Seiler Pianos | MusicMasters Piano Showroom

175 Years of History Combined with Unsurpassed Designs…

Eduard Seiler, the company’s founder, began building pianos in 1849 in Liegnitz, Silesia, part of Prussia. By 1923, Seiler was the largest piano manufacturer in Eastern Europe. With 435 employees, Seiler produced roughly 3,000 pianos per year. At the close of World War II, Liegnitz (now Legnica) was annexed by Poland, forcing Seiler to shutter their factory in 1945.

Under the cover of darkness, Steffan Seiler rescued their designs and equipment from certain destruction and relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1962 Seiler Piano Fabrik returned to Germany (Kitzingen in Bavaria), where it resides today. In 2008 SMC (Samick Music Corporation) purchased their factory in Germany and now produces roughly 1,000 Seiler pianos annually there and in Indonesia.

In 2011, SMC introduced the Edward Seiler (ED) Series of pianos. Utilizing CNC automation, Seiler’s most popular German piano models are now reproduced in Jakarta, Indonesia and sold in the US at a fraction of the cost of their German counterparts. All ED Seiler models have genuine German Seiler scales along with beech rims, solid-core case panels, Membrator Soundboard System, and optional SMR (Super Magnetic Repetition) Action.

In 2013, Seiler selected and co-designed 10 piano models to be produced by SMC for sale in Germany and the US. This new line, the Johannes Seiler (GS) Series, incorporates materials and refinements not typically found in Samick’s other models. These upgrades include German Abel hammers, German Röslau wire, solid wood trapwork, beech rims, solid core lumber case parts and optional AD Silent Systems.

To compliment their German legacy instruments here in the US, Seiler also offers traditional Knabe Pianos designed for American tastes and aesthetics.

Schedule your personal Seiler/Knabe Piano Showing today.