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FALK Ludwik
| Louis

 

"The main shop for pianos in the shape of grands and squares, as well as improved mechanics of Vienna, has always introduced regulators and power supplies from 145 to 300 tal. - Unchanged in my trade, I will still be able to buy a new bull, and besides, I will be buying the instruments in the best possible way. The Aelodica has a new design. In addition, for those who are earning a living, I recommend my huge inventory of exactly the same and beautifully made three quartered and whole billiards of cedarwood species and the most exquisite decoration at steady prices (fair purchasers also pay the installments.) Unchanged in my trade, the bull remains, and in addition to the shortest distance I will make the purchase of instruments, the easiest way to get to the void as well has any exchange of old 6 octave instruments. Aelodica has a new design. In addition, for those on a payroll or for salvation, I would recommend my big stock of complete and beautifully made three quartered and whole billiards from the densely populated tree species and with the most exquisite decoration at steady prices (reliable buyers also letting the money down.) and accepts terms in different sizes. Make long distance calls. Poznan, in July 1844 Ludwik Falk, at 21 Szerokiej Street." (Google-translation) Amtsblatt der Königlichen Preußischen Regierung zu Bromberg, 1844, p. 709-710

"FALK Phil., in F. Louis Falk. Pianoforte-Gross-Hdlg., Berlinerstr. 2 I." Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen, 1886, p. 14 (archive.org)

 

 

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1840-90 [since 1830 (x1906)]

FALK Philipp (x1876)(x1879)(x1886)(x1887)(x1880)

'Piano-Forte-Magazin' (x1876) ------- 'Pianoforte-Gross-Hdlg.' (x1886) ------- 'Pianoforte-Handlung' (x1887)(x1888) ------- 'Piano- und Harmonium-Handlung' (xx1890)

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FALK Louis in Berlin, Germany

 

21, Szeroka Street (*1844), 12, Wilhelmplatz (x1872)(x1876), 14, Wilhelmplatz (x1879), 2, Berlinerstrasse (x1886)(x1887)(x1888)(x1889)(xx1890), Poznań (Posen, formerly Germany)

Berlin, Germany

FEIGENBAUM D.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1890 (x1906)(x1912)]

1906 - Owner : David F. FEIGENBAUM (x1906)

'Piano- und Musikinstr.-Handlung, Reparatur-Werkstatt' (x1906) ------- 'Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Händler u. -Repatareur' (x1912)

 

72, Nowy Swiat (x1906)(x1912), Warszawa (Warsaw)
FENSKE Anton  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1893 (x1912)]

'Buch- u. Papier-Händler, führt auch Pianos, Musikinstr. u. Saiten' (x1912)

 

6, Kaiser Wilhelmstrasse (x1912), Leszno (Lissa, formerly Germany)
FEY Carl Julius

 

Grand pianoforte ca. 1835-45, Muzeum Historii Przemysłu w Opatówku, Opatówek, Poland

 

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1835-45 Syców (Wartenberg, formerly Germany)
FIBIGER Aleksander
| FIBIGERÓW
 

Upright pianoforte n° 55 ca. 1900, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Grand pianoforte n° 310553-4381 de 1938-39, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland

BRAND

APOLLO

 

 

Pianoforte-makers and/or piano dealers ca. 1900-29 [since 1899 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

FIBIGER K[arol] & A[leksander] (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)(*1929), BRACIA FIBIGER

'Piano-Fabrik' (x1906)(x1912) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik u. -Handlung' (x1926)

FIBIGER Andreas & GRIB (?) 

GRIB Brüder Andreas (?)

PHOTO

Manufactory FIBIGER

INFO EXTRA

Biography of FIBIGER Brothers in The Piano in Polish Collections, by Benjamin VOGEL

 

Babinastrasse (x1906), Moniuszkistrasse (x1912), 16, Polna (x1926)(*1929), Kalisz (Calisia)
FIBIGER Gustav Arnold
| FIBIGERÓW

 

 

Image of a grand pianoforte on an advertisement

 

 

Upright pianoforte n° 1698 ca. 1895, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Grand pianoforte n°2715 ca 1902, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Upright pianoforte n° 2958 ca. 1903-05, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Upright pianoforte n° 14424 ca. 1905, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Upright pianoforte n° 18274 ca. 1933, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland
Grand pianoforte n° 310553-4381 ca. 1938-39, Museum of Industrial History, Opatówek, Poland

BRANDS

CALISIA since 1949
Richard MAHN
Arnold FIBIGER
POLONEZ
OFFBERG
LINDBERGH
BALTHÜR
K.H. BERNSTEIN

 

