Schiedmayer is the name of a German instrument making he family, since that the 18. Century as manufacturers of key instruments is active.

History

Beginnings

The first instrument farmer of the family was the organ and piano farmer Balthasar Schiedmayer (1711-1781) in attaining. From it no instruments are received. Three of its sons learned likewise the piano farmer handicraft:

• Johann George Christoph Schiedmayer (1740-1820) settled in new city to the Aisch. Several of its instruments are received. Also its son Johann Erhard Schiedmayer was a piano farmer.
• Adam Achatius Schiedmayer (1745-1817) was a piano farmer in attaining. A hammer wing from its hand is received.
• Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805) was likewise in attaining active, starting from 1797 in Nuremberg. It was one the most well-known piano farmer of its time. One Clavichord, five hammer pianos and a board piano from its workshop are received.

Schiedmayer & sons

Its son Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer (1786-1860) created 1809 together with Carl in Stuttgart the company & Schiedmayer. The enterprise became soon over the borders of the region admits. When the composer Friedrich Silcher pulled to Stuttgart, it lived two years long with Schiedmayer. After death firmierte the workshop under Pianofortefabrik of Schiedmayer, starting from 1845 after the entrance of J.L. Schiedmayers of older sons Adolf and Hermann Schiedmayer among Schiedmayer & sons, Pianofortefabrik. The piano factory was resident in the Neckarstrasse in Stuttgart. 1890 were built the first Schiedmayer Celesta with Schiedmayer & sons in Stuttgart.

In the 1970er and 1980er years instruments under the mark Schiedmayer of Kawai were manufactured. 1980 sold George Schiedmayer the piano mark to the tradition enterprise Rud. Ibach son.

It with George Schiedmayer GmbH resumed the Celestabau tradition, 1992 followed from its widow Elianne Schiedmayer. The Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH with seven coworkers is since 2001 resides in Wendlingen at the Neckar close Stuttgart. Schiedmayer Celesten and - keyboard bell plays are used from Sinfonieorchestern and opera houses world-wide and were in 20. Century long time practically competitionless, until Yamaha entered 1994 into the Celestabau.

J. & P. Schiedmayer

Julius and Paul Schiedmayer, the younger sons J.L. Schiedmayers, created 1853 in Stuttgart the workshop for Harmoniumbau J. & P. Schiedmayer, which built soon also pianos. Combination instruments like the Schiedmayer Scheola (a mixture of organ, Harmonium and Celesta) and playing mechanical instruments, also failed, belonged to the program. The enterprise firmierte later under Schiedmayer, Pianofortefabrik. 1969 were taken over it of other Stuttgart branch of the family (Schiedmayer & sons).

Mueller Schiedmayer

The workshop Mueller Schiedmayer was created 1874 in peppering castle by the son of a daughter J.L. Schiedmayers, which had learned Schiedmayer with J. & P. and with Steinway in New York.

Instruments (examples)

Literature

• Alexander iron man: Schiedmayer & sons, yard Pianofortefabrik Stuttgart. Prehistory, establishment and further development of the company 1809-1909. Writer, Stuttgart 1909
• Wolfgang Johann Christoph George Schiedmayer (1740-1820). Carpenter master, organ and Instrumentenmacher in new city to the Aisch. (= Streiflichter from the local history; Jg. 23/1999). Association for local history and historical, new city on the Aisch 2001
• Margarete Rupprecht: The piano farmer family Schiedmayer. A contribution for the history of the building of pianos. Phil. Diss. Attain 1954
• Margarete Rupprecht: Schiedmayer (family). In: The music in history and present. Volume 11 of the 1. Edition. Bear rider, Kassel 1963, frame 1702-1704
• Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer, Carl Short guidance for a correct knowledge and treatment of the Forte Pianos. Stuttgart 1824 (reproduction: Gulde, 1994, ISBN 3-924123-22-5; Full text on Wikisource)

Related links

• Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH
• Schiedmayer Scheola in the Ringve museum, Trondheim
• Schiedmayr poster of max of (1864-1952)

• Schiedmayer in hammer wing photo archives

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