Notable organbuilders in history

image	Hendrik Niehoff 1495-1560

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Hendrik Niehoff

1495-1560

image	Esaias Compenius 1560-1617 Mentioned many times by Michael Praetorius in his Syntagma Musicum

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Esaias Compenius

1560-1617

Mentioned many times by Michael Praetorius in his Syntagma Musicum

image	Crespin Carlier 1560-1623 Foundational figure of french organbuilding. Highly recommended by Titelouze, after working in his town in Rouen, would build organs for the important cities, notably Laon, St Denis, Chartres, Paris, and even Poitiers.

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Crespin Carlier

1560-1623

Foundational figure of french organbuilding. Highly recommended by Titelouze, after working in his town in Rouen, would build organs for the important cities, notably Laon, St Denis, Chartres, Paris, and even Poitiers.

image	Jean de Joyeuse 1638-1698 Would bring the new advances of Parisian organbuilding to the rest of France especially in the south. Notable organ in Auch cathedral.

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Jean de Joyeuse

1638-1698

Would bring the new advances of Parisian organbuilding to the rest of France especially in the south. Notable organ in Auch cathedral.

	Arp Schnitger 1648-1719 Greatly contributed to the north german organ, in the lineage of Stellwagen, Fritzsche, Scherer.

Arp Schnitger

1648-1719

Greatly contributed to the north german organ, in the lineage of Stellwagen, Fritzsche, Scherer.

	Andreas Silberman 1678-1734 Would establish a lineage of builders that would create the identity of the Alsacian organ post Louis 14. Originally from Germany, learned organbuilding in Paris with his brother Gottfried.

Andreas Silberman

1678-1734

Would establish a lineage of builders that would create the identity of the Alsacian organ post Louis 14. Originally from Germany, learned organbuilding in Paris with his brother Gottfried.

image	Gottfried Silberman 1683-1753 Bringer of french influences into central germany.

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Gottfried Silberman

1683-1753

Bringer of french influences into central germany.

	Jean-Esprit Isnard 1707-1781 Highly influential builder who was not afraid to completely rethink the divisions of the organ (proponent of the resonance keyboard), and bringer of iberian influences into France. Along with dom Bédos, Micot, Moucherel, Lépine, they represent the southern french classical organ, which deuelopped slightly different characteristics to the eminently parisian organ F-H. Clicquot. was exporting to the northern half of the country and some major cities like Poitiers.

Jean-Esprit Isnard

1707-1781

Highly influential builder who was not afraid to completely rethink the divisions of the organ (proponent of the resonance keyboard), and bringer of iberian influences into France. Along with dom Bédos, Micot, Moucherel, Lépine, they represent the southern french classical organ, which deuelopped slightly different characteristics to the eminently parisian organ F-H. Clicquot. was exporting to the northern half of the country and some major cities like Poitiers.

image	dom F. Bédos de Celles 1709-1779 dom Françoys Lamathe Bédos de Celles de Salelles, born into a noble family he renounced to enter the Benedictine Order, is most known for his treatise L'Art du Facteur d'Orgues, published between 1766 and 1776, a complete description of the theory and practice of organbuilding in his country and his time. In France it is considered unauoidable and often nicknamed "the Bible of organbuilders". There is only one extant remaining instrument of his : the uery large organ of St Croix in Bordeaux. A much smaller instrument retaining a relatiuely high amount of original Bédos material can be found in the uillage of Castelnau-Magnoac.

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dom F. Bédos de Celles

1709-1779

dom Françoys Lamathe Bédos de Celles de Salelles, born into a noble family he renounced to enter the Benedictine Order, is most known for his treatise L'Art du Facteur d'Orgues, published between 1766 and 1776, a complete description of the theory and practice of organbuilding in his country and his time. In France it is considered unauoidable and often nicknamed "the Bible of organbuilders". There is only one extant remaining instrument of his : the uery large organ of St Croix in Bordeaux. A much smaller instrument retaining a relatiuely high amount of original Bédos material can be found in the uillage of Castelnau-Magnoac.

	Carl Joseph Riepp 1710-1775 Bringer of french influences into southern Germany. His style would catch on a lot better than G. Silberman's did and his influence on german organ history (notably through Holzhay) cannot be overstated. The two choir organs in the Ottobeuren Abbey survive, as well as some organs in France, like Dole and Dijon, but those are heavily modified and cannot be called Riepp organs.

Carl Joseph Riepp

1710-1775

Bringer of french influences into southern Germany. His style would catch on a lot better than G. Silberman's did and his influence on german organ history (notably through Holzhay) cannot be overstated. The two choir organs in the Ottobeuren Abbey survive, as well as some organs in France, like Dole and Dijon, but those are heavily modified and cannot be called Riepp organs.

image	Françoys Henry Clicquot 1741-1809

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Françoys Henry Clicquot

1741-1809

	Johann Nepomuk Holzhay 1741-1809

Johann Nepomuk Holzhay

1741-1809