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Hals (company)
Hals, also known as Brødrene Hals, was a piano manufacturing and music publishing company based in Christiania, Norway (now Oslo) that was active from 1847 through 1925. History Hals was founded in November 1847 by brothers Karl Hals (1822–1898) and Petter Hals (1823–1871). The company originally only made upright pianos of various designs. It won medals at world's fairs in 1862, 1866, 1867 and 1900. After Petter died in 1871, Karl purchased his share of the business and became the company's sole owner. In 1880 Hals opened their own public concert hall which was known for its excellent acoustics. In 1886 the company began building harmoniums in addition to pianos, and in 1887 they expanded into music publishing after acquiring Petter Håkonsen's music publishing business. By 1890 the Hals factory had 100 employees. It became a limited company in 1900. The music publishing part of Hals ceased operation in 1909 when it merged with Carl Warmuth's music publishing firm to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Manufacturing
This is a partial list of piano manufacturers. A piano atlas is a book that contains detailed information about piano manufacturers, often including indexes that can match a piano's serial number to its production date. Active brands or companies Defunct brands or companies See also * List of piano brand names This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. Many of these piano brand names are "stencil pianos", which means that the company which owns ... * Liste von Klavierbauern (List of German Piano Manufacturers) * Frederick Beck (piano maker) References External links The Pierce Piano Atlas* * Heintzman & Co. a Canadian manufacturer, from Heritage Toronto * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piano Manufacturers Lists of musical instrument manufacturing companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. It is the second-oldest university press after Cambridge University Press, which was founded in 1534. It is a department of the University of Oxford. It is governed by a group of 15 academics, the Delegates of the Press, appointed by the Vice Chancellor, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, Oxford, Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho, Oxford, Jericho. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |