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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Founder | Wilhelm Schimmel |
| Headquarters | Braunschweig, Germany |
Key people | Viola Schimmel (Granddaughter of Wilhelm Schimmel), Lothar Kiesche |
| Products | Grand pianos and upright pianos |
Number of employees | 250 |
| Parent | Pearl River Piano Group |
| Website | schimmel.de |
Schimmel is a German piano maker with factories in Braunschweig, Germany and Kalisz, Poland.[1] Their product line has been described as "the most highly awarded German piano".[2]
The company was founded 1885 by Wilhelm Schimmel in Leipzig, Germany. Four generations of the Schimmel family have since managed and grown the family-owned business.[3]
Schimmel Pianos is known for producing "made in Germany" instruments of high quality.[4] Since 2016 Schimmel has been owned by the Pearl River Piano Group in China. All Fridolin Schimmel pianos are made in the Pearl River piano factory in China. (Fridolin Schimmel pianos were formerly made by the Young Chang Piano Company factory.) Over the history, the company has made an impact on the piano industry with new inventions and innovative designs. Schimmel instruments are produced in the Schimmel workshop in Braunschweig, Germany.[5] With more than 40 awards, Schimmel Pianos are the most highly awarded Pianos from German production.[6]
- ^ "Wilhelm-Schimmel W118T". www.pianistmagazine.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Schimmel Pianos | Classic Pianos of Bellevue/Seattle, Washington". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "History". Schimmel Pianos. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Made in Germany". www.schimmel-pianos.de. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Take a Trip to the Schimmel Factory in Germany". Pianist. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Schimmel Pianos" (PDF).