Private company

Boisselot & Fils

19th-century French piano manufacturer1

Boisselot & Fils (French: [bwaslo e fis]) was a French piano manufacturing company established in 1831 in Marseille, France, by Jean-Louis Boisselot and sons, Louis-Constantin Boisselot and Xavier Boisselot. The rapid increase in the production capacity of the factory with 70 workers to 300 pianos per year from 1834 shows that father and son had prepared their case carefully.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1830Founded1
Piano de Cauda de Manuel InocĂȘncio Liberato dos Santos
Photo: Boisselot et Fils (Marselha), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Boisselot & Fils (French: [bwaslo e fis]) was a French piano manufacturing company established in 1831 in Marseille, France, by Jean-Louis Boisselot and sons, Louis-Constantin Boisselot and Xavier Boisselot. The rapid increase in the production capacity of the factory with 70 workers to 300 pianos per year from 1834 shows that father and son had prepared their case carefully.2

The story

Founded by Jean-Louis Boisselot in 1830.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 1830Founded Founded1

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