Ehrhardt (later Erard)
piano/harp maker
Biography
The author references a maker originally named Ehrhardt who changed his name to Erard, the name that became one of the most celebrated in piano and harp manufacturing. This passage gives no biographical detail beyond the name change itself, which is used as an illustration of the pattern among piano makers of altering awkward or unpronounceable family names into more marketable forms suitable for a fallboard or concert program.
Highlights
- Changed his name from Ehrhardt to Erard, cited as an example of makers adopting more commercially favorable names.
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 214.
Public domain.