Pianoforte-maker ca. 1890-1939 [since 1878 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

FIBIGER Gustav Arnold was the founder of the FIBIGER factory

'Pianofabrik' (xx1890) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik, Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik' (x1912) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik u. -Handlung' (x1926)

FIBIGER Gustaw II was the successor

Gold medal Warsaw, 1890 | Grand prix London, 1906

INFO EXTRA

Biography of Arnold FIBIGER in The Piano in Polish Collections, by Benjamin VOGEL

Gustaw Arnold FIBIGER III, by Przemysław Chabracki (stroiciele.pl)

Arnold Fibiger on Wikipedia

The FIBIGER History Family

549-550, Josephinenstrasse (xx1890), Novastrasse (x1906), 496, Chopin Strasse (x1912), 9, Szopena [Chopin] (x1926)(*1929), Kalisz (Calisia)
FIEBIG J. A. 'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1843 4 E, Engelsburg (1843)(⁴), Wrocław (Breslau, formerly Germany)
FIEDLER Karol Oswin  

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1890-1926 [since 1881 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

FIEDLER C. O. (*1897)(x1890)(*1899)(*1903)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

'Pianofabrik (xx1890) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik und -Handlung'. Auch Bestandteile' (x1906) ------- 'Pianobauer u. -Händler' (x1912)(x1926)

 

45, Wielka (xx1890)(*1895)(*1896)(*1897)(*1899), 64, Nowy Swiat (*1903)(*1905)(*1906)(x1906)(x1912), 55, Nowy Swiat (x1926), Warszawa (Warsaw)
FILHARMONIA Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1929

MICALMACHARA J. (*1929)

26, Dominikańska (*1929), Grodno
FINSTER Herman  

INFO EXTRA

Herman Finster, by Janusz Starzyk (2023) (stroiciele.pl)

 
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1925-30

Piano seller, but probably also manufactured upright pianos.

Łódź
FINSTERWALD Hugo Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906 [since 1896 (x1906)] 3, Sedanstrasse (x1906), Katowice (Kattowitz, formerly Germany)
FISCH Gustav Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1888 (x1912)]

'Piano-, Musikinstr.-, Musikwaaren u. Sprechmaschinen-Handlung. - Reparatur-Werkstatt' (x1912)

21, Bronsartstrasse (x1912), Orzysz, (Arys, formerly Germany)
FISCHER Ernst  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-18 [since 1843 (x1912)]

1912 - Owner : Ernst FISCHER (x1912)

 'Hof-Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Königlicher Hoflieferant' (**1918)

 

66-70, Gartenstrasse (x1912)(**1918), Wrocław (Breslau, formerly Germany)
FITZNER P. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 19?? Warszawa (Warsaw)
FLUX J. G.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-25 [since 1848 (x1906)(x1912)(x1925)]

FLUX Georg (x1906)(x1912)(yy1913)

'Piano-Bauanstalt, piano-, harmonium- u. Musikstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Klavier-Macher, auch Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Händler' (x1912) ------- 1925 - Owner : Robert FLUX (x1925), 'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1925)

 

8, Kirchplatz (x1906), 11, Pfarrstrasse (x1912)(x1925), 11, Kirchplatz (yy1913), Gliwice (Gleiwitz, formerly Germany)
FOLTIN Johann Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1913 1, Alter Rossmarkt (yy1913), Gliwice (Gleiwitz, formerly Germany)
FÖRSTER Gustav
| FŒRSTER
 

'Pianoforte-Fabrik' ca. 1890; (xx1890)

 

Świebodzice (formerly Freiburg, Germany)
FRANKE Arthur

ADVERT

Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie, 1925, p. 400 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 1934-35, p. 290 (Bayerische StaatsBibliothek)

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer  ca. 1925 [since 1866 (x1925)]

FRANKE Arthur, SPONNAGEL Nachf. (1925), see also SPONNAGEL

1925 - Owner : Arthur FRANKE (x1925), 'Piano-Fabrik'

FRANKE, SPONNAGEL & GERSTENBERGER (1925), see also GERSTENBERGER

 

16, 16a-17, Neue Glogauer Strasse (x1925), Shop : 25, Ring (x1925), Legnica (Liegnitz, formerly Germany)
FRANKE Robert  

 

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1868 35, Albertsrasse (1868)(⁴), Wrocław (Breslau, formerly Germany)
FRANKENBACH  

 

Brand of pianos made in Poland, and partially in Korea. ???
FREIBURGH  

 

Brand of pianos made in Poland, and partially in Korea. ???
FRENKEL Dawid  

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1869 599a, Bielańska Street (*1869), Warszawa (Warsaw)
FREYTAG Andreas 'Pianofabrik u. -Handlung' ca. 1906-25 [since 1889 (x1906)(x1912)(x1925)]

