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3 unusual facts about Arp Schnitger


Cor Edskes

He had a working relationship with the German organ builder Jürgen Ahrend that began in the 1950s, included the restoration of many organs in Germany and Holland, and culminated in the restoration of Arp Schnitger's largest surviving organ at St. Jacobi, Hamburg.

Maassluis

Built from 1730 to 1732 by Rudolf Garrels, a pupil of Arp Schnitger, it was a gift by Govert van Wijn, ship-owner from Maassluis.

Paul Fritts

That is, Fritts builds Fritts organs, not Arp Schnitger organs, although the influence of the latter can scarcely be denied.



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