葛洛蒂安(GROTRIAN-STEINWEG)钢琴 

Grotrian是一个杰出的德国制造钢琴 
自1860起这个钢琴品牌在整个欧洲已经是家喻户晓. 
到现在已经是第50代子孙在执业.这个钢琴的创办人之一 
后来移民美国成为创办美国施坦威.年产300部平台以及1200部直立式. 
 

─史坦威(STEINWAY&SONS)钢琴肇始母厂 
 



19世纪初,在德国Braunschweig地方,包括Heinrich和Friendrich Grotrian二人在内,六位志同道合的合伙人成立一家研制钢琴的工作室(Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg),1835年制造出第一台钢琴。 

 


1849年, Heinrich把德国工作室合伙人权益以2460Taler[德国旧时因银票名]卖给五位合伙人,留下长子Theodor继续在工作室学习,而率领三个儿子移民美国,落脚纽约,成立了『史坦威父子公司』(Steinway&Sons),以原德国工作室研究的优越制琴技术生产钢琴,迅即成为美国产制最佳钢琴。算是乐坛两个同宗Piano公司各奔前程。 

 


1865年史坦威公司重要成员相继亡故。 Theodor只好结束德国工作室的研习,赴美掌理风雨飘摇期的史坦威父子钢琴公司。他在德国原工作室研习的制琴技术,使史坦威钢琴品质又有了进一步的改良。 


 



原德国工作室产权于1886年全归葛洛蒂安,这一家族举足全力投入研究制琴技艺,精心制作,手工精制音响板,使其产品--葛洛蒂安钢琴品质更为提高。 1917年改为现在的Grotrian-Steinweg 。其独特的音质之美,更掳获了大音乐家(如:布拉姆斯、李斯特Max Reger、Busoni....)的心。 

音乐史上与李斯特、萧邦齐名的女钢琴家-舒曼夫人克拉拉(Clara Schumann)，更是情有独钟- 

                                  『非葛洛蒂安钢琴不弹！ 』 

1880年,Heinrich的后代,William Steinway家族成员回到德国汉堡设立第二家工厂,1972年,由于庞大的遗产税所逼,两家工厂最后由美国媒体大亨CBS并吞。 CBS的幕后老板们精明干练,他们想出一个绝顶聪明的行销策略,即是与全世界有名的音乐家签约,要音乐家无论赴任何地方演奏,都应指定非Steinway&Sone不弹,此举大大提升了Steinway&Sone的知名度。 

CBS投注庞大的费用造就了Steinway & Sone的成功,但另一个德国Steinweg的钢琴公司让CBS十分感冒,这期间用尽各种方法协调法律上的争执,但Grotrian总是拿出Steinway当初以2460Taler售出之字据, CBS实在无法解决,在双方律师团研商结果下,是由CBS以美金壹百万代价取得Grotrrian-Steinweg出口的钢琴改以Grotrian,少掉Steinweg字样,双方各得所需,算是圆满落幕。现在钢琴爱用者在德国国内买的仍是Grotrian-Steinweg。 

1974年, Grotrian于故乡Braunschweig建造了一家现代兼传统的制造公司,德国政府为该公司对德国甚至全世界文化贡献,特别为该公司建造一条高速公路的支路通往公司,以Grotrian-Steinweg为名,这表示德国政府对这家163年历史,坚持制琴理念的公司的尊崇。 

 

Friedrich Grotrian was the founder of the Grotrian family's piano building tradition since 6 generations until up to this day... 

 

Friedrich Grotrian (1803-1860) was the founder of the Grotrian family's piano building tradition since 6 generations until up to this day. In 1835 Friedrich Grotrian purchased the patrician house of a medieval mayor on Bohlweg 48, home for the family, central meeting point for their guests and birthplace of a steadily growing figure of excellent instruments.First sqare piano built in 1835 and marking the beginning of the company as stated by 3 supreme court decisions in 1926. 
 


Many more than 30 emperors, royalties, duchies and nobles house bestowed the Grotrians to their cuppliers. Their weapons and emblems are an expression of highest reputation. Wilhelm Grotrian (1843-1917), Son and successor of Friedrich led the company to further blossoms. When he introduced his sons into the business he successfully adviced them "Boy's build good pianos, and the rest will take care of itself." 
 


Grotrian - this name is also a synonym for development and patents wich not only advanced the quality of our own products but pushed the construction of pianos in general considerably. For example the homogeneous soundboard, the legendary upright model 120, the first precise scale design, the even today used and imitated star-shaped back construction and many more. 
                       
  

Grotrians really realized the dream of a couple of artists by combining 2 Grands under one special lid and connected by a soundboard bridge reflects really an so far absolutely unknown sound event. Of course both grands can also be used as solo instrument. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 



 

 



The design of our new factory includes the most actual standards of technology in combination with the bulk of experience assembled by generations of piano makers. It is the birth place of the Original. Grands and uprights start here their life and way to stages, conservatories, music schools and of course to all those piano players with highest pretensions all over the world.

Grotrian Steinweg : Piano Manufacturers Information 
 
Friedrich Grotrian was the founder of the Grotrian family's piano building tradition since 6 generations until up to this day...
Friedrich Grotrian (1803-1860) was the founder of the Grotrian family's piano building tradition since 6 generations until up to this day. In 1835 Friedrich Grotrian purchased the patrician house of a medieval mayor on Bohlweg 48, home for the family, central meeting point for their guests and birthplace of a steadily growing figure of excellent instruments.
First sqare piano built in 1835 and marking the beginning of the company as stated by 3 supreme court decisions in 1926. 
Many more than 30 emperors, royalties, duchies and nobles house bestowed the Grotrians to their cuppliers. Their weapons and emblems are an expression of highest reputation. Wilhelm Grotrian (1843-1917), Son and successor of Friedrich led the company to further blossoms. When he introduced his sons into the business he successfully adviced them "Boy's build good pianos, and the rest will take care of itself."
 
Grotrian - this name is also a synonym for development and patents wich not only advanced the quality of our own products but pushed the construction of pianos in general considerably. For example the homogeneous soundboard, the legendary upright model 120, the first precise scale design, the even today used and imitated star-shaped back construction and many more. 
Grotrians really realized the dream of a couple of artists by combining 2 Grands under one special lid and connected by a soundboard bridge reflects really an so far absolutely unknown sound event. Of course both grands can also be used as solo instrument.
 
The design of our new factory includes the most actual standards of technology in combination with the bulk of experience assembled by generations of piano makers. It is the birth place of the Original. Grands and uprights start here their life and way to stages, conservatories, music schools and of course to all those piano players with highest pretensions all over the world.