J. Oor

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Original inscription exhibited in La Fonderie , the Museum of Industry and Labor in Brussels

J. Oor was a piano factory in Brussels .

history

Jean-Baptiste Oor (born February 2, 1846 in Brussels; † November 10, 1940 there ) was a Belgian piano maker who founded his own company in 1871 at 30 Rue d'Arenberg in Brussels. This produced pianos until 1935. Although he has received praise and some prizes at international exhibitions, his pianos are considered average.

His son Lucien Oor ( January 2, 1877 in Brussels; † 1949 there ) founded his own company in 1907 with a much higher quality. He had completed an apprenticeship at Steinway & Sons in New York and produced very good musical instruments in his workshops at 23 Rue Glibert in Laeken . Foreign competition and an expensive management style led to the company going out during the economic crisis of 1929.

  • Facade of the sales building in rue Neuve, Brussels

  • Advertisement, 1902

  • Advertising card, front side, around 1910

  • Advertising card, back, around 1910

Web links

Commons : J. Oor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Malou Haine and Nicolas Meeùs: Dictionnaire des facteurs d'instruments de musique en Wallonie et à ... , p. 314.
  2. ^ Piano J. Oor (Blues before sunrise - Leroy Carr).
  3. ↑ a b J. Oor et Lucien Oor, Manufactures de pianos fondées à Bruxelles. In: Pianos Esther, La plus ancienne maison de pianos de Wallonie, Agence Rönisch (French).
  4. ↑ Malou Haine and Nicolas Meeùs: Dictionnaire des facteurs d'instruments de musique en Wallonie et à ... , p. 316.