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A.R. Schopps Sons, Inc.

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Our History

ugust Reinhart Schopp was


born in Bad Orb, Germany, in
1869. After emigrating to the
United State in 1884, he began working
for the Roosevelt Organ Company in New
York City, where he learned the trade of pipe
maker. He subsequently worked for several
other east coast organbuilding firms, including Haskell, Hook & Hastings, Jardine,
and Farrand & Votey. In 1898, Schopp and
Leonard Gutfleisch left Farrand & Votey
and formed the partnership of Gutfleisch &
Schopp in Roselle, New Jersey. Their company immediately began supplying quality
pipework to the organ industry.

hortly after the turn of the century, Gutfleisch & Schopp moved to
Alliance, Ohio, which was surrounded at
the time by several emerging organbuilders:
Schantz, Holtkamp, Hillgreen-Lane, Page,
and others. In later years, Schopp was a
major supplier of pipes to M. P. Moller and
Aeolian-Skinner.

A.R. Schopps Sons, Inc.


14536 Oyster Road
Alliance, OH 44601
phone:

(330) 821-8406
(330) 821-5080
free: (800) 371-8406
fax:

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In a business where experience is of the utmost importance,


we at A.R. Schopps Sons Inc., have over 528
years of accumulated experience.

Preparing to cast a sheet of spotted metal.


Frank Shuster, August Schopp, Elmer Wolpert,
John Wolpert, (1948).

n 1947, The Gutfleisch & Schopp partnership was dissolved, and the firm of A.
R. Schopps Sons, Inc. was formed by sons
Robert and Harvey Schopp. August Schopp
continued to work six days a week in the
firm he helped to found. Upon his death in
1954 at age 85, he was thought to be the oldest active pipe maker in America.

. R. Schopps Sons, Inc. continues


to produce fine pipes, much as August
Schopp did a century ago. Because the
companys reputation has been built on the
relentless effort to manufacture pipes of
the highest quality, Schopps f lue and reed
pipes are found in many significant instru-

ments throughout the country. In addition


to production stops traditionally found in
most pipe organs, uncommon stops have
also become common for the firm, including trompettes-en-chamade, orchestral
reeds, full-length 32-foot reeds and open
diapasons. Today A. R. Schopps Sons is the
supplier of choice for most organbuilders in
the United States.

n addition, the scope of Schopps


market has expanded internationally to
countries such as Australia, Japan, and England, to name but a few. Since 1968, the mechanical facilities and staff of A. R. Schopps
Sons have grown over five-fold, with fifty

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skilled artisans employed by the firm today. In addition to organ pipes, Schopps
product line has expanded to include all
other pipe organ components, including
reservoirs, swell shades, windchests and
casework.

n recent years, the company has consolidated its staff into one 45,000-square
foot single-level factory building, more
than double the size of the old facility. This
will permit the firm to increase its staff, decrease delivery time and increase its product line. The efficiency gained by this move
should result in reduced costs savings that
will be passed on to the firms customers.

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