belfast
 * Pipe Organ Services Ltd. (c.1985–present)- formerly Salisbury, and since 1996 Saxby, Melton Mowbray.
 * Positive Organ Company Ltd (2020–present) – Brackley, Northamptonshire
 * Principal Pipe Organs (1983–present) – York, North Yorkshire
 * D. Roberts Organ Builders Ltd (2003–present) – Seaham Harbour, Durham
 * Sheppard & Cross Pipe Organ Services Ltd (2017–present) – Uckfield, Sussex
 * B. C. Shepherd & Sons Organ Builders (1927–present) – Edgware
 * David Shuker | At the Sign of the Pipe (2009–present) – Birling, Kent
 * George Sixsmith & Son Ltd. (1955–present) – Mossley, Greater Manchester
 * Soundcraft Pipe Organ Company (2016–present) – Northampton, Northamptonshire
 * Peter Spencer Ltd (1997–present) – Bubbenhall, Warwickshire
 * J. M. Spink (c.1970–present) – Leeds, West Yorkshire
 * The Village Workshop (c.1994–present) – Finchingfield
 * J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd (1828–present) – Brandon, Suffolk
 * David Wells Organ Builders Ltd (1981–present) – Liverpool
 * Wells-Kennedy Partnership (1966–present) – Lisburn
 * Henry Willis & Sons Ltd; (1845–present) – variously, London, Petersfield and Liverpool
 * Wood Pipe Organ Builders (1966–present) – Huddersfield

Defunct

 * Abbott and Smith (1869–1964) – Leeds
 * Arnold Moseley (1856 -1939) Wolverhampton. Mainly Congregational Chapels in the area.
 * Cedric Arnold (1927-1961) - Chelmsford then Thaxted
 * Cedric Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt (1961-1973) - Thaxted
 * Theodore Charles Bates and Sons (c. 1812–c. 1864) – Ludgate Hill, London
 * G. Bedwell & Son (1871–1946) – Cambridge
 * Henry Bevington (1794–?) – London
 * James Jepson Binns – Leeds, Yorkshire
 * Blackett & Howden (c.1890-1970)
 * Richard Bridge (?–before 1766) – London
 * Brindley & Foster (1871–1939) – Sheffield, Yorkshire
 * Cambridge Organ Company (?–?)
 * Messrs Casey & Cairney (?–c.1971?) – Glasgow
 * Casson's Patent Organ Co Ltd. (1887–95), thereafter trading as Mitchell and Thynne.- Denbigh and London.
 * Nigel Church Organs Ltd. (1971–1997) – Stamfordham, Northumberland
 * A. J. Claypole (1914–1936) – located on Narrow St. Peterborough
 * James Cole [a.k.a. James Cole & Son, Cole & Duckworth, Jas. Y. Duckworth (Late Cole & Son)] (fl.1855–88) – Manchester
 * Peter Collins (1964–2017) – Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
 * John Compton (1865–1957)
 * David Coram (?–2019) – Fordingbridge, Hampshire
 * Martin Cross Organ Builder (1969–2017) – Stifford, near Grays, Essex
 * Thomas Dallam (159? - 167?) and his sons, Robert, Ralph and George - London.
 * Degens & Rippin Ltd (1960–64) – London
 * East Midlands Organ Company (?–?)
 * Driver & Haigh (1882 -1969) – Bradford
 * Thomas Elliott (1790–1825) – London
 * Elliott and Hill (1825–32) – London
 * Forster and Andrews (1845–1956) – variously Hull, London, York
 * August Gern (1866–1938) – London
 * S. E. Gilks (?1950–?1976) – Peterborough
 * Gray & Davison (1841–1973) – London
 * Grant, Degens & Rippin (1964–66) – London
 * Grant, Degens & Bradbeer (1967–1981) – London, then Northampton
 * J Halmshaw & Sons (1850–1913) – Birmingham, Warwickshire
 * Renatus Harris (son of Thomas Harris and father of John Harris) (c. 1652–1724)
 * William Hedgeland (1851-c.1891; merged with Bishop & Sons) – Paddington, London
 * Hele & Co (1865–2017) – Truro, then Plymouth
 * William Hill & Sons Ltd (1832–1916) – London
 * William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. (1916–98) – London
 * Robert Hope-Jones (1851–1914)
 * A. Hunter & Son (1856–1937) – Clapham
 * 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
 * John Lincoln (fl.1789–1820) – London
 * Lewis & Co (1860–1919) – Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth
 * Charles Lloyd – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
 * C. F. Lloyd (son of Charles Lloyd) – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
 * Longstaff & Jones (c.1970-c.2009) – Telford, West Midlands.
 * John Loosemore (1616–1681) – Devon
 * Mander Organs 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 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, London
 * The Positive Organ Company Ltd. (1898–1941) – London.
 * Roger Pulham (fl. 1970–2010) – Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 * Rushworth and Dreaper – Liverpool, Merseyside
 * Bernard Schmidt ("Father Smith") (c. 1630–1708)
 * George Sherborne (c.1800–1862) – Bath
 * John Snetzler (fl. 1741–1781) – London
 * A.E. & F. A. Still (?-?) – location?
 * Thomas Swarbrick (fl. 1705/6-c.1753) – London then Warwick
 * Kenneth Tickell & Company (1982–2020) – Wellingborough.
 * Trevor Tipple (fl. 1978–2015) – Worcester.
 * H. S. Vincent & Co. – Sunderland
 * W. G. Vowles (1856–1958) – Bristol
 * Andrew Watt & Son (?-1965) – Glasgow
 * Peter Wells Organ Builders (1974–2015) – Cranbrook, Kent
 * Williamson & Hyatt (1950-1961) - Trunch
 * Samuel Wort (fl.1916–38) – 1/. Holloway, 2/. Camden Town, London.
 * E. Wragg & Son (1894–1969) – Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
 * Alexander Young & Sons (1872–1927) – Manchester

