Where is Pleyel made?
France's historic piano maker — Chopin's supplier, founded in 1807 — closed its last French works in Saint-Denis in 2013; the brand was relaunched under the Algam group, but current Pleyel pianos are made outside Europe for the first time in the company's history.
Source · Status as of July 2026
European alternatives
Blüthner
Grand and upright pianos exclusively manufactured in Leipzig since 1853 — the Blüthner family still personally oversees every instrument bearing its name.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: bluethnerworld.com ↗C. Bechstein
C. Bechstein grands and uprights are built at the Seifhennersdorf manufactory in Saxony; the W. Hoffmann line comes from the company's own Czech plant.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: bechstein.com ↗PETROF
Europe's largest maker of acoustic grand and upright pianos — built largely by hand at the family factory in Hradec Králové since 1864.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: petrof.com ↗SAUTER
The world's oldest piano manufacturer still in production — crafting pianos 100% made in Germany in Spaichingen since 1819.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: sauter-pianos.de ↗Schimmel
Pianos made in Braunschweig, with the Wilhelm Schimmel line from the company's own Polish workshop in Kalisz — note the entry Fridolin line is made in Asia.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: schimmel-pianos.de ↗Steingraeber & Söhne
Upright and grand pianos handcrafted in the festival city of Bayreuth since 1852 — one of the world's elite boutique piano manufactories.
↔ Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin
source: steingraeber.de ↗Think we missed one? Suggest a brand