MMD > Archives > January 1997 > 1997.01.15 > 09Prev  Next


Canadian Weber Piano with Solodant
By Dean Randall

Daniel Wilson wrote in MMD 970115:

> What intrigues me is that a Weber piano should have this label,
> because "Solodant" was the system used by the rivals to Aeolian Co.
> who owned the Weber marque.

The Canadian Weber referenced above was built in Kingston, Ontario.
It is very likely that this piano has an Otto Higel player action.
The company was taken over by Sherlock-Manning (another Canadian
manufacturer) around 1938.  The marque (Weber) was discontinued by
Sherlock-Manning in the 1960s.

There were several unrelated "Weber" piano companies at various times
and in various places: Eisenberg, Germany; Hayes, England; Chicago;
Berlin; E. Weber & Co., NYC;  and the one built after 1903 by Aeolian
which we all think of.  The Aeolian Co. of America did not own the
Weber marque in Canada.

Dean Randall¶
"from the previously soggy, currently frozen shores
 of otherwise beautiful Puget Sound"

(Message sent Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:41:16 -0800 , from time zone -0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Canadian, Piano, Solodant, Weber