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As of 2012, the only piano factory in Latin America. [18] Edelweiss [19] Cambridge: UK 1975–present: All upright and grand piano come by default as player pianos. [19] Estonia [20] Tallinn: Estonia 1950–present: Fazioli [21] Sacile: Italy 1978–present: Has its own line of artists. [22] Ferd. Thürmer [23] Bochum: Germany 1834–present
Pleyel et Cie. ("Pleyel and Company") is a French piano manufacturing firm founded by the composer Ignace Pleyel in 1807. [2] In 1815, Pleyel's son Camille joined him as a business partner. The firm provided pianos to Frédéric Chopin , [ 3 ] who considered Pleyel pianos to be "non plus ultra". [ 4 ]
Particularly important among the exhibits are two pianos manufactured by Pleyel et Cie, the company founded by Ignaz Pleyel. There is a grand piano, made in January 1831, marked Opus 1614. It is playable and has been used for commercial recordings. The museum also has a square piano made by the company, marked Opus 7134, acquired in 2003 ...
This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. Many of these piano brand names are "stencil pianos", which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company,
Ignaz (Ignace) Joseph Pleyel (French:; German:; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian composer, music publisher [1] and piano builder of the Classical period. [2] He grew up in Austria (then part of the Holy Roman Empire ), and was educated there; in his mid-twenties he moved to France, and was based in France for the rest of his life.
Ferd. Thürmer Pianofortefabrik is a piano manufacturer in Bochum, Germany. Commercial notice about establishing a Ferd. Thürmer Piano store in Varna, Principality of Bulgaria, 1893. The Thürmer family have been making pianos for 150 years now and have their factory in Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1834 by Ferdinand Thürmer.
Wolff entered Pleyel et Cie in 1850, became a member in 1852, and, on the death of Pleyel in 1855, succeeded to the headship of the company. [ 1 ] He experimented with hammer placement to get the fullest tone and the best partials , and in the 1860s introduced overstringing to grand pianos.
In 1835 or 1836 Lindeman began manufacturing his own pianos, and according to the 1875 article he employed a single journeyman. His initial address was listed at 48 William Street; [2] by 1836 he established a small factory at the corner of Bank and Fourth streets, but reportedly removed to work for piano makers Gerding & Simon on Long Island as a result of the bank crisis of 1837.