Blüthner-Welte grand piano
Built: 1924
Serial number: 107262
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.19 m
It is believed that no more than 38 Blüthner-Welte grand pianos were built at all, and hardly any of them survived the turmoils of war. This Blüthner-Welte grand piano is nearly perfectly preserved in original condition including the original fan unit. This grand piano represents the high production quality of this phase during the 1920s, thanks to the late year of making and obviously good care. The Welte equipment will be refurbished soon, so that this splendid grand piano with the unique sound pattern will arouse enthusiasm again as a manual and as a Welte reproducing instrument.
Blüthner-Welte grand piano
Blüthner-Welte grand piano
Built: 1919
Serial number: 98620
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.19 m
This Blüthner-Welte grand piano is also very well preserved - unfortunately without the original fan unit. The acoustic piano part is still playing and sounding very nice - the Welte equipment requires a restoration. This is the second Blüthner-Welte instrument ever built (No BL 2).
Blüthner-Welte grand piano
Blüthner-Welte grand piano (T98)
Built: 1933
Serial number: 114669
Mechanism: Welte T98 (green)
Length: 2.19 m
This might be the last Blüthner-Welte grand piano having been built. It is extremely well preserved. A fantastic instrument, offering a huge flexibility in enjoying reproducing and standard rolls.
Blüthner-Welte grand piano (T98)
Steinway-Welte grand Piano
Built: 1922
Serial number: 209651
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.10 m
However the majority of Welte grand pianos being built were Steinway-Welte grand pianos -much more than Feurich-Welte, Ibach-Welte or Blüthner-Welte etc.- they are rare finds today. This Steinway-Welte grand piano is a perfect piano for restoration, as it is untouched and very well preserved. Unfortunately the pump box got lost. We will restore the piano very carefully and rebuilt the pump box - it will become a fantastic piano again. A must-have for any piano music fan.
Steinway-Welte grand piano
Steinway-Welte grand Piano
Built: 1916
Serial number: 180653
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.10 m
This Steinway-Welte grand piano has still an amazing tone - even non-renovated ~100 years after it has been built. Steinway pianos of that period had really been cutting edge of piano manufacturing. The grand piano has been for decades in the American embassy of Norway. The piano is complete and non restored - after restoration it will be a true treasure.
Steinway-Welte grand piano
Feurich-Welte grand piano
Built: 1921
Serial number: 35516
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.14 m
Feurich-Welte instruments are especially interesting, because Feurich instruments were, as recording grand pianos, of great importance from to the early Welte recordings. This Feurich-Welte grand piano is very well preserved in original condition, including the original fan unit. There are rather few instruments left from the period of 1921, because there were few buyers after WWI and before the economic crisis in Germany. This Feurich grand piano has been delivered to Welte on Dec21st, 1921 at a sales price of 18.000Mark (inflation had begun). The Welte equipment can be authentically refurbished, so that this splendid grand piano with the unique Feurich sound pattern will inspire you again as a manual or Welte reproducing instrument.
Feurich-Welte grand piano
Ibach-Welte grand piano
Built: 1920
Serial number: 81712
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Length: 2.05 m
This Ibach grand piano has been delivered to Welte on Sep09th, 1920. The acoustic piano had been overhaued in ca 1985, the Welte machanism incl the Welte pump box had been restored in ca 1997. It had been owned by R. Hagemann for more than 40 years. In DMM080 he published a detaile report on the Welte mechanism based on measurements he had taken with this grand piano. The piano till is a nice condition.
Ibach-Welte grand piano
Welte push-up player
Built: approx. in 1915
Serial number: 4563 / 527
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: 1.0 m
M. Welte & Sons (New York and Freiburg i. B.) also created push-up players, i.e. devices that were pushed in front of a (grand) piano and operated the keys by means of felted fingers. This push-up player is such a Welte "red" (T100) System in original condition and rather well-preserved. It requires a full restoration to be used again.
Welte push-up player
Welte push-up player
Built: 1920
Serial number: 5362 / 930
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: 1.0 m
M. Welte & Sons (Freiburg i. B.) says the cliché - but still "New York" can be seen below the shellac. As Welte lost its American business when WWI began, they showed just "Freiburg i.B." on their instruments as of 1914. This push-up player is a very rare late Welte T100 Vorsetzer, very well-preserved. It had some overhaul already. A wonderful instrument.
