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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

The company was established in 1861 in Stuttgart, Germany by Joseph Anton Pfeiffer. In 1912, the company was renamed as the Carl A. Pfeiffer company and in 1994, the company moved to is current location in Leonberg. The annual production is about 10 grand pianos and 100 uprights (as of 2005).

Current models

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.

External links

• Official homepage

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