Karl Rönisch

Karl Rönisch is a piano manufacturer in Dresden, Germany.

The owner Karl Moritz Hermann Rönisch was awarded an imperial and royal warrant of appointment to the court of Austria-Hungary.[1]

The company exported to Russia and to avoid high tariffs, built a factory in St. Petersburg in 1897, parts for which were still manufactured in Dresden, in the main factory.[2]

In 2009, the company merged with Blüthner and the production was moved to Blüthner factory in Leipzig,Germany.[3][4]

Current Grand Piano Models

Model[5] Length Weight
175 175 cm 320 kg
186 186 cm 330 kg
210 210 cm 350 kg

Current Upright Piano Models

Model[5] Height Weight
118 118 cm 210 kg
125 125 cm 230 kg
132 132 cm 250 kg

References

  1. Handbuch des Allerhöchsten Hofes und des Hofstaates Seiner K. und K. Apostolischen Majestät., Vienna: K.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1917, p. 520
  2. Swartz, Anne (2014). Piano Makers in Russia in the Nineteenth Century. Lehigh UP. p. 108. ISBN 9781611461596.
  3. "RÖNISCH". PianoBuyer. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. "Title". bluthner.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  5. "Rönisch Pianos". www.roenisch-pianos.de. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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