Schirmer & Son
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Founder | Glandt Schirmer |
| Headquarters | Rietzer Berg 32, Kloster lehnin , Germanys |
| Products | Pianos |
| Website | schirmerpiano.de |
The SCHIRMER & SON[1] pianos are made by T & B Piano GmbH,[2] T & B Piano GmbH is a German Piano manufacturer in Kloster Lehnin.[3]
History[edit]
The oldest SCHIRMER & SON traces its origins back to 1855 by Glandt Schirmer and his son Teodor Betting. In 1887, Teodor Betting[4] set up his own factory in Kalisz and manufactured upright pianos, grand pianos and reed organs.[5]
In 1997 four vertical piano models and three grands were imported into the United States,[6] upright pianos from 42" console to a 50" upright. the pianos use solid spruce soundboards, quarter-swan beech bridges,[7] 17-ply beech pin blocks, laminated spruce/beech back posts, and Renner action.[8]
In 2023 Schirmer & son participated in Music China Shanghai 2023 as German exhibitors, booth No. is E1F28, displaying 2 grand pianos and 4 vertical pianos.[9]
Models[edit]
Grand pianos[edit]
M-278
M-214
M-186
M-168
M-161
CS-G158[10]
Upright pianos[edit]
GS-K132
GS-K126
GS-K122
PS-M132
PS-M125
PS-M123
CS-M500
CS-M400[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Fine, Larry (2001). The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New Or Used Piano. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-01-0.
- ^ "Exhibitors & Products". music-china.hk.messefrankfurt.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Fine, Larry (2001). The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New Or Used Piano. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-01-0.
- ^ "Firmengeschichte". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Fine, Larry. 1999–2000 Annual Supplement to the Piano Book. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-00-3.
- ^ Buyer's Guide to the Piano, Organ and General Music Trades. Music Trades Corporation. 2000.
- ^ Fine, Larry (2001). THE PIANO BOOK (Fourth ed.). P.O. Box 300168, Jamaica Plain, Messachusetts 02130: Brookside Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-192914501-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Music China 2023 / German Pavilion". music-china.german-pavilion.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "GRAND". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "UPRIGHT". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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