Fratelli Ruffatti
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Famiglia Artigiana Fratelli Ruffatti (Ruffatti Brothers, Family of Artisans) is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Padua, Italy.
The company is well known for the high profile instruments it has installed over the years - such as the organ at the Crystal Cathedral, the organ at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal, and the 117-rank organ designed by Diane Bish for the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
In 1936 Antonio Ruffatti and two of his brothers began building organs. In 1940 they established Famiglia Artigiana Fratelli Ruffatti. Antonio purchased his brother's shares of the company in the 1960s. In 1968 Antonio's sons Francesco and Piero Ruffatti became partners in the family business, and have continued to lead the company. Antonio retired in 1992.
[edit] Ruffatti Installations
- Spivey Hall, Clayton State University - Atlanta, Georgia
- Brigham Young University, Idaho - Rexburg, Idaho
- Crystal Cathedral - Garden Grove, California
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption - San Francisco, California.
- San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, California.
- Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima - Fatima, Portugal.
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
- Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL
[edit] External links
- Fratelli Ruffatti Official website
- Ruffatti Organ at Coral Ridge
- Ruffatti Organ at Brigham Young University-Idaho
