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T & B Piano GmbH
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1855; 169 years ago (1855)
FounderGlandt Schirmer
HeadquartersRietzer Berg 32,
Kloster lehnin
,
Germanys
ProductsPianos
Websiteschirmerpiano.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

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

Grand pianos

  • M-278
  • M-214
  • M-186
  • M-168
  • M-161
  • CS-G158[10]

Upright pianos

  • GS-K132
  • GS_K126
  • GS-K122
  • PS-M132
  • PS-M125
  • PS-M123
  • CS-M500
  • CS-M400[11]

References

  1. ^ Fine, Larry (2001). The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New Or Used Piano. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-01-0.
  2. ^ "Exhibitors & Products". music-china.hk.messefrankfurt.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ Fine, Larry (2001). The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New Or Used Piano. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-01-0.
  5. ^ "Firmengeschichte". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  6. ^ Fine, Larry. 1999–2000 Annual Supplement to the Piano Book. Brookside Press. ISBN 978-1-929145-00-3.
  7. ^ Buyer's Guide to the Piano, Organ and General Music Trades. Music Trades Corporation. 2000.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "Music China 2023 / German Pavilion". music-china.german-pavilion.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  10. ^ "GRAND". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  11. ^ "UPRIGHT". SCHIRMER PIANO. Retrieved 2023-10-30.