Private company
C. M. Schröder
Russian piano manufacturer, 1818–1918
C. M. Schröder (Russian: К. М. Шредер), which operated after 1876 as the First Russian Steam Piano Factory K. M. Schröder and after 1903 as the Trading House "K. M. Schröder", was a piano manufacturer in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1818 by the German-born craftsman Johann Friedrich Schröder (1785–1852) and greatly expanded by his son Carl Michael Schröder (1828–1889), it became the largest piano manufacturer in the Russian Empire and one of the very few Russian makers to win sustained recognition abroad.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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C. M. Schröder (Russian: К. М. Шредер), which operated after 1876 as the First Russian Steam Piano Factory K. M. Schröder and after 1903 as the Trading House "K. M. Schröder", was a piano manufacturer in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1818 by the German-born craftsman Johann Friedrich Schröder (1785–1852) and greatly expanded by his son Carl Michael Schröder (1828–1889), it became the largest piano manufacturer in the Russian Empire and one of the very few Russian makers to win sustained recognition abroad.2
Products and brands
- grand piano
- square piano
- upright piano
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1818Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaC. M. Schröder
- WikidataQ55744123
Sources
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- 1WikidataC. M. Schröder on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaC. M. Schröder on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsC. M. Schröder photo by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, CC0