Bust of Andreas Marschall by Herman Wilhelm Bissen

Andreas Marschall (15 November 1783 – 9 February 1842) was a piano builder. He operated a piano factory in Copenhagen from 1812 and until his death in 1842.

Biography

Marschall was born in Trnava, Hungary. He later worked as a cabinetmaker at various piano factories in Germany.[1]

After moving to Copenhagen in 1810 he initially worked for around a year for instrument maker Peter Christian Uldahl[2] before starting his own piano workshop in 1812. It developed into the leading manufacturer in Denmark of its time.[3] In 1825–26, Marschall installed the country's first hot air-ventilation system to speed up the process of drying the lumber needed for construction of his instruments.[1]

Personal life

On 20 January 1813, Marschall was wed to Anna Marie Bagger (29 July 1795 – 19 February 1844) in Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen. He was later hit by decease and died on 9 February 1842 in the psychological hospital in Slesvig. The factory closed in connection with his death.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A. Marschall" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hornung & Møller - Dehns Palæ". Kongelige Bibliotek. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Dorthe Falcon Møller; Thomas Munck (March 1984). "C. C. Hornung and the Single-Cast Iron Frame: An Early Break-Through in the Danish Piano Industry". The Galpin Society Journal. 37: 48–56. doi:10.2307/841139. JSTOR 841139.
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