United States

 * Organ Historical Society Pipe Organ Database for nearly complete list, current and historical. Pipe Organ Database
 * Abbott and Sieker
 * Æolian Company (see also Æolian-Skinner Organ Company)(1887-1985)
 * Æolian-Skinner Organ Company (1932–1972)
 * Joseph Alley (1804–1880)
 * Andover Organ Company
 * Alvinza Andrews (1800–1862)
 * Thomas Appleton (1785–1872)
 * George Ashdown Audsley (1838–1925)
 * Austin Organs, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut
 * Balcom and Vaughan, Seattle
 * Barton Organ Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
 * Bedient Pipe Organ Company, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * Bigelow & Company, American Fork, Utah
 * Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, LLC Champaign, IL (1985–)
 * GM Buck Pipe Organs, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * John Brombaugh & Associates, Eugene, Oregon
 * Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa
 * E. and G.G. Hook & Hastings, Boston, Massachusetts
 * Estey Organ, Brattleboro, Vermont
 * Fabry Inc. Pipe Organ Builders, Antioch, IL (1955–)
 * Felgemaker Organ Company
 * C. B. Fisk, Inc., Gloucester, Massachusetts
 * Charles Brenton Fisk, C. B. Fisk, Inc.'s founder (1925–1983)
 * Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders, Tacoma, Washington
 * Geneva Organ Company
 * William M. Goodrich (1777–1833)
 * Goulding and Wood, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana (founded 1980)
 * G. Donald Harrison (1889–1956)
 * Hendrickson Organ Company, St. Peter, Minnesota
 * Hillgreen-Lane
 * Hinners Organ Company (1879–1942)
 * Otto Hofmann (1918–2001), Austin, Texas
 * Robert Hope-Jones, Elmira, New York
 * Holtkamp Organ Company, Cleveland, Ohio
 * Johnson Organs – Wm. A. Johnson, later Johnson & Son
 * Thomas Johnston
 * Kegg Pipe Organ Builders (Hartville, Ohio)
 * Kilgen, St. Louis
 * W. W. Kimball Piano and Organ
 * Leek Pipe Organ Company, Berea, Ohio (since 2014), formerly Oberlin, Ohio, (from 1976)
 * Levsen Organ Company (from 1954) around Buffalo, Iowa
 * Link Piano and Organ Company
 * Los Angeles Art Organ Company, The
 * Charles McManis (1913–2004)
 * Marr and Colton, Warsaw, New York (1915–1932)
 * Midmer-Losh Organ Company, Merrick, New York
 * M. P. Moller Pipe Organ Company, Hagerstown, Maryland
 * David A. Moore, North Pomfret, Vermont
 * Robert Morton Organ Company, Van Nuys, California (1920s–1931)
 * Muller Pipe Organ Company, Toledo & Columbus, Ohio (1919-Present)
 * Noack Organ Company, Georgetown, Massachusetts
 * Olympic Organ Builders, Seattle
 * J. H. & C. S. Odell, New York City
 * Organ Supply Industries, Erie, Pennsylvania
 * Page Organ Company, Lima, Ohio
 * Parkey Organs, Atlanta, GA
 * Parsons Pipe Organ Builders, Canandaigua, New York (1921–Present)
 * Pasi Organ Builders, Roy, Washington
 * Peragallo Pipe Organ Company, Paterson, New Jersey
 * Henry Pilcher (1798–1880), Pilcher Brothers, H. Pilcher's Sons, Newark, St. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Louisville (to 1944)
 * H. Ronald Poll & Associates, Inc. SLC, Utah (1979–2020)
 * Quimby Pipe Organs, Warrensburg, Missouri
 * Reuter Organ Company, Lawrence, Kansas
 * Richards, Fowkes & Co., Ooltewah, Tennessee
 * Schantz Organ Company, Orrville, Ohio
 * A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company, Lithonia (Atlanta), Georgia
 * Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California
 * Schuelke Organ Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Ernest M. Skinner (1866–1960)
 * David Tannenberg (1728–1824), Lititz, Pennsylvania
 * Taylor & Boody Organ Company
 * Tellers Organ Company, Erie, Pennsylvania
 * Wangerin Organ Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * M. Welte & Sons, Inc., New York (1832–1932)
 * Wicks Organ Company, Highland, Illinois
 * Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (1856–1988)
 * Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders, Denver, North Carolina (1992–)