Welte push-up player
Welte push-up player
Built: ca 1910
Serial number: 2311
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: 1.0 m
This is a nice M. Welte & Sons (Freiburg i. B.) push-up player. It has been renovated a few years ago, still plaing very nice. The case has been overhauled - not perfect, but ok.
Welte push-up player
Steinway-Welte piano
Built: 1926
Serial number: 245785
Mechanism: Welte T98 (green)
Height: 1.44 m
This is one of the last Steinway-Welte pianos being equipped with Welte-Mignon system in the late 1920ies in Freiburg. It is extraordinary well-preserved. After being renovated it will be a valuable piano for handplay as well as for playing reproducing piano rolls. The oak surface will be refinished as well.
Steinway-Welte piano
Feurich-Welte Piano
Built: 1913
Serial number: 28367
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: 1.48 m
Feurich and Welte had close business connections. The Feurich-Welte pianos are a perfect merger - Feurich's sound of the great concert piano is impressively beautiful. The acoustic piano is also very well preserved and fully playable. The Welte reproducing equipment is also very well preserved, but has to be refurbished for a beautiful reproducing result. Then it will be a reproducing piano to satisfy highest demands. Since Welte red is the broadest set of piano roll preserved, this instrument opens access to an incredibly beautiful repertoire
Feurich-Welte Piano
Ibach-Welte Piano (T100)
Built: 1920
Serial number: 84156
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: 1.44 m
One of the rare Ibach-Welte-Pianos in a complete untouched condition. The beautiful Ibach sound combined with the playing mechanism of Welte makes a fantastic and very special instrument. After the necessary restoration this piano will be a real treasure.
Ibach-Welte Piano (T100)
Gaveau-Welte Piano (T98)
Built: 1924
Serial number: 75926
Mechanism: Welte T98 (green)
Height: 1.47 m
This is one of the late combined Welte-Pianos offering both, pedal- and motor-driven music. It can play the Welte green rolls fully accentuated as well as any standard 88 note pianola roll. The Gaveau piano has a rich rosewood design. Gaveau had been one of the leading manufacturers in France. An extremely rare piano.
Gaveau-Welte Piano (T98)
Welte Feurich Cabinet
Built: 1908
Serial number: 22071
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: ~1,65m
Currently lend-agreement to a musuem: Welte & Sons attracted less attention with their first presentation of the Welte-Mignon on the 1904 fair than anticipated. This first version of the Welte-Mignon, designed as a cabinet, featured a reproducing system that, in comparison to the simple pianola push-up players known till then, was a giant leap in the faithful reproduction of a pianist's play. This cabinet version was soon replaced by push-up players, installation pianos and grands, so that only very few are preserved to this day. The inner Feurich "Raste with tuning key board" had been delivered to Welte on Nov26th, 1908 at a sales price of 345Mark. The cabinet is fully restored and plays perfectly.
Welte Feurich Cabinet
Welte Feurich Cabinet
Built: 1909
Serial number: 22365
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: ~1,65m
This Welte-Mignon cabinet is housed in blackened oak. It has survived the century in fully original condition - however, it was not always well accommodated, it seems, so that a complete restoration of the system is necessary. Interestingly, the woodworm has been busy at the back of this instrument. This one has been professionally and permanently exorcized in the meantime. The original unpacking and setup instructions are still sticking on the back. The most commonly applied Feurich piano notch is installed into the Welte-Mignon piano, too. The acoustic piano also needs restoration. A splendid original from the early phase of these incredible instruments. The inner Feurich "Raste without tuning key board" had been delivered to Welte on Feb25th, 1909 at a sales price of 320Mark.
Welte Feurich Cabinet
Welte High Cabinet Piano
Built: 1909
Serial number: 21358
Mechanism: Welte T100 (red)
Height: ~1,95m
M. Welte & Sons produced this high upright Welte-Mignon piano in the era of ca. 1906-1910. Rare enough to fin such a model. Most of them are equipped with a Steinway piano inside as they had been offered to the American market. This one here is equipped with a Feurich piano inside - the only one we know of so far. The inner Feurich "Mignon Raste mit voller / grosser Klaviatur" had been delivered to Welte on June, 17th, 1908 at a price of 470Mark. had been delivered to Welte on Feb25th, 1909 at a sales price of 320Mark. The piano and the reproducing mechanism is very well preserved. After a restoration this will be a piano magnifique.
Welte High Cabinet Piano
