With our products we want to enable musicians to develop their full potential.
The Glissando Idea
In 1999 we received a visit from Walter Mengler, a friend, cellist, inventor, author and husband of a piano teacher. He brought with him the idea of fundamentally changing the first minute of every piano lesson. He wanted to invent a piano bench that could be easily and quickly adjusted to any desired height and also display the height so that every pianist could remember their sitting position.
That's how things got rolling and we defined our goals: A piano bench with simple and silent height adjustment, in a classic design. For an ergonomic sitting posture at the piano. Above all: with an adjustment as fast as a glissando on the piano keys. Less than a year later, the first Glissando piano bench was installed at Mengler.
And the idea became a plan: We build high-quality piano benches for demanding soloists.
And for teaching in music academies. Or as a vision: We simply build the best piano benches in the world.
What happened next?
We have distributed the first small series to piano teachers and music schools. Dealers and piano manufacturers took notice, and we were able to expand our one-off production into a manufactory according to our ideas. In the course of now 20 years, we have produced over 5000 Glissando comfort mechanisms, still carefully handcrafted. We supply pianists, piano teachers, music schools and universities with Glissando piano benches directly from the factory. Clear and classic in design, stable and reliable in execution, they meet the requirements of our customers. Our piano benches have a lifetime guarantee and can be repaired in any case.
How and where are the glissando piano benches created?
Everything in the Glissando manufactory is handcrafted, from the construction of the mechanisms to the woodworking and upholstery to the packaging. We are a team of equals with shared responsibility. Careful and calm work is one of our principles. The subcontractors for metal components, carpentry and painting are regional master craftsmen. We have selected them to match our understanding of quality and communication. We all work together to manufacture high-quality, durable and reliable products.
