dependency opens at breslau (wroclaw) that is run by a long-term employee and general manager, willy heinze. the london dependency is run by the gentlemen barnes and mullins who distribute seiler pianos in england and its colonies, as seiler instruments are extremely stable under tropic climate conditions. seiler pianos and grands are state of the art: their nice sound and the easy touch are unsurpassed. at the best educational institutions, such as the royal conservatory at berlin and other leading universities, conservatories in germany and abroad, seiler pianinos and grands are in use.in 1923 anton seiler-dütz, the son-in-law of johannes seiler, becomes head of the company and continues its successful development – 430 employees make the company “eastern germany’s largest piano manufacturer”. world-famous artists and pianists like enrico caruso, arthur nikisch and ruggero leoncavallo are using seiler instruments during their career. seilers can also be found at the bayreuth festival and in concert halls all over the world.new beginningat the end of the world war ii, seiler loses its production facilities and the headquarters in liegnitz (legnica). luckily, the knowledge gained by 100 years of piano construction is not lost. steffen seiler, the son of anton seiler-dütz, decides to dare a new start. in the dead of night and at the risk of his own life he secures the iron cast and scale designs. he then starts production of pianos based on liegnitz models anew, first in denmark, then, from 1961 onward, in the bavarian town of kitzingen. with his pioneer spirit and creativity, steffen seiler systematically develops the characteristic seiler sound. his use of the super magnet repetition (smr) is trend-setting, his development of the duovox system – an acoustic silencer and digital connection of the piano – is revolutionary and builds the musical bridge into the 21st century.in 1998 steffen seiler dies unexpectedly and his wife ursula takes over the management. but the german piano-making business is in transition. the european markets are saturated and many well-known piano manufacturers do not manage to reposition themselves in time.“it is our yearning for the soul, for that special sound, which motivates us to continue developing and improving our grand and upright pianos with the sum total of our experience, with an unbroken pioneering spirit, with an immensity of passion and with a desire for perfection right down to the last detail.”