Sievers
came from St. Petersburg
Biography
Described by the author as 'genial,' Sievers came from St. Petersburg and established a piano factory in Naples around 1865. He is credited with writing a valuable treatise on piano construction. No further personal details, such as full name or dates, are given in this passage. Sievers, described in the text only by surname as 'the genial Sievers,' was a piano maker in Naples, Italy, credited along with the unnamed father of J. and C. Fischer of New York with building very good pianos in that city. Sievers of St. Petersburg is described as 'renowned' and is credited with following Fischer of Vienna in establishing piano manufacturing in Italy during its mid-19th-century revival.
Highlights
- Described as the 'renowned Sievers of St. Petersburg,' followed Fischer into the Italian market
- Wrote a valuable treatise on piano construction.
- Established a piano factory in Naples around 1865, having come from St. Petersburg.
- Described as 'the genial Sievers' who built very good pianos in Naples
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 167; Vol. II (1913), p. 164.
Public domain.