The museum collection includes two T. Trautwein pianos made in Germany. The company was founded in Berlin by Traugott Trautwein in 1820. At the same time, he also set up a store selling books and musical accessories. Initially, the company sold books and printed music and did not produce instruments. In 1840, the merchant and manufacturer Isidore Cohn bought the company and transformed it into “T. Trautwein, Music Accessories and Piano Factory founded in 1840”.
In December 1911, the company launched a Christmas marketing campaign offering pianos in walnut cases at a price of 330 German marks. For comparison, the least expensive pianos at Knauss Coblenz cost one thousand German marks.
In 1920, the companies “Trautwein Piano Factory” and “L. Neufeld” in Berlin collaborated to establish a joint venture. The new enterprise was located on three floors and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Three years later, the joint production stopped, and the Trautwein Piano Factory continued operations at a different location in Berlin.
The company operated successfully until 1936 when most German piano manufacturers ceased production.
Today, the Trautwein company continues to operate in Berlin, considering itself the successor to the T. Trautwein Company founded in 1820. This modern company produces and sells Trautwein upright and grand pianos. In addition to having its own brand of musical instruments, the company is also engaged in the commissioning of used pianos from various brands, as well as the sale of spare parts, accessories, and other musical instruments.
The museum exhibition features a German piano made by T. Trautwein in Berlin. It is over 100 years old and is made of wood with carved patterns. The overall style of the piano can be described as rococo. The piano has foot pedals to adjust the sound.
