Christoph Friedrich Schmahl
German organ maker and piano maker
About Christoph Friedrich Schmahl
Lived 1739 – 1814 (aged 74). Christoph Friedrich Schmahl was a German organ builder, piano maker and musical instrument maker.
Christoph Friedrich Schmahl ( – 15 May 1814) was a German musical instrument maker.
Life Schmahl came from a family of organ builders. He was born in Heilbronn to Johann Adam Schmahl (1704–1757), an organ builder from the city. By 1770, he had been working in Regensburg.
In 1772, he married Anna Felicitas Späth, the second daughter of Franz Jakob Späth. Späth was looking for a journeyman who could inherit his business. In 1774, he partnered with Späth to found a piano-building firm. After Späth's death in 1786, he continued to manufacture and sign pianos under his and Späth's name until 1793, when he started to sign only his name. After he retired in 1812, his son, Christian Carl (1782–1815), took over the firm.
Schmahl died on 15 May 1814 in Regensburg. A year after, Christian Carl died and the firm was dissolved.
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Who was Christoph Friedrich Schmahl?
German organ maker and piano maker (1739-1814)
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Christoph Friedrich Schmahl was born on 10 June 1739 in Heilbronn.
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Christoph Friedrich Schmahl died on 15 May 1814 in Regensburg.
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Christoph Friedrich Schmahl was an organ builder, piano maker and musical instrument maker.
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Christoph Friedrich Schmahl was German.
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