Weber, Antique Pianos of the Highest Reputation and Quality
The Weber Piano made the building of art pianos a specialty for many years, thus it is one of the most sought after antique pianos of our day.
The fame of the Weber pianos has extended to all the art centers of the globe to such an extent that a mammoth factory was built in London in order to supply the demand.
The name of Albert Weber will live, as long as pianos are built in America, as one of the great leaders stressing artistic mission of the instrument and belief in the mind of the public that the Weber piano is one of the finest.
In 1903, a man named Tremaine organized the Aeolian, Weber Piano and Pinnela Company. Here he combined large piano companies in order to produce pianos at less expense than one piano at a time.
The short grand, baptized by Albert Weber the “baby grand,” has become the instrument of our time. It still has the round tone, elastic and easy touch, and never-failing repetition in the action as it did 200 years ago.
Weber, along with others, engaged great soloists for concert work in large cities that created popularity for the Weber piano as the wealth grew in the United States.
Albert Weber born July 8, 1828 in Bavaria came to New York well educated and with a good knowledge of music. He served an apprenticeship. He taught music to provide for himself.
Weber was such a thorough piano maker, and perfect performer on piano, that he knew how to utilize the best methods for construction. He used the best talent, best workmen and spared no expense to improve the tone or quality of the piano. He inspired his workers to take pride in their work. All this made his pianos to be acknowledged second to none. The Weber piano was chosen by the opera singers for the sympathetic musical tone. This became known as the “Weber tone.”
Weber was a most interesting entertainer, usually convincing a buyer to purchase a piano after hearing Weber play.
Weber did not delegate his business work, but tried to do everything himself, which became too much and he died at the age of fifty.
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