Carl A. Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG is a German piano-manufacturing company in Leonberg, Böblingen (district). The company was founded in Stuttgart in 1862 by Joseph Anton Pfeiffer. His father Carl A. Pfeiffer was already working as a piano maker in Glogau. The latter built the first double grand piano with a double soundboard. Today, the company is in its fifth generation of family ownership.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1861 |
Founder | Joseph Anton Pfeiffer |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Pianos |
Website | pfeiffer-pianos.com/en |
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History
editThe company was established in 1861 in Stuttgart, Germany by Joseph Anton Pfeiffer.[1][2] In 1912, the company was renamed as the Carl A. Pfeiffer company and in 1994, the company moved to is current location in Leonberg.[3] The annual production is about 10 grand pianos and 100 uprights (as of 2005).
Current models
editModel[4] | Length |
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191 | 191 cm |
Model[5] | Height |
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114 | 114 cm |
118 | 118 cm |
124 | 124 cm |
References
edit- ^ Schott, Howard; Acker, Anne Beetem (2016). "Pfeiffer". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.L2294594. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Manufacturers | die klaviermachermeister". dkm. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - History". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - Grand pianos". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - Pianos". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
External links
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