1897 — Schimmel's second and larger factory was built.
Named Court Builder for both the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimer and King of Romania
1913 — Recieved gold medal at the World Exhibition.
1914 — Recieved gold medal at the World Exhibition.
1915 — Developed Ducanola, a self-playing piano.
1927 — Schimmel retires and his son, Wilhelm Arno Schimmel takes over the company.
1929 — Moved headquarters to Braunschweig, Germany.
1960 — Schimmel celebrates the building of its 50,0000 piano.
1961 — Wilhelm Arno Schimmel passes away and his son, Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel assumes the leadership role, making him the third generation in charge of Schimmel Pianos.
By keeping up the tradition and the culture of piano building in Germany, we are strengthening the Schimmel brand in the national and international markets.
Zhaoyin Chen, President of Schimmel Pianos 1
Notable Dates (cont.)
1966 — First phase of factory expansion in a 6400 sq. ft. lot completed.
1975 — Second phase of the factory expansion completed.
2003 — A fourth generation takes over. Hannes M. Schimmel-Vogel (son-in-law to Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel) becomes president.
2016 — Alliance formed between Schimmel and Pearl River.
Current Management
Zhaoyin Chen is the new president of the company while Viola Schimmel (great-granddaughter of Wilhelm Schimmel) is the general manager.
