Wilh. Steinberg
Pianos

The art of piano making from Thuringia in Germany since 1877

With more than 135 years of experience in traditional piano making, WILH. STEINBERG instruments encompass classic and elegant designs and produce impressive musical quality, guaranteeing them a place in history as one of the most successful piano brands.

WILH. STEINBERG pianos are traditionally made of more than 6,000 components, of which 60% are made of wood. The unique properties of the wood give the instruments an exhilarating sound quality and intense tonal characteristics that are recognized worldwide.

PERFORMANCE * Series

Quality pianos with tradition

SIGNATURE series *Made in Germany

Quality pianos crafted by master hands with history & tradition.

More than 140 years of experience in piano manufacturing and the piano manufacturer's strict quality tests ensure that every customer can enjoy a German masterpiece. The stable performance, fine touch, perfect tone color and easy maintenance make playing the piano a truly enjoyable artistic experience.

WILH. STEINBERG pianos in the SIGNATURE series are 100% Made in Germany. The individual components, such as the Action by Renner, hammer heads by Renner, Röslau strings and the keyboard by Kluge (manufacturer of Steinway & Sons keyboards) from German production. And every single manufacturing process, from design to completion, takes place in Eisenberg/Thuringia. The entire assembly of the acoustic system takes several months. The rests, back bearings and soundboard are fitted and assembled by hand. With the RENNER mechanism and a KLUGE keyboard made in Germany, you will experience the highest precision.

Adolph Geyr, founder of the Eisenberg pianoforte manufactory, was born in Eisenberg in 1846 as the third son of the piano leather manufacturer Eduard Geyr.

In order to expand his knowledge, Adolf Geyr decided to emigrate to America after completing his training. He had the great opportunity to continue his training in piano making in Canada and New York and finally returned to his home town in 1877 and founded his first pianoforte manufactory.

As in other companies, there were sales problems with pianos and grand pianos during the Second World War. Production was changed at short notice and the company shifted to the production of soles for clogs.

After 1945, the "Adolph Geyr Nachf. GmbH" piano factory and precious wood processing plant in Adolph Geyr Strasse and Bahnhofstrasse produced pianos to meet the needs of the civilian sector at the time. The former piano factory produced a large number of two-door closets for the resettlers, as well as radio cabinets and, for the first time, pianos as reparations. The traditional upright piano production was thus continued. In 1947, the first 50 "Geyer" brand pianos were produced. The annual target of reparations in piano construction for 1948 was already achieved by July. By order of the SMAD, the company was transferred to public ownership in 1948 and renamed "VEB Pianofabrik Eisenberg". The increasing demand for pianos made it necessary to move to the vacated production halls in Mozartstraße. Large-scale production of pianos was set up and subsidized by the state. The training center for piano makers also found its home in Eisenberg and was affiliated with the company.

With the fall of communism in 1989, a new era also begins for the piano industry in Eisenberg. On 01.01.1993, Mr. Helmut Altmeyer acquires the "Eisenberger Pianofortefabrik" from the Treuhand and introduces the company to the market with a completely new product line. Since then, WILH. STEINBERG has continued the traditions that originated in the pianoforte factory founded by Adolph Geyer in 1877.