Schiedmayer

Beginnings

The first instrument maker in the family was Balthasar Schiedmayer (1711-1781), an organ and piano maker in Erlangen, who built his first instrument in 1735. Three of his sons also learned the art of piano making:

• Johann Georg Christoph Schiedmayer (1740-1820) settled in Neustadt an der Aisch. A number of his instruments have survived. His son Johann Erhard Schiedmayer was a piano maker as well.
• Adam Achatius Schiedmayer (1745-1817) was a piano maker in Erlangen. A grand piano of his has survived.
• Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805) was active in Erlangen, and after 1797 in Nuremberg. He was one of the best-known piano makers of his time. From his workshop, a clavichord, five fortepianos and a square piano have survived

Schiedmayer & Sons

In 1809, Johann David's son Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer (1786-1860), together with Carl Dieudonné, founded the firm of Dieudonné & Schiedmayer in Stuttgart. The firm soon became well known in the area. When the composer Friedrich Silcher moved to Stuttgart, he lived for two years in Schiedmayer's home. After the death of Dieudonné, the workshop was renamed Pianofortefabrik von Schiedmayer, and after 1845, when Adolf and Hermann Schiedmayer, the older sons of Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer, joined the firm, Schiedmayer & Sons, Pianoforte Factory.

In production

Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH

• Celesta 5 1/2 octaves – Studio model
• Celesta 5 1/2 octaves – Compact model
• Celesta 5 octaves
• Built-in celesta for church organs

Historical Instruments