Duringthe period of the German Democratic Republic, FUCHS&MOHR was nationalized, organized and renamed as VEB Möbelkombinat Eisenberg with other piano factories.
German brand with long history
FUCHS&MHÖR pianos, famous German piano brand.After
the WWI, FUCHS&MHÖR was established in 1921 in Eisenberg, Thuringia.
History Background
After the WWI, Germany had a task of rebuilding and German government encouraged the development of industrial, so FUCHS&MHÖR was born at this time. There are a lot of forest resources in Thuringia, which was called the green heart of Germany. With the abundant wood resources, the musical instrument manufacturing industry has developed rapidly. There are more than 50 German piano factories only in the urban area of Thuringia and it was the place where the modern German piano industry originated. In the meantime, it is also known as the hometown of music and lots of theaters and opera houses locate there. The classical pianist Bach was also born here.
After the WWII, on the basis of FUCHS&MHÖR piano factory, German government integrated the piano factory resources in this area.
Duringthe period of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1990), FUCHS&MOHR was nationalized,organized and renamed as VEB Möbelkombinat Eisenberg with other pianofactories.
(The FUCHS&MOHR classical pianos, which were exclusively supplied to British royal families and Polish nobilities from 1921-1939, had noble and elegant appearance as well as high collection value)
Development
From 1921 to 1939, FUCHS&MOHR mainly produced 85-key classical pianos, which were exported to the British royal families and Polish nobilities. During this time, the production of the pianos was relatively less and there were only about 5,000pcs. Currently the FUCHS&MOHR pianos on the auction market are mainly of that time, which have high collection value.
From 1939 to 1949, the production of pianos shut down during WWII, and the factory was requisitioned by the government. Wood workshops and foundries were used to produce military supplies.
From 1949 to 1990, FUCHS&MOHR was nationalized, of which West Germany made up 55% of the shares. During this time, a large number of pianos were exported to surrounding countries such as UK, Ireland, Austria, Poland as well as North America. The major model exported to the UK was the 110 study pianos.
From 1992 to now, high-quality pianos produced in Germany have been popular with music lovers from all over the world, and the export share has reached more than 88%.
In 2009, FUCHS&MOHR established a piano assembly plant and foundry in Indonesia.
From1949 to 1991, the study pianos of FUCHS&MOHR exported to the UK was loved by pianists for their super unique clean classic tone, with a height of 110cm, German quality, stable and reliable, and was very popular with many British families.
In 2009, FUCHS&MOHR invested in Indonesia, established the piano production base and found production workshops, painting workshops and iron casting plant. In order to guarantee the original taste of Germany, the core components such as soundboards, hammers, strings and felts among the pianos are all imported from Germany.
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