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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Peter De Witt Lydecker

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Biography

Peter De Witt Lydecker entered a hammer-making partnership with John Frederick Schmidt in 1864, taking over a business originally founded by Ole Syverson in 1856. Lydecker retired from the firm in 1877, after which Schmidt continued alone.

Highlights

  • Partnered with John Frederick Schmidt in 1864 in a hammer-making firm; retired in 1877.

Source

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

Public domain.

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