Not only did the Seiler family lose their home, they also lost their parent factory. In 1945, World War II brought devastation to Seiler. Seiler has become not only the most famous but also the largest piano builder in Eastern Germany. In 1923 with third-generation Anton Seiler at the helm, the Seiler factory is now producing 30,000 instruments a year and has 435 employees. Seiler pianos are now acclaimed worldwide. In 1898 the 25,000th Seiler leaves the factory. When Eduard passed away in 1875 his son Johannes Seiler took over the company which now, employs 120 piano builders. In 1872, a Seiler piano, presented for the very first time in Moscow, was awarded a gold medal. The lovely transparent, bright tone of this first piano, built in Liegnitz, Germany, remains characteristic of all Seiler instruments to this day. Eduard used his skills and love of invention to handcraft his first independent model. Seiler pianos was founded in 1849 by Eduard Seiler, who also happened to be a very accomplished pianist. The history of the Seiler piano company is fascinating.
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