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Beale Piano is a brand of pianos which was formerly manufactured in Sydney, Australia.
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History[edit]
Establishment of piano importing business[edit]
Octavius Beale established a business to import pianos and sewing machines in Sydney in 1884. He imported German upright pianos, of which a few survive today - these are known as 'Habsburg Beale'. At that time, it was common practice to import German made pianos and attach local branding.
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Prior to establishing this business, Beale had been involved with Hugo Wertheim in a piano and sewing machine importing business in Melbourne. These pianos are worth restoring and preserving and represent the beginnings of modern piano manufacture in Australia.
Australia's first piano manufacturer[edit]
In 1893, Beale established Australia’s first piano factory in Sydney. In 1902, Beale opened a new factory at Annandale, which went on to become the largest piano factory in the southern hemisphere and the British Empire in the early 1900s.
Beale introduced the all-iron tuning system, for which a patent was granted in 1902. This tuning system was referred to in earlier Beale pianos as the 'Beale-Vader tuning system'.
Also, Beale focused on making pianos with local timbers and sought to make pianos which were suited to the changeable Australian climate.
The Beale factory was self-contained and made every element of the pianos, resulting in a broad range of trades working to produce instruments.
Activities conducted in the factory included:
- Brass and iron foundries
- Timber works, including drying kilns, manufacture of veneers, joinery and cabinetry
- Paint and pattern shops
- Machining and electroplating
- Keyboard action-making and fitting
- Tuning and intoning
- Polishing rooms
- Experimental laboratories
The business continued to operate after Octavius Beale’s death in a car accident in 1930.
Contribution to Australia's War effort[edit]
During World War II, production of pianos was suspended to make way for the manufacture of wooden parts for de Havilland Mosquito aircraft.
Post War resumption of production[edit]
After World War II, Beale recommenced production of pianos. The business was sold to W. H. Paling & Co. in 1961.
Impact of social change[edit]
Social change and the availability of cheap imports led to the decline in demand for pianos. In particular, the availability of recorded music and later the introduction of radio and television, heralded significant change in the pattern of social life in Australia and resulted in a decline in piano-playing.
Cessation of Australian production[edit]
Production of pianos in Australia ceased in 1975. It is estimated that Beale produced 95,000 pianos in Australia.
Beale pianos today[edit]
The Beale brand is now applied to pianos which are manufactured in China.
Legacy[edit]
While Australia no longer mass-produces pianos, there are two Australian manufacturers of very high quality grand pianos- Overs and Stuart and Sons. Their pianos present a showcase for Australian piano manufacturing. Overs pianos are pianos built by other makers which Overs redesigns and improves tonally and sometimes structurally depending on the make, age and client's order and budget. A third maker Mr. Court had built some pianos in Darwin in the last twenty years.
See also[edit]
Australian piano manufacturers
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Current:
External links[edit]
- History of Beale pianos and Serial Number List - from the Overs Piano website
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With the introduction of Singers V.S. 2 and V. S. 3 the German sewing machine industry developed its own versions. These machines can perhaps be best described as solid workhorses, the machines and bases tend to be larger. Gone are the small pretty flowers and Mother of Pearl inlay, instead the machines tend to have simpler gold flower decals. Then in the 1920's the decals were simplified further in keeping with the popular Art Deco style, cases as well became less intricate. | German Introduction |
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Müller Veritas: Serial No. 1577896.
Made by Clemens Müller. The name Veritas appeared on all machines this firm exported after 1905 and on this machine it is just visible on the arm. The decals are in very poor condition, the machine having been well used, there is pin rash down to the bare metal on the arm.
The decals are completely gone on the bed, but still evident on the shoulder, they must have been very pretty. Unusually it has 3 spool pins. Mechanically it purrs.
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Clemens Müller was Germany's first sewing machine manufacturer starting production in 1855 in Dresden. By 1875 a 100,000 machines of various types including industrial models had been produced. This increased to 200,000 by 1880 and by 1930 production totalled almost 3 million machines. After World War 2 the company was renamed VEB Writing & Sewing Machines reflecting that it had been producing type writers since 1910.
Original Victoria: Serial No. 366463.
Made by Mundlos & Co., Magdeburg. The firm was formed by Heinrich Mundlos and Hermann Schulz in 1863 and it closed in 1962.
From its style we would think this machine dates to the 1920's. Judging by the different languages on the needle plate it was marketed in Germany, France and Great Britain. The centre decal is of a schooner at sea, but this is over another decal (probably of flowers). The attachment compartment has an unusual 'roll top' cover.
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