"Bёzendorff." Austrian tradition + Japanese Labour Organization Bashny.Net

< Seva Novgorodsev

Many years ago I was with a band of "good Well done" toured in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Some Parteigenosse not like our Western instruments. The next day the local newspaper bully us for insulting the Russian folk art sound foreign speakers.
We sat down and wrote a kind of "Letter to the Turkish Sultan", which noted that "tens and hundreds of pianists all over the country every day insulted immortal works of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Glinka, executing them on Bechstein grand pianos, Bluthner, Steinway and Sons."
One could certainly add to this list the company "Bezendorff," but I'm afraid of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk this art would not understand. Meanwhile, these pianos played a bunch of celebrities - from Franz Liszt to Oscar Peterson.
The company was named after Ignacy Bezendorffa, who was born in Vienna in 1794, at age 19 went apprenticed to master the piano business, and by 1828, at the age of 34 years led his own business.

Rock star at that time was Franz Liszt, he played with such astonishing technicians and force of the blow that broke his grand pianos on stage, but Bezendorffa he could not break. Mark became famous Austrian emperor for his court ordered a few tools.

Ignatius died in 1859, a company headed by his son Ludwig. Ludwig was childless, (maybe that's why he lived for a long time), died in 1913, but left the family company was no one else.

The company has passed from hand to hand, for example, a few years ago it was chosen the American company "Gibson", known for its guitars, but then spirited Austrian bank Bawag bought shares.

However - buy - it is one thing, and to effectively manage - is quite another. Bezendorff annually produces 450 pianos, of which sells only 200. The Bank has signaled that he is ready to sell its stake.

In the competition entered two competitors - the Japanese "Yamaha" and Austrian company "Joseph Broadman." I must say that Joseph Brodmann was at one time a teacher Bezendorffa, it was in his workshop and learned that around.

For "Brodmann" - history, tradition, purely Austrian ancestry, but Yamaha began to press money by offering 14 million euros, anti Bordmanovskih of 11, and even promised to leave the production of intact where it is.

The "wells" their problems, their draw in Chinese, which launches cheap tools in large quantities, and as Franz Liszt died long ago, and then skillfully and artistically break them before the public no one else.

"Yamaha" is going to take over the old technology from Vienna to strengthen its scientific organization of labor and industrial send this package to China, where it will produce 25,000 pianos a year and sell them in different countries, including Russia.

To Chinese citizens did not think that they are going to be used only as a polishing joinery, for 10 thousand gifted Chinese children want to organize music schools in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangxi.

If new leaves educate not work, then maybe there will come a new Jerry Lee Lewis.

He too many pianos bare hands broke