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Edelweiss Pianos
Industry Musical instruments
Founded 1975 (49 years ago)  ( 1975 ) [1]
in Cambridge , UK
Founder John Roy Norman
Headquarters Cambridge, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Chris Norman (Current owner and manager)
Products  • Grand pianos
 • Upright pianos
Services  • Piano manufacturing
 • Piano restoration
Website www .edelweisspianos .com

Edelweiss Pianos is a British piano company, founded in 1975 in Cambridge , UK, as 1066 Pianos by research physicist and pianist John Roy Norman. [2]

History [ edit ]

Founder Roy Norman, a research physicist at Cambridge University , originally tuned pianos as a hobby. When he saw the lack of quality piano restorations , he started tuning pianos himself and soon found himself restoring and reselling his first piano from his living-room. From the money he made he bought two pianos which he restored and resold. He opened a small shop in Cambridge , and the company was named 1066 Pianos. [3] The company's workshop and headquarters is now located in the village of Fulbourn , just outside Cambridge. [4]

Expansion [ edit ]

In 2008, the Edelweiss brand was born and Roy's son Mark Norman became the head of design and began introducing futuristic designs that distinguished Edelweiss from other piano companies [5] [6] as well as offering pianos that were totally bespoke . [7]

Models [ edit ]

Edelweiss pianos are sold through the Cambridge headquarters and through Harrods , and come by default as player pianos . [8] [9]

Grands and uprights [ edit ]

The Edelweiss workshop in Cambridge makes the following four models of grand pianos , of which the smallest two are baby grands , and two models of upright piano (The numerical portion of the model designations represent the length of the grand pianos and the height of the upright pianos in inches ):

Baby grand pianos [ edit ]

  • G52
  • G62
  • G66
  • Transparent G66 [10]

Grand pianos [ edit ]

Upright pianos [ edit ]

  • U46
  • U52,
  • Transparent U49 [12]

Special designs [ edit ]

Designer piano The Elmer on display at Harrods department store in London.

Inventive designs and colour combinations have been a part of Edelweiss from the very beginning. Since each piano offered can be totally bespoke, the possibilities are virtually endless. Through a number of collaborations with designers and hotels, Edelweiss have positioned themselves as one of the top piano makers in the world. [13]

Player pianos [ edit ]

In 2016, Edelweiss introduced their own player pianos with full audio. [14] The company's fast growth led luxury department store Harrods to invite Edelweiss to their furniture department in 2017, four years after Harrods' original piano department had been shut down. [15] [16]

In 2018, Edelweiss Pianos were featured on the YouTube channel of the Financial Times , and said to be "regarded as the most upmarket of today's breed of the self-playing piano". [17]

In March 2022, a modified version of an Edelweiss piano that was modified to play itself using a solenoid was featured on Mark Rober 's YouTube channel, where he also used it to attempt to play " Rush E " by Sheet Music Boss, which is well known as a song that is genuinely impossible to play by one person. [18]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Scialom, Mike (May 28, 2019). Edelweiss Pianos play well at Harrods . Cambridge Independent . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ Scialom, Mike (May 28, 2019). Edelweiss Pianos play well at Harrods . Cambridge Independent . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  3. ^ How to be an Innovative Leader in Artistic Excellence for 45 years . February 25, 2020 . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  4. ^ Play On: The Edelweiss Pianos You Can Customize . Elite Traveler. May 29, 2018 . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
  5. ^ Le Silex . August 13, 2018 . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  6. ^ How to be an Innovative Leader in Artistic Excellence for 45 years . February 25, 2020 . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  7. ^ "Edelweiss Lets You Tinkle With The Look Of Their Self-Playing Pianos" . July 8, 2016 . Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
  8. ^ "Edelweiss at Cambridge and Harrods" . Edelweiss Pianos . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  9. ^ "Edelweiss at Harrods" . Harrods . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
  10. ^ "Edelweiss Grand piano models" . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
  11. ^ "Edelweiss Grand piano model G75" . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
  12. ^ "Edelweiss Upright piano models" . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
  13. ^ Financial Times 'How to Spend it' featuring Edelweiss Pianos . November 30, 2018 . Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
  14. ^ Roll Over Beethoven, The Edelweiss Self-playing Traditional Piano Is Here . Luxurious Magazine. February 11, 2016 . Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
  15. ^ Edelweiss Pianos: New Harrods Display - April 2019 . Edelweiss Pianos. February 25, 2020 . Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via official YouTube channel of Edelweiss Pianos.
  16. ^ Edelweiss brings customizable pianos to Harrods . Luxury Daily. December 27, 2017 . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
  17. ^ Financial Times 'How to Spend it' featuring Edelweiss Pianos . November 30, 2018 . Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
  18. ^ Robot Piano Catches Fire Playing Rush E (World's Hardest Song) , retrieved June 13, 2022

External links [ edit ]

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