'Pianobauer, Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik, Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1925)

8, Victoriastrasse (x1906)(x1912)(x1925), Legnica (Liegnitz, formerly Germany)
FRICKE Erwin  

ADVERT

Breslauer Adreßbuch, 1943, p. 52 (sbc.org.pl)

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1943

1943 - Owner of Traugott BERNDT (yy1943)

 

49, Gartenstrasse (yy1943), Wrocław (Breslau, formerly Germany)

 
FRICKE Karl

 

Patent of 1930 : Resonanzbodensteg fuer Klavier oder Fluegel (Google.com/patents)
Patent of 1936-39 : Resonanzboden mit gekruemmtem Saitensteg und einem Gegensteg fuer Klaviere, Fluegel u. dgl. (Google.com/patents)

ADVERT

Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 1934-35, p. 291 (Bayerische StaatsBibliothek) 

 

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-28 [since 1905 (x1912)(x1925)]

'Pianobauer, sowie Piano-, Harmonium- u. Orchestrion-Händler u. -Reparateur' (x1912) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik, sowie Piano-, Harmonium- u. Orchestrion-Händler u. -Reparateur' (x1925)

JOURNAL

"Die Firma Karl Fricke, Pianofortefabrik in Liegnitz, hat am 1. Oktober d. J. ihr Zweiggeschäft und ihre Verkaufsabteilung Musikhaus Fricke (früher J. Gareis), gegr. 1895, von Ring 35 nach Ring 38 verlegt. Das Geschäft wird in den neuen, bedeutend größeren Räumen, in seinen einzelnen Abteilungen Pianos, Flügel, Harmoniums, Sprechapparate und Schallplatten, Musikinstrumente und Musikalien umfassen und im vergrößerton Maße weitergeführt werden. Die Fabrikationsräume befinden sich nach wie vor Gerichtsstraße 29/30." Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 1928, p. 89

INFO EXTRA

History of Carl FRICKE on pianohaus-fricke.de

 

29-30, Gerichtsstraße (x1912)(x1925)(*1928), Legnica (Liegnitz, formerly Germany)
FRIEBEL  

 

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1890-1909 [since 1878 (x1906)]

FRIEBEL, FÖRSTER & PÄTZOLD, associated in 1886 (xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1896)(*1897)

FRIEBEL & FÖRSTER (*1899)(*1906)(x1906)(*1909)

1906 - Owners : Otto FRIEBEL & Heinrich FÖRSTER (x1906)

The factory was succeeded by Gottl. PÄTZOLD

20, Goldbergastrasse (xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1896)(*1897)(*1899)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909), 16, Wilhelmstrasse (x1906), Legnica (Liegnitz, formerly Germany)
FRIEDRICH Arnold  

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-26

'Möbel-Händler, führt nebenbei Pianos u. Musikinstr.' (x1912)(x1926)

3, Bergstrasse (x1906)(x1912)(x1926), Tczew (Dirschau, formerly Germany)
FRIEDRICH P.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1912)

 

 28-29, Breslauer Strasse (x1912), Nysa (Neisse, formerly Germany)
FRITSCH Karl Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1913 6, Bankstrasse (yy1913), Gliwice (Gleiwitz, formerly Germany)
FRITSCHE Karol
| Charles
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1869-99

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

 

1066L, Erywańska (*1869), 25, rue Swieto-Kryska (xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1896)(*1897)(*1899), Warszawa (Warsaw)

FRÖLICH W.  

 

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1848 (x1906)(x1912)]

1906-12 - Owner : Adolf HOHN (x1906)(x1912)

'Hof-Buchhändler, führt auch Musikal., Klaviere u. Harmonims' (x1912)

 

9, Börsenplatz [corner Stadtberg 21] (x1906)(x1912), Bielsko-biała (Bielitz, formerly Austria-Hungary)
FRYCZ Karol
| FRICKE | Carl
'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' since 1905

Succeeded by Traugott BERNDT, Breslau, in 1936

 

Legnica (Liegnitz, formerly Germany)

Wrocław (Breslau, formerly Germany)

 

FUCHS Anton  

 

'Pianoforte-fabrikant' ca. 1867 31, Johannisgasse (**1867), Gdańsk (Danzig, formerly Germany)
FUCHS Daniel  

Grand pianoforte ca. 1800, Muzeum Narodowe, Cracow, Poland

 

'Pianoforte-Fabrikant' ca. 1797-1800 Kraków (Cracow)
FUHRIG Franciszek (Franc)
| FURYG
 

Grand pianoforte ca. 1850, Muzeum Kazimierza Dolnego, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1850 Warszawa (Warsaw)
FURGOLL Joh.  

