Gaveau

Gaveau, Paris was a French piano construction companies. Joseph Gabriel Gaveau founded it in 1847 in Paris. Gaveau was behind its competitors Erard and Pleyel 's third- largest company in the piano-making in France. Some Gaveau wings are made with artist - housings. Many pianos were equipped with pneumatic auto play facilities ( Odeola, Ampico and Welte ).

The architect Jacques Hermant, built 1905-1906 for the factory management Gaveau and Salle Gaveau concert hall with 1000 seats. This concert hall has since been constantly running, mostly to classical and jazz music.

A large factory was located in Fontenay -sous -Bois.

In 1960 the company merged with Erard. From 1971 to 1994 Gaveau pianos were built by the Brunswick company mold. The trademark currently stand at "Manufacture Française de Pianos ", the same company which holds the rights to Erard and Pleyel. Today manufactures Manufacture Française de Pianos certain pianos under the name " Gaveau ".

Families Competition

Joseph Gabriel Gaveau had six children; the heir Étienne Gaveau felt the full force of his brothers competition.

Gabriel Gaveau was founded in 1911. Gabriel Gaveau made ​​some pianos with pneumatic pedals or with the Duo - Art system. It was in 1919 in the 55-57 Av. Malakoff, in the posh 16th district of Paris 75016 (now Av. Raymond Poincaré, near Trocadéro ) resident. This factory was requisitioned during the Second World War by the Germans in 1939.

Also in 1911 also created Augustin Gaveau his own piano building contractors with a proprietary development of upright pianos ( high pianos ).

In his autobiography, " My young years ," recalls Artur Rubinstein, as he was taken for Gaveau concerts under contract. He writes of the " rigid and insensitive " keyboard and the " cold of Tones."

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