G. Rösler is a
piano manufacturer established in
ÄŒeská LÃpa
ÄŒeská LÃpa (; german: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants and it is the most populated town of the Czech Republic without city status. The town centre is well preserved and is p ...
, Bohemia in 1878 by Gustav Rösler. The pianos bore his full name, appearing in Gothic script.
After Rösler's death in 1891 his wife ran the firm, until in 1899 her brother Ludwig Gatter bought the firm and gradually expanded and modernised it.
Gatter was awarded an imperial and
royal warrant of appointment
Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The royal warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the issuer of ...
to the court of
Austria-Hungary.
Piánka G. Rösler
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After the creation of the First Czechoslovak Republic Gatter’s sons took over the company.
After the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
In late February 1948, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia. It marked the onset of four decades of the party's rule in the country., sk, Február 1948) or ...
, the company was nationalized.
After 1993 Rösler was bought by Petrof
Petrof is a Czech piano manufacturer founded in 1864. It is the leading European piano manufacturer, exporting to more than 60 countries.
History
The company was founded in 1864 in Hradec Králové, Kingdom of Bohemia, by AntonÃn Petrof ...
, a Czech piano manufacturer founded in 1864.
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Piano manufacturing companies
Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court
Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the Czech Republic
ÄŒeská LÃpa District
Companies established in 1878
1878 establishments in Austria-Hungary
1993 mergers and acquisitions
Manufacturing companies of Austria-Hungary
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