About this time he became friends with busoni and with the organist straube, who introduced regers organ music. The english piano maker john broadwood 17321812 was the first to develop the present heavier, more sonorous instrument. The artronome player action which is installed only in straube made pianos. List of piano manufacturers wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Aug 30, 2017 by 1880, the upright piano had completely replaced the square piano production in america, causing the extension of the square piano.
This book discusses the solo piano pieces that show regers most. In addition to the above, books on the history of pianos, trade magazines. For more than a century the piano occupied a dominant place in music and society. Like antique books, antique pianos are not worth a lot of money just because they are old. Professor ehrlich follows its fascinating history from the fortepiano of mozarts time, through the victorians household orchestra and god, to the most sophisticated modern products of the japanesemanufacturers. The age of your piano is determined by the serial number.
Rudolf straube composer, bachs pupil short biography. The three most useful books in the piano profession piano servicing, tuning, and repairing second edition by arthur a. Imagine if we achieve a museum of piano history, with the worlds largest specialist archive of related information, a unique pictorial timeline of piano history, thousands of images, thousands of index cards, thousands of printed pages, a collection of victorian books containing piano ads, irreplaceable reference material, as well as actual. The baldwin piano company is an american piano brand. In the 1750s c1759, straube, like many other german musicians, moved to london. Others include the musicians piano atlas, for which i supplied amendments, and an appendix with action and key numbers, although that information has been updated and improved in this page. Its early business was based primarily on brass instruments, which. Max reger, german composer and teacher noted for his organ works, which use baroque forms. The instrument, the music, the musiciansfrom mozart to modern jazz and everything in between isacoff, stuart on. The keys are worn and a couple of them are stuck, and it is out of tune. This pianos case features elaborate carving, inlay, and marquetry created by the famous new york cabinetmakers, herter brothers. We provide free retail price lists, free age of your piano, free information for all.
A celebration of the piano pianist and author stuart isacoff begins his new book, a natural history of the piano. Straube piano models assorted images from ihs collections. The straube piano company held a controlling interest in the company. In 1996, a book author provided 1859 as the founding year. Kirby published a short history of keyboard music in 1966, scholars and keyboard players welcomed it as the first detailed historical interpretation of music for organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano. His protagonists include barnstorming virtuosi, fashionable ladies. Rudolf straube copyist, composer, bachs pupil short. I have a straube chicago upright piano with lots of.
To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. The instrument, the music, the musicians from mozart to modern jazz and everything in between at a seemingly odd place well in the middle of the story. Cristoforis pianos were commonly known as fortepianos. The first historical mention of instruments is in genesis 4. Professionally transport and setup the piano in your home or stage. Books which give number dates are known as piano atlases after the original michels piano atlas, which later became the pierce piano atlas. This beautiful tiger oak upright was once a player piano. After signing up to your membership i discovered my pianos actually worth a lot more than expected. The result is a much enhanced understanding of reger in terms of performance practice and reception history, and a reexamination of straube and, more broadly, of leipzig as a musical centre during this period. The first edition of this world famous book has sold over 45,000 copies and has become the classic manual for piano technicians and amateurs internationally. The history of the piano traces back more than 3 centuries, and chronicles how the piano, most popular instrument in existence, continues to be the premiere instrument as we enter its fourth century. The books encourage accuracy, provide motivation to learn quickly, raise the standard of musicianship, and make learning fun.
A new history of the piano parakilas, professor james, parakilas, james on. It ceased most domestic production in december 2008, moving its total production to china. Piano care and repair table of contents, repair, restore, and tune your piano. This sixlevel series of method books contain all of the necessary elements for learning piano, with an emphasis on musicality. Many of these piano brand names are stencil pianos, which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 pianos year of manufacture, as well as 3 the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight. In correspondence with john koster professor and conservator, also of the shrine for music museum, he tells me that piano making ran in families. The first stringed keyboard instruments, the ancestors of piano, were the clavichord and the harpsichord. It is the most complex mechanical device in any home and is capable of fulfilling the players. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. Mar 15, 2020 from 1890 to 1893 he studied at sondershausen and wiesbaden and taught piano, organ, and theory.
To celebrate the 300th birthday of everyones fave instrument, author james parakilas has written a book at once awesome and astounding, a stunning cultural history, told in vivid detail and ample anecdotes and stunning color photographs, of the musical and social roles that the piano has played in its long and amazing career. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The square piano, with strings parallel to the keys, was the most popular domestic piano until the early19thcentury perfection, in philadelphia, of the upright piano. Since there is no used piano price directory or blue book as there is for other. Early in 1754 rudolf straube visited erfurt and presented various compositions to jakob adlung, who described him as a good lutenist, a welltrained keyboard student of j. It bought the production facilities owned by charles gerard conn, a major figure in early manufacture of brasswinds and saxophones in the usa. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Eventually a keyboard was affixed to the strings and the piano was invented in the form we know it today.
Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a piano atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano s age using the year a piano was built. We dont know much about the piano but it is a straube player piano which stopped producing pianos in the 1950s so i would say it is an antique. On january 19, 1937, the straube piano company was adjudicated bankrupt in united states district court for the northern district of indiana, hammond division. The straube piano company was established in 1878 in hammond, indiana. List of piano manufacturers wikimili, the best wikipedia. It has a deeper case with bigger resonance, but all the player parts are gone leaving only the moving front and bottom panels. Bach, and one who at that time was interested only in travel. In this book, which is comparable in length but substantially different in content, kirby focuses on music for the piano in the fineart or classical tradition, providing an. The directors of straube piano company incorporated its retail division in 1922. In correspondence with john koster professor and conservator, also of the shrine for music museum, he tells me that pianomaking ran in families. This restoration process is one that we have had the pleasure and good fortune to perform on over 2,000 pianos. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. The best boogie woogie piano at heathrow airport youtube. He says its highly likely that the chicago straubes were related to j.
I have a straube chicago upright piano with lots of engraving. Under the control of the continental music company, straube was associated with such names as hammon woodward and gilmore pianos. Although exact dates are unknown, most history books agree that the first piano came into being around the turn of the 18 th century, and the invention is widely accredited to bartolomeo cristofori. By 1901, despite opposition to his traditional methods, he had established himself in munich as a composer, pianist, and teacher. This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world. The best boogie woogie and rock and roll played on the airport piano by dr k. The tonal range of the piano increased from the five octaves of the pianoforte to the seven and more octaves found on modern pianos. Oct, 2016 although exact dates are unknown, most history books agree that the first piano came into being around the turn of the 18 th century, and the invention is widely accredited to bartolomeo cristofori. Order piano parts and tools from our catalogue catalog. This history takes us back to the piano s humble genesis. The evolution of the modern piano facts, photos and timeline. Hi, i have a straube chicago upright piano with lots of engraving and a serial number of 7371. It is the most complex mechanical device in any home and is.
Jan 01, 2011 a celebration of the piano pianist and author stuart isacoff begins his new book, a natural history of the piano. The straube piano company was established in 1859, manufacturing pianos for nearly a century. Before any keyed instruments existed there were string instruments harp, psaltery. In actuality these old instruments may be worth very little at all. Interestingly, the upright piano defies the laws of acoustics and physics by squeezing sound and tone in between the front and back of the wooden case while sending the sound towards the face of the player. Upright piano around 1780, the upright piano was created by johann schmidt of salzburg, austria, and later improved in 1802 by thomas loud of london whose upright piano had strings that ran diagonally.
Media in category straube piano company the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. The history of the piano by elda dellinger nook book. The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in italy by bartolomeo cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by felt hammers. The straube piano company was a larger manufacturer, and they built several different brand names including straube, hammond, gilmore, and woodward. It was once the largest usbased manufacturer of keyboard instruments and known by the slogan, americas favorite piano. It wasnt till i stumbled across your piano calculator website that i finally got some answers. The chappell company produced some of the finest instruments ever seen in the uk, yet their piano making seems to have been looked on as merely a sideline to their international musicpublishing business. The instrument, the music, the musiciansfrom mozart to modern jazz and everything in between. When talking about piano history, mention must be made of the early instruments that paved its way.
Clean and buff all cabinet hardware and assemble piano. During the late 19th century era, the firm produced a line of parlor organs as well as upright and grand pianos, and their instruments were known to be of very high quality. Official guide piano grades beware of bogus claims of bluebook prices, others claim bluebook. The history of the piano by elda dellinger nook book ebook. As an amazon associate i earn from any qualifying purchases made via these links.
Pianist and author stuart isacoff begins his new book, a natural history of the piano. I spent over 3 hours last night looking for some basic information about how much i should sell my small upright piano for. To some extent this is a history of the piano, even more a history of makers, players and audiences, but perhaps most of all about its role in society. Upright pianos by straube in period models, straube piano co. Albert weber emerged as a new rival of steinway in the 1870s and created this piano especially for the 1876 centennial exposition in philadelphia. A winner of the ascap deems taylor award for excellence in writing about music, he is a regular contributor to the wall street journal and other publications. Hammond hammond pianos and players were an outgrowth of the hammond piano co. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value. Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a piano atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a pianos age using the year a piano was built. Many of these piano brand names are stencil pianos, which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company, and that the same or very similar.
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