 

'Pianoforte-fabrikant' ca. 18?? Gliwice (Gleiwitz, formerly, Germany)
 

 

(*1844): 'Amtsblatt der Königlichen Preußischen Regierung zu Bromberg', 1844, p. 709-710

(**1866): 'Adressbuch aller Länder der Erde der Kaufleute, Fabrikanten, Gewerbtreibenden, Gutsbesitzer etc.', 1866, p. 193 (archive.org)

(*1867): 'Allgemeiner Wohnungs-Anzeiger nebst Adreß- und Geschäftshandbuch für Berlin, dessen Umgebungen und Charlottenburg Ausgabe 1867' (digital.zlb.de)(FALK p. 134)

(**1867): 'Wohnungs-Anzeiger von der See- und Handelsstadt Danzig nebst den ... ', 1867, p. 173 (digital-beta.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de)

(*1869): 'Przewodnik warszawski informacyjno-adressowy na rok ...', 1869, p. 261

(x1872): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1872, p. 43 (archive.org)

(x1876): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1876, p. 243 (archive.org)

(x1879): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1879, p. 134 (wbc.poznan.pl)

(x1886): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1886, p. 52/289 (archive.org)

(x1887): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1887, p. 34/109 (wbc.poznan.pl)

(x1888): 'Adress- und Geschäfts-Handbuch der Stadt Posen', 1888, p. 30/152 (archive.org)

(x1889): 'Adressbuch der Stadt Posen 1889', p. 140 (ia800902.us.archive.org)

(xx1890): 'Weltadressbücher der Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', Paul De Wit, 1890, Freiburg p. 24, Liegnitz p. 45, Posen p. 55, Warschau p. 98, Kalisch p. 95 (digital.slub-dresden.de)

(*1893): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1893, Warsaw p. 741, Breslau p. 621, Danzig p. 624, Liegnitz p. 637 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1895): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1895, Warsaw p. 840, Breslau p. 693, Liegnitz p. 706 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1896): ‘Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1896, Warsaw p. 837,Breslau p. 685, Danzig p. 688, Liegnitz p. 698 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1897): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897, Warsaw p. 973, Breslau p. 811, Liegnitz p. 824 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1899): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1899, Liegnitz p. 988, Warsaw p. 1161 (gallica.bnf.fr)

 

 

 

(*1903): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1903, Warsaw p. 1254, Breslau p. 1066, Danzig p. 1068 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1905): ‘Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical’, 1905, Warsaw p. 1255, Breslau p. 1071 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1906): ‘Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical’, 1906, Warsaw p. 1250, Breslau p. 1056, Liegnitz p. 1068 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(x1906): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie, 1906, Bielitz p. 241, Dirschau p. 70, Gleiwitz p. 96, Kattowitz p. 127, Liegnitz p. 159-160, Kalisz p. 544, Warschau p. 559-560 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(*1907): ‘Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical’, 1907, Warsaw p. 1255, Breslau p. 1061, Liegnitz p. 1072 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1909): ‘Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical’, 1909, Warsaw p. 1278, Breslau p. 1068, Liegnitz p. 1079 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(x1912): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1912, Arys p. 23, Breslau p. 92-94, Dirschau p. 103, Gleiwitz p. 139, Kattowitz p. 180, Liegnitz p. 220-222, Lissa p. 222, Neisse p. 254, Bielitz p. 330, Kalisz p. 699, Warschau p. 718-720 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(yy1913): 'Adreßbuch Gleiwitz', 1913, p. 294 (sbc.org.pl)

(**1918): 'Adreßbuch für Breslau und Umgebung', 1918, p. 1115 (sbc.org.pl)

(x1925): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1925, Gleiwitz p. 248, Liegnitz p. 396-399 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(x1926): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1926, Kalisz p. 466, Warschau p. 467-468, Tczew p. 471 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(*1928): 'Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau', 1928, p. 89

(*1929): 'Musique-Adresses Universel', Volume 11, 1929

(yy1943): 'Breslauer Adreßbuch', 1943, p. 52/1474 (sbc.org.pl)

(¹): 'Histoire de piano de 1700 à 1950', Mario Pizzi, 1983

(²): B. Vogel, 'Fortepian polski, Budownictwo fortepianów na ziemiach polskich od poł. XVIII w. do II wojny światowej', Warsawa 1995

(³): Wroclaw piano manufacturers at the end of the 18th and during the 19th century, by Rottermund K.

(⁴): 'Historic Addressbooks in Germany'

 

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