C. E. Friederici
German
piano maker
pupil of Silbermann
Biography
C. E. Friederici of Gera, Germany, was a pupil of Gottfried Silbermann. As early as 1745 he constructed a vertical grand piano, and around 1758 he built the first square piano made in Germany. A portrait of Friederici is reproduced in the text.
Highlights
- Pupil of Silbermann who, around 1745, constructed a vertical grand piano
- Built the first square piano made in Germany, about 1758
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 48.
Public domain.