C. A. Seydel Söhne

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C. A. Seydel Söhne GmbH

Type	GmbH
Genre	Musical Instruments Factory
Founded	October 27th, 1847
Founder	Christian August Seydel
Headquarters	Klingenthal/Sa., Germany
Key people	Lars Seifert, manager
Products	Harmonicas
Owner	NIAMA-Media
Employees	18
Website	www.seydel1847.com

Christian August Seydel was the founder of the C. A. Seydel Söhne harmonica factory in Klingenthal/Sachsen more than 150 years ago. Steeped in tradition, the firma C. A. Seydel Söhne is the oldest harmonica factory in the world still in existence. Seydel manufactures a wide range of harmonicas such as Blues, Tremolo, Octav, Chromatic and the Triola.

[edit] History

In the 17th century the Seydel family were miners in Sachsenberg-Georgenthal/Saxony. When mining was discontinued in Saxony Vogtland, the brothers Johann Christian Seydel and Christian August Seydel began working as instrument makers. Both subsequently became approved harmonica makers. This was decreed by the court of Untersachsenberg on October 27th, 1847. The certificate contains the first documented reference to the company, with Christian August Seydel being registered as the company founder. The factory was established in Klingenthal at the foot of the famous 'Aschberg' (literally ‘Ash Mountain’) and was to become one of the biggest harmonica factories in the whole of Saxony. In 1882 C.A. Seydel died and his son Richard took over.

One year later his brother Moritz joined them and from that day the company was named 'C.A.Seydel Söhne'. (C.A. Seydel and Sons).