End of the Pleyel piano manufactory
The death of European piano makers continues: in France, the Pleyel company, which was considered the oldest piano factory in the world and counted Chopin among its best customers, closes its doors.
The company was founded in 1807 by the French composer Ignaz Pleyel. His customers included Frédéric Chopin and Claude Debussy.
Until recently, around twenty pianos were still being produced annually at a price of at least 40,000 euros - by 14 employees, as Europe Online Magazine writes. The reason for the closure was "continuing losses and insufficient capacity utilization".
