Hornung & Møller
Hornung & Møller was a Danish piano manufacturer from 1827 to 1972 in Copenhagen .
Square piano from around 1859 in the Museum of Art and Industry Hamburg
The company was founded by Conrad Christian Hornung from Skælskør after a trip to Germany. In 1843 Hornung was given the title of purveyor to the Danish royal court. In 1851, Hornung's employee Hans Peter Møller took over management. The company, the largest Danish piano manufacturer, built table pianos , grand pianos and pianinos , which were often distinguished by rich decorations and precision craftsmanship. Around 50,000 instruments had been produced by the time the factory closed in 1972.
literature
- Billeder fra 125 Aars Musikliv. Hornung & Møller 1827-1952. Tekningen av Des Asmussen. Text by Nils Schiøring. Tilrettelagt and trykt i Leif Thomsens Botrykkeri København 1952.
- Dorthe Falcon Møller, Det danske pianoforte Fremd til 1914 - et håndværk og en industri , Forlaget Falcon 2004.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Beurmann , "Das Buch vom Klavier", Hildesheim 2007, p. 221 ff