Andreas Georg Ritmüller

Biography

Andreas Georg Ritmüller began making pianos in 1795 at the old university town of Göttingen. The text states it is not known where he learned his trade, but that his pianos were well built. The business he founded continued, according to the author, with marked success down to the time of writing (the early twentieth century). No dates of birth or death, nor any further personal or professional detail, are supplied about Ritmüller in this section; the entry is brief but constitutes a dedicated notice distinguishing him from the surrounding firms mentioned only in passing, crediting him personally with establishing a piano-making tradition at Göttingen that endured for well over a century. Andreas Georg Ritmüller commenced his piano-making business at Göttingen, Germany, in 1795.

Highlights

• Commenced his piano-making business at Göttingen in 1795
• Began making pianos in 1795 at the university town of Göttingen
• Founded a business that the text says continued with marked success to the present day

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.