![]() ![]() ![]() A sostenuto pedal is standard on all grand models. The actions are made by Renner with Renner hammers. Each string is individually terminated (single-strung). Rims and pinblocks are of beech, soundboards of solid mountain-grown spruce, and bridges are of hardrock maple (without graphite). The pianos are very well built structurally, and the cabinets are elegant. With a workforce of 40 using a great deal of hand labor, Förster makes about 120 grands a year in four sizes, and 150 verticals a year in three sizes. August Förster GmbH is now managed in the fifth generation by Wolfgang’s daughter, Annekatrin Förster. After the reunification of Germany and privatization, Wolfgang and his family once again owned their company. During the years of control by the government of East Germany, the factory was managed by the fourth-generation piano builder, Wolfgang Förster. The August Förster factory was founded by Friedrich August Förster in 1859 in Löbau, Germany, after Förster studied the art of piano building. ![]()
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