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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

P. Unger

joined 1838

piano maker key maker
  • Torp & Unger

Biography

P. Unger was a practical piano-maker who joined Torp's firm in 1838, replacing the departing partner Love and forming Torp & Unger. The firm exhibited at the Mechanics' Institute that year and continued in business at 465 Broadway, New York, for several years afterward. Unger later left to open his own key-making concern.

Highlights

  • Replaced Love in the firm, forming Torp & Unger in 1838.
  • Later opened his own key-making concern.

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 161.

Public domain.

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