Rudolf Ibach Sohn
piano manufacturer
Biography
Rudolf Ibach Sohn is named as the maker of a Jubilee grand piano, built to mark the fiftieth-thousandth production of his factories, described as having graceful lines and chaste, restful decoration in contrast to more ornate art grands discussed elsewhere in the chapter. The text further credits 'the house of Ibach' with leadership in the promotion of artistry in piano case design, citing a design collection called 'Memorial,' published in 1894 for the firm's hundredth anniversary, as a work that ought to be in the hands of every studious piano maker.
Highlights
- Built a Jubilee grand piano marking the fifty-thousandth instrument produced by his factories
- His house (Ibach) was noted as a leader in artistic piano case design, publishing a design collection titled 'Memorial' for the firm's 1894 centennial
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 189.
Public domain.