Emanuel Fredrick van Montfoort: The Organ Builder of Culemborg

by Auke H. Vlagsma | Het ORGEL | Year 121 | (2025) | Issue 1

Rugwerk Peter Gerritsz-orgel uit de Utrechtse Nicolaikerk, waarin Van Montfoort de Sexquialter plaatste Foto collectie Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed

Though Emanuel Fredrick van Montfoort may be unfamiliar to many—having built just one church organ and two positive organs, plus an extension to a positive in IJsselstein—his story is worth telling. This article explores not only his organ-building work but also his various other professional pursuits, family connections, religious background, and the social context that shaped his craft.