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.

Carl A. Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1861; 163 years ago (1861)
FounderJoseph Anton Pfeiffer
Headquarters,
ProductsPianos
Websitepfeiffer-pianos.com/en
Piano manufactured by Pfeiffer

History edit

 
Joseph A. Pfeiffer

The 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 edit

Grand pianos
Model[4] Length
191 191 cm
Upright pianos
Model[5] Height
114 114 cm
118 118 cm
124 124 cm

References edit

  1. ^ Schott, Howard; Acker, Anne Beetem (2016). "Pfeiffer". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.L2294594. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. ^ "Manufacturers | die klaviermachermeister". dkm. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - History". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  4. ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - Grand pianos". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. ^ "Pfeiffer Pianos - Pianos". www.pfeiffer-pianos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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