Editing Arp Schnitger (section)

{{Short description|German organ builder (1648–1719)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Arp Schnitger
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1648|07|02|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Brake (Unterweser)|Schmalenfleth]]
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1719|07|28|1648|07|02|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Golzwarden]] (now in [[Brake, Lower Saxony]])
| nationality        = German
| occupation         = Organ builder
| signature          = Schnitger, Schriftzug.jpg
}}
'''Arp Schnitger''' (2 July 1648{{spnd}}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. He was primarily active in [[Northern Europe]], especially the [[Netherlands]] and [[Germany]], where a number of his instruments still survive.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.arpschnitger.nl/schnintro.html|title=Introduction to Arp Schnitger|publisher=arpschnitger.nl|access-date= 1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Arp_Schnitger|title=Arp Schnitger|publisher= Store norske leksikon|access-date= 1 May 2017}}</ref>