Eduard Seiler began making pianos in the town of Liegnitz in 1849.
His ambition was always the pursuit of excellence in piano design, construction, tone and playability.
In 1872, SEILER was awarded a gold medal in Moscow for the outstanding quality of his instruments. Many more awards were to follow: Vienna, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Chicago, Berlin, and Milan. Thus establishing the Seiler name among the most highly regarded of international Piano makers.
Johannes Seiler inherited the family business in 1875 - then employing 120 piano builders. His enterprising approach introduced systems of quality control to ensure product reliability. This is no small matter in piano construction - this extra layer of attention to detail boosted the reputation of his pianos across the world.
In 1945, after the war, having lost the factory, Steffen Seiler managed to save the moulds for the cast-iron frames and design drawings of the Seiler pianos. These, along with the accumulated expertise of a century’s-worth of piano-building history, enabled him to begin again, the manufacture of his pianos - first in Denmark and later, 1961, in the town of Kitzingen.
Since then, continuous innovation in the pursuit of that ‘excellence’ that inspired Eduard Seiler back in 1849, has produced superb pianos that are, and will continue to be, a joy to own, to play, to treasure and to enjoy!
© Steve Burden
