Cantulia
| Cantulia Neuerburg KG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited partnership |
| founding | 1880 |
| resolution | 1957 |
| Reason for dissolution | Takeover by Hohner |
| Seat | Siegburg |
| Number of employees | approx. 250 (1953) |
| Branch | Accordion making |
Cantulia was a brand name of Cantulia Neuerburg KG , an accordion manufacturer based in Siegburg .
history
As early as 1912 Founded in 1880, instrument-making company produced Kahnt & Uhlmann in Thuringia Altenburg accordion and bandoneon under the brand name Kantulia . In 1936, Dr. Walter Neuerburg (1912 - 1986), the eldest son of the cigarette manufacturer Heinrich Neuerburg , founded the Cantulia Neuerburg limited partnership and set up an accordion factory in Siegburg . A participation On January 1st, 1937, the company started production in a rented building of today's Siegwerk , a former calico factory .
In order to make the cantulia accordion easier to distinguish from competing products, Neuerburg commissioned the Berlin designer OHW Hadank with the product design . The result was a distinctive chassis with a red "C" on the c'-key. The high quality and handcrafted accordions were in direct competition with those of the musical instrument manufacturer Hohner and were highly valued because of their excellent sound. Sold worldwide, the annual number rose to over 5000 by 1939. The factory remained closed during World War II, but production resumed when the reconstruction began. In 1953, 250 employees produced up to 1,400 accordions per month. Cantulia orchestras were created throughout Germany. In 1957, Hohner took over the Cantulia Neuerburg limited partnership and ceased operations on December 31, 1957. Cantulias are still popular instruments for enthusiasts today.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jeroen Nijhof: Manufacturers and Brands. In: accordionlinks.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020 (list of accordion manufacturers).
- ↑ Zug, Druck, Cantulia. December 30, 2007, accessed on August 11, 2020 (article on the City of Siegburg website).
Web links
- Susanne Haase-Mühlbauer: Cantulia accordion factory. Siegburgers once supplied the world market. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). November 5, 2013, accessed June 25, 2014 .
- Susanne Haase-Mühlbauer: From Siegburg to Hennef. The mysterious hiking trail of the "missing" Cantulia male. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). November 12, 2013, accessed June 25, 2014 .
- Susanne Haase-Mühlbauer: Cantulia man. Hennef gives Siegburg the mascot of the accordion factory. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). April 11, 2014, accessed June 25, 2014 .
literature
- Andrea Korte-Böger: Cantulia, an accordion factory for Siegburg . In: Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 2015: There's music in there! Edition Blattwelt, Niederhofen, Westerw 2014, ISBN 978-3-936256-60-4 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 42 ″ N , 7 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ E