Carl A. Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
TypePrivate
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1861 (1861)
FounderJoseph Anton Pfeiffer
Headquarters
Stuttgart
,
Germany
ProductsPianos
Websitepfeiffer-pianos.com/en
Piano manufactured by Pfeiffer

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.

History

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

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

References

  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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