Bosert

Biography

Bosert was an American and a practical piano-maker who, in 1838, entered into partnership with the German-born J. H. Schomacker to found the Philadelphia firm of Bosert & Schomacker. The partnership won recognition at state and institute fairs soon after starting. In 1842 Bosert and Schomacker jointly received Patent No. 2,595 for a novel stringing system and action improvement. After 1842 Bosert retired from the business, at which point it was reorganized as the Schomacker Piano Company, the firm that grew into the prominent Schomacker & Company of Spillane's own time. Bosert worked for the Schomacker firm in Philadelphia before setting out on his own. After leaving Schomacker's employ, he continued independently in the piano trade and was known for many years afterward as a small maker in Philadelphia.

Highlights

• American practical piano-maker who co-founded Bosert & Schomacker in 1838, the original name of the firm that later became Schomacker & Company
• Held Patent No. 2,595 (1842) jointly with Schomacker for a novel stringing system and action improvement
• Retired from the firm after 1842, after which it was reorganized as the Schomacker Piano Company
• Worked for the Schomacker firm before setting out on his own
• Ran a small piano-making business in Philadelphia for many years afterward

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), pp. 191, 192, 193.

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