Arp Schnitger (2 July 1648 – 28 July 1719 (buried)) was an influential Northern German organ builder. Considered the paramount manufacturer of his time, Schnitger built or rebuilt over 150 organs.

Arp Schnitger (born July 9, 1648, Schmalenfleth, in Oldenburg [Germany]—died July 24 or 25, 1719, Neuenfelde, Imperial Free City of Hamburg) was one of the most skilled organ builders of the Baroque era, whose fine instruments inspired composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach.

Most scholars and scholarly organists agree that the most important organ builder of northern Germany during the seventeenth century was Arp Schnitger.

Arp Schnitger was not born in Hamburg, but in Schmalenfleth near Golzwarden, in the year 1648, the son of a carpenter. After young Arp had learned the carpenter's trade from his father, he went into the organbuilder's workshop of his cousin Berendt Hus at Glückstadt in Holstein.

From the 600 years of Hamburg organ building history, Schnitger is the most important protagonist. His accomplishment represents the climax and conclusion of the north German organ building tradition of his time.

Arp Schnitger (born 2 July 1648; buried 28 July 1719) was a very important German builder of pipe organs. He mostly worked in Northern Europe, especially the Netherlands and Germany, where a number of his instruments survive to the present day.

The west gallery organ of the Martinikerk in Groningen dates from the 15th century; it took its present form in the 18th century when it was expanded by Arp Schnitger, his son Franz Caspar Schnitger and his successor Albertus Antonius Hinsz.

Arp Schnitger (1648–1719) is celebrated as the greatest organbuilder of the northern European baroque, perhaps the greatest builder of all time. From his Hamburg shop, nearly 170 organs were installed in northern Germany and the Dutch province of Groningen, in addition to those that were commissioned much further afield.

Arp Schnitger Arp Schnitger died 300 years ago Activities see www.arp-schnitger-gesellschaft.de www.groningenorgelland.nl www.nomine.net Ausstellung „Arp Schnitger im Alten Land“ im Museum Altes Land, Westerjork 49, in Jork 28.05.2019 - 28.07-2019 PDF Location of Schnitger-organs on Google EarthOrgans of Arp Schnitger (1648-1719)

Arp Schnitger (2 July 1648 (?), Schmalenfleth - 28 July 1719, Golzwarden (died) - Neuenfelde (buried)) was a North Germanorgan builder. He was among the most famous organ builders of the period and is known as one of the period's most important organ builders.