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Pleyel
Pleyel et Cie. is a historic French piano manufacturer established in 1807 by composer Ignace Pleyel. Renowned for their quality, Pleyel pianos were favored by Frédéric Chopin.
- Est. 1807
- Paris, France
- No longer in production
From Wikipedia
Pleyel et Cie. is a French piano manufacturing firm founded by the composer Ignace Pleyel in 1807. In 1815, Pleyel's son Camille joined him as a business partner. The firm provided pianos to Frédéric Chopin, who considered Pleyel pianos to be "non plus ultra". Pleyel et Cie. also operated a concert hall, the Salle Pleyel, where Chopin performed his first – and last – Paris concerts. Pleyel's major contribution to piano development was the first use of a metal frame in a piano. Pleyel pianos were the choice of composers such as Chopin, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, de Falla and Stravinsky and of pianists and teachers Alfred Cortot, Philip Manuel and Gavin Williamson. Nineteenth-century musicians involved in the company's management included Joseph O'Kelly and Georges Pfeiffer.
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Pleyel in detail
Heritage
- Founder
- Ignace Pleyel
- Role in piano history
- Main French romantic
- In museums
- Musee de la Musique
Workshop
- Factories
- Paris
- Made in
- France
- Materials
- French beech
- Innovations
- Renowned double escapement
Instruments
- Models
- Grand 3 bis 1
- Sound
- Rich singing
Owning one
- Warranty
- Historic
- Service network
- Some
- Availability
- Historic
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