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The main premises were at 201, [[Regent Street]], on the corner of [[Conduit Street]] and [[Regent Street]]<ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[March 29]], [[1832]], pg. 1</ref>. The address was associated with the company until the 1890s. In the 1873 <ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[November 15]], [[1873]], pg. 3</ref> the company opened showroom premises known as ''"Cramer's Great City Warehouse"'' or "''Cramer's City Warerooms''" originally between 43 and 46, [[Moorgate Street]], later including nos.40-42 <ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[April 16]], [[1877]], pg. 14</ref>. |
The main premises were at 201, [[Regent Street]], on the corner of [[Conduit Street]] and [[Regent Street]]<ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[March 29]], [[1832]], pg. 1</ref>. The address was associated with the company until the 1890s. In the 1873 <ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[November 15]], [[1873]], pg. 3</ref> the company opened showroom premises known as ''"Cramer's Great City Warehouse"'' or "''Cramer's City Warerooms''" originally between 43 and 46, [[Moorgate Street]], later including nos.40-42 <ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[April 16]], [[1877]], pg. 14</ref>. |
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In 1912, the main premises were moved to 139, [[New Bond Street]]<ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[April 17]], [[1912]], pg. 4</ref> where they remained until the company was taken over by the [[Kemble Piano Group]] in 1964, who, for a limited period continued to use the "''J.B. Cramer & Co.''" name. Today Cramer pianos are made for delivery to the Far East, where the Cramer name has a good reputation, and they are still made to Kemble's traditional British piano designs. |
In 1912, the main premises were moved from 126, [[Oxford Street]] to 139, [[New Bond Street]]<ref>''[[The Times]]'', [[April 17]], [[1912]], pg. 4</ref> where they remained until the company was taken over by the [[Kemble Piano Group]] in 1964, who, for a limited period continued to use the "''J.B. Cramer & Co.''" name. Today Cramer pianos are made for delivery to the Far East, where the Cramer name has a good reputation, and they are still made to Kemble's traditional British piano designs. |
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Revision as of 02:27, 22 December 2007
J. B. Cramer & Co. was a musical instrument manufacturing, music-publishing and music-selling business in London.
It was founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer in partnership with Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale, the company then being known as Cramer, Addison & Beale. Johann Baptist Cramer ceased involvement with the business at the end of 1833 [1] and in 1844 Addison broke from the partnership with Beale, going into business with Robert Hodson who had previously been in partnership with Lewis Henry Lavenu forming Addison & Hodson. The business was then known as Cramer, Beale & Co., then from 1858-1864, Cramer, Beale & Chappell and then Cramer, Beale & Wood.
The main premises were at 201, Regent Street, on the corner of Conduit Street and Regent Street[2]. The address was associated with the company until the 1890s. In the 1873 [3] the company opened showroom premises known as "Cramer's Great City Warehouse" or "Cramer's City Warerooms" originally between 43 and 46, Moorgate Street, later including nos.40-42 [4].
In 1912, the main premises were moved from 126, Oxford Street to 139, New Bond Street[5] where they remained until the company was taken over by the Kemble Piano Group in 1964, who, for a limited period continued to use the "J.B. Cramer & Co." name. Today Cramer pianos are made for delivery to the Far East, where the Cramer name has a good reputation, and they are still made to Kemble's traditional British piano designs.